Great TV but NO remote codes 427-s12

[olevia427-s12]

I love the my new 27" 4 series. It has a great picture and is fabulous for the price. The remote provided is easy to use but Olevia needs to fix the universal remote code issue for thier new TVs. At this time the 3,5 and 7 series are codeless as well.

I have an Olevia 427-S12 LCD HDTV with a Time Warner Cable Explorer 3250HD box. It comes with the Atlas dvr universal remote. If you do a blink back you will come up with 0047 (an RCA code) but it will not work. I emailed Olevia about the issue and have not heard back from them yet. The support information on Olevia's website says For the 3- 5- 7- series4 series is included in this group as well)
"This line of product is new to the market; STB manufactures have not included our brand in their code list yet. We recommend using a learning remote control for both the OLEVIA TV and your set top box."

Learning remotes receive the infrared beam from your existing remotes and store the frequency and pulses in memory. The problem here is obvious .... no working original remote and you can't beam codes to a new one. Before you buy one read up on these remotes. All learning remotes are not created equal and not all work with the Olevia.

Buy the most basic and you may have to fork out more money later or be stuck with an army of remotes. Some entertainment equipment manufacturers use pulse frequencies that are higher than what the learning remote can detect and store in its memory.

Bottom Line ............. The money you save on the set makes up for the hassle.

[Crazybob]

I have the same problem with my Insignia TV. No remote codes. Kind of a bummer! I have to use my Insignia remote to power on/off & change Aspect Ratio. So I have 2 remotes to deal with.

Bob
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[optize]

I have an Olevia and have the same problem.

Sucks.

[Dashkatt]

Apparently, not all Olevia HDTV's are created equal, (as far as remote codes go). I've owned 2 Olevia 37" sets. The first I purchased over a year ago, (it worked flawlessly), and I had no problem getting my Cox Cable remote to handle everything. I purchased another Olevia 37" (237-V) this month, and cannot get anything programmed on the same type of Cox Cable remote. I've tried every code suggested from a lot of sources and nothing seems to work.

I have noticed that when I try the remote codes from Cox Cable to find out what the Olevia codes are, it does not work. Oh well, as long as the Olevia remote functions, I guess things could be worse. I just hate having to add another room to handle all the remote controls. :(

I'm afraid to purchase a universal remote as I've read that they could potentially be unable to read the codes from Olevia. It's a great TV but you would think that Olevia would offer up some kind of fix or even some enlightening information about this remote problem.

Still love my Olevia.