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Tivoburkee
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

All the Roku branded tv's released last year all came with headphone jack voice remote that takes AA batteries. Also the Roku Streambar Pro comes with this kind of remote too. The Roku tvs relased in 2024 come with Voice Pro 2 remotes which are rechargeable. 

Edmund
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Emissary35
Roku Guru

Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

You shouldn't be forced into getting a rechargeable remote if you don't want to. There are a lot of problems with these Roku rechargeable voice remotes not holding a charge and draining too quickly. Or dying and won't charge at all, there are many discussions here about it. All that is avoided if you can simply put in batteries.

Portalogem
Roku Guru

Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

This is probably a terrible reply @pronator and I'm truly sorry if you or others don't like it at all, but this is what I would do to solve the dilemma of not being able to use my Roku remote because it's charging. I'd buy another one here so that one is always charged and use that one while the other one is charging. Problem solved?

Update: Unless I'm wrong, it appears that the new Roku Voice Remote Pro (2nd edition) doesn't have a headphone jack, so be aware of that if you do go ahead and purchase another one. If this is true, it appears that Roku may be getting rid of the headphone jack on their newer generation remotes. They also removed the two programable buttons on this newest remote. I've read that the quick launch (rocket) button replaces at least one of the program buttons and the guide button can also be reprogramed if you can figure out how to do that. 

Emissary35
Roku Guru

Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

Removing the headphone jack is not an improvement, it is the removal of a useful feature. I know the first thing people will do is rush to defend this move by saying you can pair bluetooth headphones to your Roku. My response is so what? It would be better if you could do both and you don't need to remove the headphone jack from the remote to also support bluetooth listening.

Tivoburkee
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

Those wanting AA battery headphone Roku remote could do searches on ebay for RC-AL9 or RC-EL3 remotes. 

Edmund
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MrXxx
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Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

@pronator it wasn't an argument. It was an answer to the question you asked in the subject line.😉

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Chjuck
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Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

Certainly true that I didn't.  I use rechargeable batteries in my remotes.  I only need one remote, not multiple remotes as was suggested by someone.  My remote, the RC-AL9 had all the features.  No it has inconveniently broken after all reasonable replacements have been sold (out of stock) or been discontinued.

I don't want a battery that is not serviceable.

I don't want only bluetooth connectivity. Wired headphones work best for elderly relatives.

I want easily programable shortcuts.

Voice controls are OK, but I rarely use them.

Bluetooth connections are OK, but I have never used them.

I regret in the extreme that Roku has gone this way and has eliminated the RC-AL9 (headphone jack, 2 programable shortcuts, removable batteries) and similar remotes for the reasons listed above.

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Chjuck
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Re: Remote design - did anybody actually want a rechargeable remote?

@MrXxx  Rechargeable vs "Toxic Batteries" ?  I used to be a cell phone designer.  We designed-in removable batteries, assuming that people would keep a cell phone for years and years, pass/sell it off to others if they had to have the newest.  Apple changed the game by making the battery integral and the entire thing disposable.  Now when your phone has enjoyed a thousand recharge cycles or so the battery life is significantly reduced (in many opinions) and your only choice is to scrap the whole thing and get a new phone.  You seem to like buying new stuff and throwing out the old. 

I am pretty sure that you know you don't have to trash your toxic batteries, you just need to use rechargeable and replaceable batteries. I am pretty sure that you know that your thrown away non-replaceable remote gets shipped off to somewhere where someone's children can dig out the batteries,  scrape off the metals, and use an exothermic reaction to reduce the plastics (b word is banned here for some reason).  Need a link to a visual?  This is from October 2024:
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/10/05/g-s1-6411/electronics-public-health-waste-gha...

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