The corresponding to my Bravia TV remote control was no longer usable after 1.5 years. The keys for the program change and the volume had no function. Gradually, more and more pressure was needed in order to change the programs. Reaction was my part, I bought a new original remote control (79EUR). This has now after 16 months again the same error image. This was the first remote control to screw it and to see what it could be for me the occasion. A search on the Internet revealed many "direct victim" have to get the same problem and there are several solutions to this Fummel remote back up and running. I think it can not be that Sony delivers as a scrap here. If I were to buy me back a new remote control, then I would have in 4 years consumes three remote controls and it invested 150 EUR. There are other solutions than those with these rubber pads on the market. In the remote nothing is great in it, which, even if it would work permanently, this price is justified. Seeking me, at least an alternative solution.