JP1 Remotes

mdavej · Expert Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4501

Here are all the current radio shack JP1.3 remotes. Don't forget to order Tommy's JP1.x cable if you don't have one already. And download the RDFs (15-13x, 15-100) and EXTENDERS (15-13x, 15-100) from the file section.

15-100 8-In-1 LCD (Backlit) - $33
15-133 5-In-1 Gamer (Backlit) (discontinued)
15-134 5-In-1 Satellite - $30
15-135 7-In-1 HDTV (discontinued)

Link to all Radio Shack JP1.3 remotes

Link to RS remotes on ebay

All these are learning and JP1.3 ready (except the 15-100 which needs a hardware mod or Tommy's upgrade kit). Since all the 15-13x remotes are identical under the hood (they even have the same signature), they are actually 8 device if you have a cable. Although the 15-133 and 15-134 don't have a Home Theater button, that mode is accessible in IR. The 134 is my personal favorite for it's colored buttons and individual device button LED's, followed by the backlit 133 and the 100 (losing points for the difficulty of adding pins).

Even without a cable these are great remotes for the price, with tons of codes for the latest devices and tons of memory.

I have a few of these for sale in the marketplace for half retail price.

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The Robman · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject:

It's such a pity that the 15-100 isn't JP1 ready out of the box, because it is a really nice remote.
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unclemiltie · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

BTW, I',m nearly done with an extender that works for the 15-133, 134 and 135 so don't let the lack of an extender hold you back!

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(thanks to dave for alerting me to this post)
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mdavej · Expert Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4501

Vicky,

The mod you're talking about is more frightening than you think. That one involves reworking the battery holder as well as switching to smaller "N" cell batteries. And, yes, the case is pretty tough to open. Some variant of Tommy's mod is probably the way to go. I followed his instructions mostly, but chickened out at the end, soldering to the pads instead of all over the place (itty bitty soldering scares me too).

Have fun.

The Robman · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

Personally, I like soldering! Smile

But obviously, any sort of mod is scary for the general public. After all, I have sold TONS of the URC-6131 remote because people don't want to have to mod it themselves, and that mod just involves soldering in a 6-pin and an EEPROM. All of the 15-100 mods are WAY more involved than that, sufficiently so that it would not be worth anyone's while to mod them and offer them for re-sale.

Therefore, the 15-100 will never be generally accepted as a JP1 remote, which is a pity.
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gfb107 · Expert Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 3411 Location: Cary, NC

I like the 15-134 because it has the colored buttons that seem to be used by more and more equipment (SAT, Cable, and Media Players), but it is missing the Audio, Subtitle, and Angle buttons that are needed for a good DVD remote. And why do they all have dedicated PiP buttons? Why not double those up with the colored buttons (so you don't need double labels) and use that bottom row for those missing DVD functions?

The 15-135 could have worked, (I like having 4 more buttons) except they got rid of the colored buttons and turned them into dedicated input selection buttons.
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mdavej · Expert Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4501

Since the 134 is sometimes cheap enough to sacrifice, I've considered transplanting the colored buttons from a 134 into a 135 for that very reason, but was unsure how they'd hold up. Otherwise I just live with it. I ususally put subtitle on LKP-Mute, audio on Shift-Mute and Angle on Shift-ViewTV. Kind of makes logical sense to me.

The Robman · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:

I think you should be able to transfer the colored buttons from one remote to another. Alternatively, you could always use a little paint to mark the buttons on a 15-135.
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Capn Trips · Expert Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 3990

The Atlas URC-1056 OCAP has all of that, hence it is my new favorite, a position held by the RS 15-1994 for a long time and afterwards, by the HTPro/URC-8910/9910 for quite some time, as well. Its only shortcoming is a lack of devices (5), and multiplexing is still not as intuitive as I'd like it to be.
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MaskedMan · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

mdavej · Expert Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4501

Thanks, Rob and Edmund. I may give the transplant a shot.

Capn, the OCAP is one of my favorites too. I love the backlit one that I have. If it was learning and had more devices, it would be perfect. The most intuitive multiplex I've been able to come up with uses a long key press on one of my device keys to toggle between two devices. It takes 5 macros, but is easy to use. The first just does the key sets and calls an LKP. The LKP Short is blank, and Long calls a Toggle ToadTog. The ToadTog On calls one multiplex macro, and Off calls the other. There's probably a better way, but it works.