When are we going to actually see some improvements in the MX-3000 software?
Mar 5, 2007 Ver 1.20.155
Update - IR DB Version 1.79
Update - UI Improvements

UI Improvements?? What improvements??

1 Battery indicator still doesn't show charging condition.
2 Windows still can't be opened far enough to see contents.
3 Still can't open more than one instance of software to copy and paste between them.
4 Software still drops connection to MX-3000 while programming.
I am sure there are more but these still bug me. How about you?

I want to know why no one has yet to provide a link to the latest software, or am I wrong?

And the software is WORTHLESS if running Vista!

I am sooo done w/ urc

Maybe......just maybe....Vista is worthless. :) Bwahahaha....I dont see ANY reason to switch from XP yet. Not one. In fact I reinstalled my PC the other day and almost went back to Win2kPro. That was the most stable OS I have had. Just a thought.

I'm with you on the WIN2K. I still use it on some machines. Never been a better OS with little overhead.

I would like to also see URC change the behavior of the hard buttons. Specifically, the hard buttons should respond on the first press when the screen is not lit (remote sleeping). Right now, you have to press the hard key (or screen) once to "wake up" the remote and then press again to issue the command for that hard button.

First of all, have you used Vista yourself, and actually have a basis for saying this?

Second of all: the MX-3000 is supposed to be a high quality product used by high end home theater owners and professional installers. These aren't the sort of people you tell "Well you shouldn't have bought Vista..." For the kind of money customers pay for these remotes, I think better support for the product -- and for the varying needs of those who buy it -- should be the standard here.

That may not be a good idea. Consider this: Suppose you have most recently been using the remote to select TV channels from a few pages of logos. Then the remote goes to standby with a blank screen. If the hard buttons are still active, you might end up on the main page rather than the one you left it on. Just touch the screen if the motion sensor doesn't do the job.

Another problem would be battery drain. The MX-3000 battery doesn't last all that long if the remote is kept awake.

I have, like many of you, turned my pick-up sensor off as there is no sensitivity adjustment and it turns it's self on every time you look at it. This PROBLEM forces us to "tap" the screen to wake it up. Almost every time I tap the screen, whatever button that lies beneath is executed. I can 't tell you how irritating it is to have everything change in the middle of a movie or what ever else your doing. This is just an example compounding issues that still go unresolved.

Go to URC dealer site and look for the new Alpha template tool. It is a huge improvement.

As far as Vista vs XP, URC is not the only company with issues. Any software which depends upon Activesync has problems and not just in the remote industry. Activesync was incorporated into Vista vs having a separate software application. Because of that many companies are now facing the same dilema. I set up a new computer which came with Vista. It's works pretty well, but I wouldn't upgrade an existing computer with it. Just not enough reasons to do so.

How many years did the phillips pronto have no support? For software or hardware? I believe it was this site that was supporting phillips. URC is in a different catagory I feel. Crestron fixes bugs when enough people complain, then you still have to go looking for the fix. So URC will play catch up just like everyone else. What if somone copied all the issues and drove over there and knocked on their door?


Hmm.

BNC

I would but Florida is a looong way from URC.

What is this Alpha template tool?