On September 27, 2007 at 01:06, Eastside A/V said...
The remote is much nicer in many regards when compared
to the 900, however the 900 is a much more robust/customizable
solution without as much fighting with the software programming.
If you really want to fight with, and take the time to
get the 810 working properly you should be able to do
just about everything the 900 can do. However if you
need a remote right now, and don't have the 5-10 hours
of time (and a fairly in depth knowledge of programming
URC remotes specificlly the MX650) to play (fight with
the wizard), and a direct person at URC to work through
bugs with then stay away at least until URC adds some
of the above fixes to the software suite.
Spot-on assessment. Reading your earlier posts in the thread I was nodding my head in agreement for all the same problems I encountered when I tried out the 810 Wizard this week.
On September 28, 2007 at 16:54, Darnitol said...
As I've said in other threads... this remote is not the
sequel to the 900. It's targeted at an entirely different
part of the market. If you look at the 810 and think,
"why on earth did they," then you're probably not the
installer we think will want to program this remote. It's
kind of the same reason there are iPhones and RAZR's in
the same market... they have different target installers.
I'm actually a little disappointed because I know I was one of the people that did have the pre-conception that the MX-810 would replace the MX900. After having used the wizard a few times I have to agree that the MX-810 is a different animal with a different purpose.
At this point, I don't see why it is being included as part of the Complete Control Series, because it does not seem to belong in the same category as the other remotes in the series.
