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Help required phillips lcd tv remote problem

jamesc17

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Posted September 25, 2009 at 4:09PM

Hi,
My phillips 26pf5321 has been working fine, now the remote will not respond to the tv have tried new battery.

the tv works fine from the side and goes up in volume etc and channels. however i cant get to hdmi 1 for my playstation 3!

Ive been told it could be a circuit board sensor or something? but could this be correct if the tv is responding to the side buttons~?


i have not tried a universal remote as didnt want to buy one and it be the sensor board thing is there anyway of seeing its broken if i open up the tv?


cheers guys

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oresome

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Posted September 25, 2009 at 5:00PM

Pound shops sell universal remotes, so hopefully it shouldn't cost more than a pound to establish if it's the TV or the remote.

Having said that, these universal remotes are far from er universal and won't fulfill every function even if they do work on the basics.

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wiz-king

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Posted September 25, 2009 at 6:14PM

It is more likely to be the remote than the TV. Remotes are usually easy to dismantle (make sure there's not a screw hiding under the label on the back if it has one) then you can clean the PCB with a drop of alcohol or switch cleaner and look for any broken track or leads around the battery connections and the IR LED.

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jamesc17

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Posted September 26, 2009 at 10:16AM

FIXED IT BROUGHT A NEW UNIVERSAL REMOTE ALTHOUGH NOW THATS WORKING THE AV BUTTON ON THAT REMOTE WONT BRING UP ANYTHING ON THE TV EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS EG CHANNEL UP ETC,

I NEED TO GET TO HDMI CHANNEL :9 ANY IDEAS


ITS THE 10POUNDS UNIVERSAL FROM ASDA, 4 IN 1

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