Remotes

[fastrabbit56]

were you gwt it at  what the cost

[Tivoburkee]

On the live tv tile, my TCL Roku tv now changes to the blue channel numbers entered via aftermarket universal remote, where no did before. 

[Lan2]

Mine does now, too!  Well, except that I can't enter broadcast stations like 21.3.  When I press the dot (.) button I get some weird message about text mode not enabled??? 

So 2 points to TCL for finally making their OS recognize numbers from a remote, and -2 because it won't work on the broadcast channels. And we are watching the Broadcast TV tile!  Sheesh!

It only took six years for them to get this far, I wonder if I'll still be alive when they get around to making it work on broadcast channels. smh

[antdude]

Which universal RC(s) are you guys using? And does it/they work well with TCL HDTVs?

[Tivoburkee]

I use Inteset 422-3 and One-For-All urc-7880 universal remotes. It works on both TCL & Insignia Roku tv's. I don't have antenna just live tv taken from different streaming services. So couldn't test sub-channels. The code in the remotes I listed is 14398 in the Inteset, and 4398 in the OFA remote. 

[Tivoburkee]

Brought out older universal remotes the OFA urc-6690 hybrid and Sony vl-600, found the working code in each and the numbers work too on the roku tv's. This includes ch up & down keys. 

[ProfitPartners]

With the mass volume of live TV shows available on Roku & Peacock, scrolling is an annoying non-option.  Is there a current way to have direct access by entering a channel number? If not, please create a numeric pad screen option or offer a new remote with a numeric pad.

[Dillion]

Thank you for that info on how to cycle thru channels faster with the supplied remote without numbers.  Saved me from a huge headache!

[antdude]

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@Dillion wrote:

Thank you for that info on how to cycle thru channels faster with the supplied remote without numbers.  Saved me from a huge headache!

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Which RC? Does anyone know which 3rd party RC can do manual physical number inputs with a 28" TCL Class 3-Series Simply Smart LED (28S305) that has coax OTA TV & its online Internet apps (e.g., Spectrum) for sure?

[Tivoburkee]

@antdude 

On my 43" TCL series 5 TCL Roku tv, I can use Inteset 422-3 universal remote, a cheaper version of that remote without backlighting or learning is the Insignia ns-rmt-415. Then there's the One-For-All urc-7880. In the first two remotes the code to use is 14398. In the last its just 4398.