Title: An ugly paperweight.....and nothing more.
Product review: Given Sony's general care in ensuring functionality of their items prior to release, I had really high hopes for the AV3100 as the solution to the "too many remotes" problem, and paid seriously big bucks for it. Wrong. This item is a real clunker in every sense of the word. Oversized and hard to handle. Serious flaws have been well-described and documented in other reviews. In particular, the touch screen has very low contrast and poor angle of readability, and the component-select buttons for DVD/AMP/VCR/etc are not back-lit, making it essentially impossible to use in low-light conditions. It's significant that Crutchfield.com has dropped it from their extensive selection of remotes. Simply way way below Sony standards. Not worth it at any price, even the low prices at which it is currently being remaindered.
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