Boxee Remote acting CRAZY!

[XxrkylexX]

I scroll my movies and music and tap down once on the navigation pad of the remote and it generates 5-10 more taps on it's own. So I usually end up passing what I want by a mile. Sometimes it works, but majority of the time, I'm hitting buttons on the remote and it seems to want to go by or select what I am trying to do way more than just 1 time. Is the battery almost dead, or do I need a new remote, or what? I'm lost! I can honestly tell you there has been nothing spilled on the remote or anything. The buttons are not sticking at all or anything.

[yoos]

I think you need a new battery.

[darcilicious]

If you have more than one boxee box, you also need to pair your remotes.

[Wh0soever]

...tap down once on the navigation pad of the remote and it generates 5-10 more taps on it's own....

You wouldn't think this would be the behavior of a dying battery but it is. I experienced the same thing and replaced my battery a few days ago and all is well. The Boxee box remote batteries can be purchased anywhere for a few bucks.

[canuckle]

I'll add my two cents, Mine went crazy one day - Replaced battery all back to normal.

[bellybuster]

I went through this also with my brand new boxee. (new battery tried no fix)
After several hours reading same issues I tried putting a small folded piece of paper behind the battery to give it better contact....problem solved.
The battery tray in the remote doesn't press the battery against the contacts hard enough.

[Whizzy1966]

My Boxee Remote was acting crazy with repeating letters also. The replacement of its battery fixed it completely. My boxee was coming up on 1 yr of age so apparently that is how long the batter lasts.

[jbrodack]

If this isn't already this should be put on an faq as it goes against what most people would expect. If a traditional tv remote battery dies or isn't connected properly the tv will just not register the remote presses or only work 1 out of every couple presses.
Knowing that this is normal behavior for a dying or improperly connected battery in a boxee remote really helps.

Coming up around a year my remote started doing this with repeated presses so I ended up sending the whole boxee box in for warranty repair thinking the remote just broke. Now a few months later I started having the same problem and looked in this thread and find its a battery issue. I reseated the battery and blew into the remote for good measure and now the remote is working fine.