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Originally Posted by Davestic
I think you've posted this same thread on IRV2 with the same results.
It's pretty safe to say an IR remote wont work through the cabinet. If this was so so critical an item I'm a little surprised you didn't test it pre purchase?
Anyway - I agree with their ambassadors. DVD players and the like are pretty obsolete as everyone moves to steaming. Tons of fixes available on Amazon to resolve the issue as you already know/have posted.
Enjoy your rig! They are pretty sweet machines - we can't wait to get ours.
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I don't think it's safe to say that the IR remote won't work, since there are tons of fixes on amazon. How do I know that GreechRV did not deploy one of these fixes but its simple not working or the settings are not right? I am sure the Grech limonenes built on the sprinter van has the ability to play local media without a cabinet door wide open.
There were some things that were supposed to work one way but did not work at all until a tech had to fix the issue. How do I know this IR remote issue is not one of those?
I don't think anyone in IRV2 forum has confirmed the remote does not work, and Greech has told me that its designed to work with the cabinet door closed. So for me, its a 50/50 issue at this point.
In fact, when I try even trying to ask get my post deleted for some reason.
Greech is supposed to be a company that thinks of everything, perhaps it's embarrassing they overlooked this.
I relied on their reputation and their word for this to work as described.The Media player is very important for the passengers, the kids, etc more. Not so much for the driver.
This is not about a DVD player, its about having local media player which the DVD player will do via a USB flash drive into the USB port of the device.
Imaging you are on a limousine or a private jet, would you expect a jet to have the backseat passengers sitting there with an overhead cabinet door wide open where you could be thrown right into a sharp corner? Some people are using these sprinters as a land based private jet or limousine, not as pilot and co-pilot setup.
So if I wanted to play some youtube videos, they could be transferred to that flash drive and played. If I have a digital copy of a movie, I can play that, etc. Forgot DVD, its about having a device that feeds video signal to the TV that can't be control during normal operation. What if the DVD player had an app that allows streaming. Then would it matter? How about the fact that you can local media using the DVD player.
You have a device that is design to provide TV while running that can't be operated without a door in the front wide open, where the corner can hurt whoever is in the seats up front if they happen to stand up to stretch their legs.
These people are living in the Grech full time, they said their job test drive and provide feedback to greech on anything that is not working. I have brought to their attention that something is not working, but they refuse to test it on their end. They literally can't take 2 seconds to test that remote?
It's like someone is drowning, and you are right next to a life preserver and they are asking for it, but you refuse to throw it in because everyone should know how to swim.
It would take zero effort, zero cost, and would help a guy out greatly, but they would rather spend more time and effort to cover up the problem than to test it by hitting 1 button on the remote.
It's like in Chernobyl, the Russian government let children play in the nuclear fallout because they did not want to admit there was a problem. It was only when the rest of the world found out by other means did they finally let their own people know what was going on.
I have been on cruise ships where they charged you for the intenet by the minute and it would cost like $50 to just check your email. I have seen some guy charged over $100,000 because he streamed a football game over his cell phone because he had a laptop attached via usb vs looking at it directly on the phone. I have been in a hurricane where all communications and power is down except for people who had a generator and local media.
These internet options are very pricey satellite does not work if you have mountains in the distance even if you have clear sky over you. Cell phones are spotty and highly depend on your location. Also, GrechRV took out the cell phone/wifi antenna from the model I have even known it said it had it on their manual. I asked these embarrass about this too, and they claimed no one ever need wifi/cell phone antenna because you can press your cell phone against the window and get a suction cup or something.
This is sort of contrary to saying that everyone should just stream everything, then say that no one uses a cell phone/wifi antenna which would help you get a better internet connection.
So to recap, I have physical and locally stored media including DVD and even locally stored youtube videos, digital copies, videos from digital camera, digital video camera, cell phones, etc. I am told my remote should work with that cabinet closed. I can't get anyone to confirm if this works for them or if it does not work for them. Instead, everyone just wants to attack me for some reason. If the situations were referred, I would answer your question to help you out, as I have done many times in other forums on a variety of issues. I honestly did not expect this issue to blow up like this.
Let me ask you, will you test your remote control with the cabinet closed, or do you have some kind of moral and philosophical objection to using a remote with a cabinet door closed?
GRECHRV requires cabinet door open for remote control to work on DVD/media player?
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