Product Details
Thumbs Up Remote control that turns off almost every television (TVBGone)

Thumbs Up Remote control that turns off almost every television (TVBGone)
From Thumbs Up

Price: £6.90

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Product Description

TV B Gone universal remote control fits in your pocket and allows you to discreetly turn TVs off or on wherever you go. TV-B-Gone® fans around the world are using it for a variety of practical, philosophical, and humorous purposes. Imagine the possibilities... Discover the world of tv b gone. TV-B-Gone® is the first of a series of truly useful technological solutions for a better world that puts you in charge. TV-B-Gone® features the Instant Reactivation Feature which allows you to turn TVs on or off quickly and easily. TV-B-Gone® is a type of Universal Remote Control which works by shining pulses of invisible light that tells most any TV to turn off or on. Simply press the button and it will switch off 99% of televisions and virtually anything with an infared port. There is 400+ off sequences preprogrammed and it will keep scanning until it finds the off button. The fun is endless! Imagine you're at the pub, a penalty is about to be taken...you press the button...the TV switches off.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #8641 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: Thumbs Up
  • Model: TVBG
  • Released on: 2007-09-14
  • Dimensions: .22 pounds

Features

  • Point at TV, press button once and TV turns off
  • Can we used on virtually all TVs
  • Safe, effective and fun
  • Just point and press - the power is in your hands

Customer Reviews

Didn't work for me1
I tried this on a new Panasonic TV and an older Philips TV/VCR and it didn't switch off either of them. The signal registered on both TVs, but all it did was change the channel on the Philips.

Works Well4
I bought this to try out as a new gadget.

The main thing is that it does not need any configuring; you just point at the TV and click the button. You have to wait a few seconds (about 5 seconds) while continuing to point at the TV, it will turn off the TV, if you press the button again and wait a few seconds the TV will turn on again. During the waiting time you will see a red flashing LED.

I'm not giving this a five star, because as with other things, this does have a lot of room for improvement, the waiting time can be reduced considerably with the technological advancements of todays electronics. I think it should be a 3.5 star, but as that option is not available in the list, I rounded off to the closest whole number; giving a 4 star rating.