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remote with tactile switches, NOT SILICONE RUBBER!

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Guest

Jan 1, 1970
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any know of a reliable company that makes remote controlers for tv/dvd/
other media units that is actually made to survive beyond 1 or two years?
the rubbery crap switches on OEM and "universal" types always get cruded up
with hand oils, food oils, beverage, debris and require disassembly to
clean. the carbob coating used to Make the contact wears out and the rubbery
stuff usually ust breaks/tears/ or rips off when yanking the thing from out
between the sofa cushions.

the feel of most remotes are sloppy, gooshy, and provide the user wityh NO
tactile feedback! when i want to click something i want to either HEAR a
click or FEEL a click. at least i can slam the keys and get some reward for
my effort rather than assuming the IR code has flashed across the room!

wireless, those are just as crappy!

custom people are willing to make anything, but i dont prefer paying as much
for a remote as the original unit!

or do these manufacturers think we all go out and buy NEW equipment every
two or three years?? LOL!

comments, observations, edicts??
 
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Gary Tait

Jan 1, 1970
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any know of a reliable company that makes remote controlers for
tv/dvd/ other media units that is actually made to survive beyond 1
or two years? the rubbery crap switches on OEM and "universal" types
always get cruded up with hand oils, food oils, beverage, debris and
require disassembly to clean. the carbob coating used to Make the
contact wears out and the rubbery stuff usually ust breaks/tears/ or
rips off when yanking the thing from out between the sofa cushions.

the feel of most remotes are sloppy, gooshy, and provide the user
wityh NO tactile feedback! when i want to click something i want to
either HEAR a click or FEEL a click. at least i can slam the keys and
get some reward for my effort rather than assuming the IR code has
flashed across the room!

wireless, those are just as crappy!

custom people are willing to make anything, but i dont prefer paying
as much for a remote as the original unit!

or do these manufacturers think we all go out and buy NEW equipment
every two or three years?? LOL!

comments, observations, edicts??

None, for job manucaturers.

You just choose a stock style, what buttons you want, and a what program
you want on the chip, and they make it. At most they coulds use a custom
PCB and front decal. They use the same case and keypad moulds for that
style.
Generally, properly treated, they work for quite a while. My remotes
tend not to sufffer, and work for years.

IF yuo want a remote with tect switches, yuo will have to make it
yourself, or convince one of those manufacturers to tool up for them.
 
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Guest

Jan 1, 1970
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ended up buying some small tactile switches from digikey, then carefully
soldered to appropriate traces. very time consuming.

i did have a few remotes that lasted 5-6 years, but they too began to
require heavy finger pressure to operate. new bateries made no help.
 
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