Does anyone have any issues with there remote?

Mine seems to be very limited to how far away from the box I point it, and it works.
It seems unless I'm pointing directly at the box, it just doesn't respond.

Only normally have these issues with duff batteries, but it's only a few days old.

Not sure if it's just the position of the box, but the Sony Blu-Ray player in the same cabinet doesn't have any issues.