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Thomson learning replacement remote for Sony televisions

A replacement rather than a universal — preloaded for Sony, with a learning function for anything the database misses and buttons that glow.

Thomson learning replacement remote control for Sony televisions

Thomson learning replacement remote for Sony televisions

A replacement rather than a universal — preloaded for Sony, with a learning function for anything the database misses and buttons that glow.

Technology
Infrared, with a stated 10 m range
Intended for
Sony televisions — a 1:1 replacement with the same functions, stated
Database
Preset for the most common Sony sets; further codes by manual entry or code search — stated
Learning
Learns additional functions from an original remote — stated
Backlighting
Volume and channel keys glow in the dark — stated
Simple mode
SIMPLE mode restricts the remote to essential functions — stated
Supplied
2 × AAA batteries, instructions with a code list — stated
Amazon reference
B07D1L73XQ (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4047443375957
  • Works out of the box on common Sony sets, with no code hunting
  • A learning function, which rescues any function the preset codes miss
  • It is a Sony replacement, not a universal remote — one brand, and manufacturer-specific keys

Best for: A broken or lost Sony television remote, in a household that wants the same buttons back.

≈ 10 €
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Specifications

Technology
Infrared, with a stated 10 m range
Intended for
Sony televisions — a 1:1 replacement with the same functions, stated
Database
Preset for the most common Sony sets; further codes by manual entry or code search — stated
Learning
Learns additional functions from an original remote — stated
Backlighting
Volume and channel keys glow in the dark — stated
Simple mode
SIMPLE mode restricts the remote to essential functions — stated
Supplied
2 × AAA batteries, instructions with a code list — stated
Amazon reference
B07D1L73XQ (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
4047443375957

The first thing to establish on this shelf

What technology your devices use. Infrared reaches anything with a receiver window and needs line of sight. Bluetooth is required by several streaming boxes and pairs one to one. A hub sits in the cabinet and converts between them.

Every remote in this catalogue is infrared. That is the whole shelf, and it means a Bluetooth-only streaming box cannot be controlled by any of them.

What this one actually is

A Sony replacement, with manufacturer-specific keys and Sony codes preloaded. The word “universal” appears in the listing because it can take other codes by manual entry or code search, and because it learns from an original remote. Read it as a replacement first.

The learning function, and why it matters

It copies a code directly from a working remote. That rescues any device the preset database misses, and it is the difference between a remote that covers the common cases and one that covers yours.

The buttons that glow

Volume and channel — the two used most in a dark room. Note that glow-in-the-dark is not backlighting: it charges in daylight and fades over an evening.

SIMPLE mode

Restricts the remote to essentials, with no menus. It is the reason this remote appears in households where the standard one had become unusable.

Availability

On sale from 10 € to 12 € on the German, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

The French and Italian Amazon listings are priced above 1.6× the cheapest store, which is normally a reshipping offer rather than a local price; they are left out of the range above.

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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