I bought two identical 32 inch TVs last week to replace some janky old TVs with blown out speakers. They're both Philips 32PFL6452/F7 Roku TVs. This is my first experience with Smart TVs, because old basic TVs basically aren't made any more.
I use cable boxes through Breezeline, formerly Atlantic Broadband. I quickly found the remote codes that make the big cable voice-controlled remotes work with the new Philips TVs, which only came with little dinky remotes that only have a couple menu buttons.
Everything works except for one annoying bug: The volume, channel, and power buttons all work on the universal remotes WHEN THE TV IS ALREADY TURNED ON. The power button on the universal remote turns the TV off AND on if I only keep the TV turned off for a minute or so.
After being turned off for a minute, both TVs will absolutely not react at all to the universal remote. I have to turn the TVs on with the physical button under the TV, or on the tiny official Philips remote. Once the TV is on, then the universal remote works again (including turning the TV off and on).
I'm testing everything. I've shut off all the sleep mode / power saving options I can find. I'm having the exact same problem on two identical TVs, with two identical universal remotes.
What's going on here? Do I have to live with this thing forever where I turn the TV on with the official remote, and then quickly switch to the universal remote that actually has buttons?
