We have a 19" Polaroid flat screen TV along with a Polaroid remote control, which no longer works. The TV functions perfectly with the controls TV's built-in controls; however, the remote does nothin

Hello Susan,
I can usually find remote codes for most brands of replacement remotes by simply using GOOGLE. Find the brand and model of your remote control, not the tv. Enter the model of the remote on google and add the word remote codes. you should find a user manual online for your remote control. Then program as necessary for your Polaroid TV.

Some Polaroid LCD TV's have a video mute function on the remote control (so you can play CD's and turn off the screen). If the video mute button does not restore your display, then the backlighting has failed and will need to be replaced. This is not an easy task, even if you can locate the replacement backlighting so you may want to find a local repair shop and get a quote on fixing the problem.

I had the same problem. You need to go into SETUP > CHANNEL > SKIP and select NO for every channel with a signal. A few months after we purchased the TV it defaulted to this (software glitch). We had lived with it for months before figuring this out. There is no easy way to reset these that I know of. I literally had to go to each channel and then change "skip" to "no." JM

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As a home theatre sales person, i can say that i have had my fare share of dealings with new TV manufacturers. Although sometimes what i am about to say sounds a little abrasive, it seems as though youve fallen victim to the newly developing 'disposibility' trending in electronics manufacturing. You may have already tried using the on board controls, and if that works, try an advanced learning remote control to regain control of the functions. if the onboard controls arent working either, you could try to send it in for repair if its under warrenty, or look at buying a new flat panel. The avg repair cost on an lcd is 300-600 for parts and labor, there are many 1080p 40-42 in the 600-800 range.

I used a Sony RM-V210 kind of long silver on top, black on bottom. It works for me.