Dish 60.0 Remote

[cpdretired]

Is there any update when the new 60.0 remote will be available?

 

[navychop]

First I've heard.

https://manuals.plus/dish/60-0-remote-control-manual

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Is there any update when the new 60.0 remote will be available?

Hopefully shortly.

I have been testing one for a few months now... (well let me clarify that... my Wife has been testing it.) and it is a lot larger then the 54 remotes but she likes it better then the 54 remotes, and with the size of it she does not lose it as often as she did the 54's.

 

[dishrich]

I have been testing one for a few months now

Pictures?
But if it looks like the one in the pics in the manual in the 2nd post, it looks like it's just another version of the current fewer-hard-buttons remotes - hard pass for me, I'll stick with the tried & true 40 remotes.

 

[cpdretired]

Pictures?
But if it looks like the one in the pics in the manual in the 2nd post, it looks like it's just another version of the current fewer-hard-buttons remotes - hard pass for me, I'll stick with the tried & true 40 remotes.

 

[jsmit86]

No diamond buttons? Folks who use PIP, Multiview, etc won't want this one. Also appears not to be able to control fully TV, or AUX devices.
I hope the 54 series stays available, and that this is just an option for simple operation.

 

[bobc469]

No diamond buttons? Folks who use PIP, Multiview, etc won't want this one. Also appears not to be able to control fully TV, or AUX devices.
I hope the 54 series stays available, and that this is just an option for simple operation.

The 'CC' and 'magnifying glass' buttons at the bottom of the remote are programable just like the diamond buttons on older remotes.

 

[Jim5506]

Fewer buttons means less usability. It means burying functions deep in menus, actually making some functions difficult to find or use.
I still use my 40.0 UHF remote often when playing back recordings since the 50 remotes make it more difficult to fast forward ( press and hold instead of a simple button press).

NOT TO MENTION the removal of the 4X fast forward from the entire system, it appears Dish is actually making things harder for many users. It is impossible to fast forward at 15X and accurately find a spot on a recording you are searching for.

 

[dishdude]

Fewer buttons means less usability. It means burying functions deep in menus, actually making some functions difficult to find or use.
I still use my 40.0 UHF remote often when playing back recordings since the 50 remotes make it more difficult to fast forward ( press and hold instead of a simple button press).

NOT TO MENTION the removal of the 4X fast forward from the entire system, it appears Dish is actually making things harder for many users. It is impossible to fast forward at 15X and accurately find a spot on a recording you are searching for.

I never used 4x, I used 10/30sec skip instead.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

This remote is not meant for everyone. It is designed for older folks who need a bigger remote with less buttons. Kind of like a Deluxe EZ Remote.

 

[Radioguy41]

I never used 4x, I used 10/30sec skip instead.

Except the 10/30 sec skip hasn't been accurate for a couple of years now. I documented in earlier posts where Back will sometimes jump 10 sec, sometimes 30 and every once in a while while watching a recording it will jump all the way back to the beginning.

 

[navychop]

. It is designed for older folks

Like Charlie?

 

[jsmit86]

The 'CC' and 'magnifying glass' buttons at the bottom of the remote are programable just like the diamond buttons on older remotes.

OK.. in that case, it seems like the only major loss of functionality might be the ability to control other devices.
I'd still stay with the current remote, but I can see that this may be good for tech challenged folks, regardless of age.