Comments on: Does The TiVo Glo Remote Eat Up Batteries?

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:58:34 +0000

My regular Tivo remote just had its batteries replaced about 3 or 3.5 months after buying it. I know they were generics, but that didn’t seem like a lot of time. Regardless we just switched to a Logitech Harmony remote with rechargeable, so it’s not an issue.

By: BS

BS — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:45:39 +0000

Our Glo Remote is still using the original batteries (about 14 months old) and we use the heck out of it. I have never really bothered to figure out when the glo lights come on and when they don’t but we almost always watch TV with some lights on in the room so if that makes a difference, it could explain why ours have lasted so long.

By: K

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:53:56 +0000

Odd…my Glo Remote is still on the original batteries from Christmas 2006.

By: jess

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:47:28 +0000

I noticed the same problem with my remote. They were dying every month or so, so I turned off the backlight (I never watch tv in total darkness) and the batteries seem to last longer now.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:27:50 +0000

My glow remote doesn’t seem to eat batteries. I get 6 months or so out of each set, which I don’t consider bad. And I use the remote a lot for browsing rhapsody, the photo’s and slide show applications, not to mention having a ton of music choice music videos that I go through and play.

By: Carlton Bale

Carlton Bale — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:52:00 +0000

There is a page on DVRpedia with bunch of TiVo remote control info as well, including the special features of the Glo remotes:
http://www.dvrpedia.com/TiVo_Remote_Control

By: Ben Drawbaugh

Ben Drawbaugh — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:51:53 +0000

Like you wouldn’t believe. I use rechargeables, but still it is annoying.

By: Sean Graham

Sean Graham — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:23:12 +0000

Yeah, I go through batteries every month or two, but that’s what rechargeable batteries are for.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:43:14 +0000

I have to change it once every few months and I use my TiVo quite often. I’m sure it has something to do with all of the orange backlights, but it makes the remote look nice. Rechargeable batteries definitely make this less of a problem.

One other small problem with the remote is some of the black is coming off of the buttons around the edges, making a spotty white outline. Why not just make them black throughout?

By: John

John — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:43 +0000

The glo for our downstairs TiVo has had the same batts for around a year now. However, that is the livingroom TiVo, and doesn’t have a whole lot of chance to ‘glow’ (the lights are usually on). In the media room (and bedroom), where it is generally darker, the glo remotes do go through a lot more battery, so I would suspect battery usage is related to ‘glo-ing’ time

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:57:33 +0000

Does your glo remote go through a lot of batteries?

Yes.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:39:15 +0000

Davis,
Thanks for the link. I did not know that you could turn off the glo feature. Maybe a future tip post ?

By: Davis Freeberg

Davis Freeberg — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:34:53 +0000

My TiVo remote is a battery hog. I make it about 3 - 4 months before having to put new ones in. There is a way that you can turn off the glow feature, but I really like being able to see the buttons when its dark. I bet if you did turn off the glow, that it would at least double the life of the batteries.

http://tinyurl.com/2o8jag