I just ordered the remote online and then started to look for some more info on other users and came along this website.

To be honest I got a little upset with myself when I found out some of the issues about the back lighting and the fact that H/K does not support the product any longer.

Anyhow,
The thread about adding additional batteries or higher voltages to achieve a brighter display and farther IR sensibility, got me thinking in a different direction.

Most LCD back lighting is done through a series of small 2.5mm LED's along the LCD side. Depending on the room and the way they are attached to the circuit board, it would be possible to replace them with far more powerful GaA LED's. These LED's emit a bright white light and the power consumption is usually less.

Any comments or if someone has already tried this would be appreciated.

Thanks,
RS.

Today, LCD backlights are more often done with an electroluminescent backpanel. That's what the TC1000 uses. The entire panel lights up which gives a very even illumination. To make it brighter, you hit it with more voltage - either by boosting the battery voltage or by modifying the circuit to increase the voltage to the panel without changing the battery voltage. This would probably mean changing a transformer.

I know that there are lots of people here who hate the backlighting, but it doesn't bother me. Same with the IR range. I don't have line of sight to my equipment so the beam goes about 10 feet, hits a wall, and goes 12 more feet to the equipment. Works just fine.

By the way, if your unit doesn't have V1.5 of the software, be sure to get it. It's on the last page of the review here on Remote Central.

blackheart

The TC's backlight fluctuates according to the battery voltage (which is why pumping more volts into the remote gives a brighter backlight). Most touchscreen remotes supply a constant voltage to the backlight, so the backlight remains at the same level until there's simply not enough power left in the batteries (like with the Pronto). Had they gone that route, they might have been able to make it brighter (at all times) than it is now even with full 1.5V batteries.