Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (2012): The complete review – Part 4

Another thing that comes pre-installed in the device is Peel’s Smart Remote App that instantly turns the tablet into a television remote control. With an interactive screen it is one of the best apps in the whole lot. This I think is a feature to best iPad and iPhone’s ability to interact with Apple TV. However, that is farfetched given the lack of some features and incompatibility with certain features of the television or satellite receiver. It works through the IR transmitter on the device.

Peel can also take the place of your cable or satellite channel guide and display a list of shows currently playing locally on your cable or satellite provider’s channels. Go to the currently playing tab and click on a show, and your TV switches to the appropriate channel. At least, that’s how it works in theory.

Peel does a great job of holding your hand initially through a step-by-step setup wizard. The setup only requires that you know your TV’s manufacturer name, your cable/satellite provider, and your ZIP code. Thankfully, Peel spares us from having to know any more detailed information; however, be aware that Smart Remote does not work with regular monitors and only TVs or monitor/TV combos.

Once it’s set up, you can browse shows by category, mark shows as favorites, or prevent shows you’d rather not see on the list from showing up again. Thankfully, Smart Remote now syncs with over-the-air listings, but its accuracy as to which shows and channels were available to me left a bit to be desired.

The remote app works interactively with the television but when it comes to accuracy, there are certain things you would have to compromise or should consult to the appliance’s own remote control. For example, sometimes the tablet shows that a certain program is on-air on a certain channel. When tuned to that channel, either the channel is not their or there is some other program on that channel, despite the fact that the guide shows a different program.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on Apr 2 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.