remote with tactile switches, NOT SILICONE RUBBER!

May 03, 2007 2 Replies

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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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.

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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