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Panasonic remote sudden death
olgavolga
10-03-2008
My Panasonic TV (TX32LXD600) has only been in use for a little over a year, and the remote suddenly died on Friday. I replaced the batteries, two different sets in case the first lot I tried were old ones, in the drawer by mistake. Nothing worked, but fortunately I have a Panasonic DVD player/recorder and the remote from that works the TV set.
Does anyone know if it is usual for a remote to go dead like this? It has never happened to me before that replacing the batteries failed to get a remote going again. A new one is £40 or so, and I would be glad to hear other people's opinion before I pay out for one. It's out of the guarantee period unfortunately.
Thanks.
paulyoung666
10-03-2008
i would have thought a remote should last more than a year to be honest , might be worth contacting the manufacturer to see what they say , maybe quoting the sale of goods act along the way
John Currie
10-03-2008
Originally Posted by olgavolga:
“My Panasonic TV (TX32LXD600) has only been in use for a little over a year, and the remote suddenly died on Friday.”

Is it possible you or a family member (and not owning up to it) has dropped the remote?.
They are delicate things and the circuit board inside can develop a hairline crack due to having been dropped.
Nigel Goodwin
10-03-2008
Yes, many remotes get broken or have tea spilt in them, most remotes die from abuse!.
olgavolga
11-03-2008
Probably it may have got dropped on a wooden floor, or the dog knocked it down. I did not realise they were so fragile & will be more careful in future. Meanwhile I bit the bullet and ordered a new one.
Thanks for the responses.
bobcar
11-03-2008
Originally Posted by olgavolga:
“Probably it may have got dropped on a wooden floor, or the dog knocked it down. I did not realise they were so fragile & will be more careful in future. Meanwhile I bit the bullet and ordered a new one.
Thanks for the responses.”

Id recommend getting a universal remote control before the special one breaks. Getting a universal remote not only means you only need to keep one handy it can be cheaper to replace as well if it gets broken. You also get to keep the original in good nick so the universal can learn difficult keys.
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