BwrrrryanW wrote:
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>Why would anyone buy disposable batteries for a TV remote?
>NiMH batteries last for hundreds of recharges.

No one needs hundreds of charges for remote batteries... the remote
would go obsolete before it needs two charges. My TV remotes take two
AAA batterys and they last more than three years... only an imbecile
uses rechargables for remotes... rechargables are good for high drain
devices like cameras but it's just plain idiotic for devices that
operate for years on 50¢ worth of disposables. Disposable batterys
are cheap, especially when purchased in bulk packages. Rechargables
are relatively expensive, plus it can take several hours to recharge,
and recharging ain't free:
http://www.amazon.com/Duracell-Recha...able+batteries
For long lasting devices like remotes this is a much better choice:
http://www.amazon.com/Pack-Duracell-...l+aa+batteries
I use Lithium for cold weather, in my weather station:
http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-L91B...m+aa+batteries
The thing is each type of battery operates best for specific use.. I
wouldn't use rechargeables for any device that
batterys typically last more than three months. I'm not going to use
expensive rechargeables in smoke detectors, wireless keyboard.
wireless mouse, programable thermostats, clocks, etc, any device where
battery's last many months. And it's plain silly to use rechargables
in any device that costs less than the rechargeable. I can pick up a
new TV remote for free from my cable company office and it will
contain fresh batterys... I have a drawer full of TV remotes... every
time the techy comes out to adjust something he leaves a new remote
for each TV and says to toss the old one... was just here last week
due to a county wide three hour power outage that messed up the
settings on their box... I was fortunate that the two boxes didn't
need replacement but he had to do a reboot and redo the settings. I
didn't need new remotes but he insisted because he had to re-sync the
remote to the TV. Actually I can't remember ever replacing batterys
on a TV remote, I get new remotes with new batteries often, and they
don't even contain good batteries, theirs are no name made in China.
Just checked, last ones are "Desay" brand batterys made in China. If
I bought rechargeables for every battery operated device I have I'd
have to buy nearly $1,000.00 worth, and I'd be charging batterys
24/7... I'd probably have to buy several more chargers just to keep
up.