Once upon a time Mike Thomas shaped the electrons to say...
> However, I notice it seems to really go through batteries. Does anyone else
> notice this? Is there a way to turn off the backlight feature on this
> remote? (which may or may not be the culprit)

It probably is the backlight, I noticed the same thing. And yes, you
can turn it off.

http://tinyurl.com/3lyfk3

~ To turn the backlight off, press and hold the TIVO and the THUMBS
DOWN buttons until the red light blinks three times.

~ To turn the backlight on, press and hold the TIVO and the THUMBS UP
buttons until the red light blinks three times.

-MZ
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