TV-B-Gone Universal TV Power Remote Control Keychain

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Summary: A great tool to be put in the hands of The People
Review: Contrary to other reviews, this device will turn off 90% of all US/Asian TVs within 17 seconds (and the other 10% by the time it finishes its sequence). Some may not operate it properly.

While it's of questionable courtesy to shut off TV's indiscriminately--as the "extremist" anti-TV White Dot and other advocates of the TVBGone support--there are ample occasions of TV's being left on and providing little more than noise and electricity drain to its environment. It is great to have this tool to empower everyone to be able to do the right thing regarding TVs that "should not" be on.

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Summary: FUN!!
Review: GO TO A SPORTS BAR AND WHEN SOME IMPORTANT PLAY HAPPENS FOR LIKE FOOTBALL OR SOMETHIN, PRESS THE BUTTON!!

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Summary: Doesn't work on my tv
Review: I got this for Christmas and it wouldn't even turn off my own tv. I went to the web site (tvbegone.com) and they do not offer refunds. I think tvbegone uses a lot of hype and poor business practices.

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Summary: GREAT FUN!!
Review: This item is GREAT! When you put it on your keyring, it looks like it is nothing more than the remote for a car alarm.

If anyone asks you what it is, you tell them exactly that. If you have your keys in your hand as you walk through a store, it is not unusual, but just carrying this device by itself might cause suspicion. PUT IT ON YOUR KEYRING! Keep your keys in your hand, try not to be too obvious or point your keys at the TV sets! Keep your arms down at your sides, it has a fairly good range.

Going into stores that have large displays of television sets, it is fun to hit the button and watch the sets go off. Some go off quickly, others take a while as the unit gets to that specific brand. Some sets can take quite a while to turn off.

Sony must be the very first code in this unit, as Sony sets go off imediately. Panasonic sets take 5 - 10 seconds, don't know why that was not put in as the second code. (Why anyone would have a TV set that is not a Sony or Panasonic is beyond me)

At best buy, when brat kids are playing the video games, this unit will turn off the sets so they can't play anymore.

The one thing people forget, is that the same signal that turns TV's off, is the same exact signal that also turns TVs ON!! So if a TV set is off, then using this device will turn it ON.

So another great use is when you are at a restaurant and they don't have the TV set on, you can turn the set on, you just can't change channels and volume, you are stuck with what it was last set at.

GE makes a universal remote in which you keep pressing a button called "CODE SEARCH" until your TV set goes on, then hit ENTER, and all the features of the remote then work with that TV set. However, bringing a regular sized universal remote everywhere you go is not much fun, so this "car alarm remote" disguised universal ON/OFF TV remote is a nice thing to have on your keyring.

NOTE: If you are using this in department stores with security cameras, remember that video cameras can SEE the infrared light that these remotes use, that your naked eye can not. So if you have this aimed in the direction of a security camera in the store, it could be detected by store security. Then again, you are not doing anything illegal, the worst they can do is ask you to leave the store if you are caught having fun with this device.