TV Smart remote

I have a Samsung smart TV which came with a standard remote and also a
universal smart remote. I have been trying to program the universal
remote to operate an igloo set top box. The maker of the igloo box is
Pace. Although Pace is listed among the various brands, the model sold
in NZ is not listed. None of the fifty options for unspecified Pace
models communicate with the set box top.
Igloo don't know the answer and think it might be for Samsung to sort it
out. Samsung don't want to know and say it's igloo's problem to solve.
Has anyone found a way to sort this out? Seems to me there must be
hundreds of igloo SBTs around and same with Samsung TVs, yet they both
seem unaware of this.

 

Only brain dead people would by a Stupid Igloo box, you got that you
deserve utter Crap..


Igloo has been voted as a stupid product may be you should do some
reading next time before you jump in.

 

Frank, Roger, seems to on the road to firing more bullets through the bulls
eye per month.

You have purchased both, at a time when the cutting edge is beneath you.
Nevertheless hang in there, things will get better, even if you wallet
objects.

Roger, could you add some detail to your postings that x is crap, as it does
help people.

 

I didn't buy it for the product which I'm sure will work. I bought it
for the channel access it provides. It's nowhere near as silly as Sky.

 

I posted the link some time back lists 10 reasons not to get Igloo, and
its been on the Radio, Media report, the cost of TV shows are 2 times
that price than Sky, Plus no PVR option, and you need a Cap less ISP..

You have to be pretty dumb to realize that Igloo is utter Crap.

 

Well it's by far the best deal I'm aware of and no contract suits me; -
now if you had something constructive to say which answers my original
question - I'd be all ears.

 

?? It provides the free to air channels for free but to access anything
else you need to pay $25.00 per month for 11 channels, one or two of
which might be of interest. To watch sport channels you might have to
pay $18.00 for *one game*. To watch a movie it it might cost you a
similar amount. I doesn't seem cheap to me.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

Is the Pace box connected to the TV by HDMI cable?
If the Samsung "smart" remote instructions refer to Samsung's trade name
"Anynet+", then it communicates with the set top box through the HDMI
cable "CEC" protocol, and will not work if connected through the
component video cables etc.
If using an HDMI cable, then it's possible (even if not particularly
likely) that some (cheap) HDMI cables may not support "CEC" - so try
another cable.

 

Set is connected with HDMI cable and I have tried changing to different
brand cable, and also tried composite connection. Anynet works only with
Samsung products. Setup procedure uses manufacturer's name if not using
Samsung devices such as blue-ray player or set top box.

 

Have you been able to get it to work with the TV connected to any other
device (bluray player etc)?
Plugging in my Philips bluray player to Sony TV, it (CEC) "just worked".
Buried in the bluray player settings menu is what Philips call
"easylink" - which was enabled by default. There may be something in
the Pace set to box which enables/disables "CEC" but using their
proprietary name for the function.
It should all be so easy - but usually isn't.
If no luck here, then perhaps someone in "geekzone" forums can offer
some help:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=106

 

Unfortunately all other devices I currently own are in the ancient
catergory, and will update only when I sort out what is compatible with
this remote. I reckon a software change from igloo is probably the
answer - not sure that they think that but there's nothing I can change.

 

What I have seen mentioned that the Movies cost 2 times more than Sky
and must be watched in the next 40 hours..

 

For someone like me who hardly bothers watching TV it's a lot better
paying $25 every now and then if I want to, than paying monthly when
most months I wouldn't watch TV other than the news. Also I can access
sports occasionally without having to buy a basic pack as required with
Sky. I certainly would never buy a movie. Also it avoids those horrible
sattelite dishes with their inferior reception. So horses for courses -
I find it hard to believe so many people pay around $1000 per year for
Sky. Igloo should give me all I need for maybe $100 - 300.

 

Have you forgot Freeview is FREE and comes in HD Igloo does not..

 

No I have not forgot; nor have I forgotten. But without igloo I can't
buy the odd sports event, nor can I buy the odd 30 day pack if I feel
like spending a litle time watching TV. I still have all standard
freeview channels with the option of through the new stb or through the
built in TV freeview. Even if it sits there and I watch maybe one
sports event a year. Cost was $180 and included two thirty day packs. I
might buy another thirty day pack occasionally. For me it represents
good value, given my only other option is to only have standard
freeview. Sky is out of the question and I'm unaware of anything else.