On February 2, 2007 at 10:31, naiLS1 said...
I guess you're entitled to your opinion. I'm not looking
for a generic remote that just has basic buttons like
you suggest, but I'm also not looking for a remote that
forces things on me like the harmony appears to. If you
want to be brain dead while the remote does it for you,
be my guest.
I want a remote that has a lot of extra buttons to map
all of the options I need for my equipment--hopefully
without having to scrolls through multiple pages on the
LCD. I'm thinking an MX-500 might be a better option
at this point.
Seriously, if you don't want activities buy a different remote. Activities are its reason for being and its advantage over every other remote on the market. If you want to do things the hard way, the MX-500 is an excellent choice. It's well made, has a nice button layout and will give you a good workout while using your system. I have one somewhere in one of my closets. Without activities the Harmony remotes would be just another "dumb" universal remote that will never do quite what you want it to do.
