Right, I've had my 4000T for 12 months now and one of my biggest bugbears, apart from the inability to re-order my recordings and those useless, space-wasting icons, is the poorly laid out remote control.
I am going to try one of the alternative remotes built for the 4000T and wondered if anyone on here had already done so and what there recommendations were.
Thanks
I've been using the Logitech Harmony, I highly recommend it.
The original fox t2 remote works very well, with all the same options, a lot more responsive too.
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I have a Logitech Harmony Ultimate - works everything, I've gone from 7 remotes to one - which recharges on its stand overnight. You can even program the remote to do sequences of button presses and allocate keys to specific tasks...
Chirper - 16 hours ago »
The original fox t2 remote works very well, with all the same options, a lot more responsive too.
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And gives you direct access to the list of recordings by using the media button. I actually now use a One For All URC 7960.
David.
Thanks for all the replies.
The Logitech harmony looks great, but is probably overkill for my needs as for 95% of the time I only use the Humax remote with occasional use of the Samsung TV remote.
I was originally thinking that one of the dedicated remotes made specifically for the FVP 4000T, i.e. the RM-Series or the Classic, would be more suitable for my needs and was wondering if anyone was using either of those. However, after mentioning my frustrations to my Dad he's just brought me an old One For All, the URC-7140 so I'm going to see how I get on with that.
Stephenesque - 2 hours ago »
Thanks for all the replies.
The Logitech harmony looks great, but is probably overkill for my needs as for 95% of the time I only use the Humax remote with occasional use of the Samsung TV remote.
I was originally thinking that one of the dedicated remotes made specifically for the FVP 4000T, i.e. the RM-Series or the Classic, would be more suitable for my needs and was wondering if anyone was using either of those. However, after mentioning my frustrations to my Dad he's just brought me an old One For All, the URC-7140 so I'm going to see how I get on with that.
There are much cheaper Harmony remotes that would meet your requirements.
The wife and I must be the only people who love the simplicity of seperate remotes. We have six laid out on our coffee table, each is a different shape and each has a name and device stamped on it.
What could be simpler? There is no way either of us want the brain-ache of one remote trying to remember what button does what. Oh well, to each their own as they say. 
The other thing with just one control, I don't think it's quick enough or performs the functions for the way I use my devices. For example, I will turn on my TV followed by both my Humax PVRs. I then go to each PVR go into recordings and leave them on screen. Then I use the TV remote to quickly switch between HDMI inputs so I can quickly see all the recordings on each PVR or what is currently recording. Once I have done that we choose what we want to watch and start the playback.
All this is done very quickly indeed. I doubt a programmable remote would respond so quickly or easily. Neither do I want lots of devices switching on together, it's just not how I like to use my devices.
grahamlthompson - 2 hours ago »
Stephenesque - 2 hours ago »
Thanks for all the replies.
The Logitech harmony looks great, but is probably overkill for my needs as for 95% of the time I only use the Humax remote with occasional use of the Samsung TV remote.
I was originally thinking that one of the dedicated remotes made specifically for the FVP 4000T, i.e. the RM-Series or the Classic, would be more suitable for my needs and was wondering if anyone was using either of those. However, after mentioning my frustrations to my Dad he's just brought me an old One For All, the URC-7140 so I'm going to see how I get on with that.There are much cheaper Harmony remotes that would meet your requirements.
https://www.box.co.uk/Logitech_Harmony_350_Control_Wireless_Un_1741218.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiAnvfDBRCXrabLl6-6t-0BEiQAW4SRUBZkAZ_-_hhI1WDxjgHnci_mKwioYMN_4CXMYIpxHd4aApNX8P8HAQ
The remote I was considering is less than half the price of that, a mere £11.99, and would probably do everything I wanted it to.
The One for All was even cheaper than that, it was free off my Dad 
, and I'm already finding it is easier to use after one evening than the RM-L03 was after 12 months. It is also more responsive, and, unlike the Humax, does what it's supposed to do.
Faust - 49 minutes ago »
The wife and I must be the only people who love the simplicity of seperate remotes.. .
Oh, I too prefer separate, dedicated remotes. Although I am trying out a Universal Remote at the moment I am using it exclusively to operate the FVP 4000T, to replace the RM-L03 which I have grown to loathe.
Although I don't need to do so often, I shall continue to use the Samsung remote for my TV, the Sony for my DVD player and the Orbitsound remote for my soundbar.
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