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Some questions Regarding URC......
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| Topic: | Some questions Regarding URC...... This thread has 15 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Sunday July 29, 2007 at 16:01 |
I am new here. We are currently upgrading our 36" Toshiba TV to a Sony KDS-55a2020. We also have a Harmon Kardon AVR-630 and Phillips 5-disc changer. I am in the search for a do-all remote. I am curious if the URC MX-900 still has a lot of problems. If so should I drop down the the MX-850? I do want the pc programmability option. Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Jay
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| Post 2 made on Sunday July 29, 2007 at 18:36 |
BNC-RCA-RG59 Long Time Member |
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MX-900 works great! Use it with the newer RF basestation and your good. Or use it with the MCS-400 base and your're great!
BNC
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| OP | Post 3 made on Sunday July 29, 2007 at 19:08 |
Thanks BNC........Thats what I was wondering.......
Jay
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| Post 4 made on Sunday July 29, 2007 at 20:25 |
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When did the MX-900 ever have a lot of problems? I remember a few people that could not get the "arrow pad" to work right but we never had that issue.
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| Post 5 made on Sunday July 29, 2007 at 22:38 |
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On July 29, 2007 at 20:25, CCD said...
When did the MX-900 ever have a lot of problems? Dont recall either
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| Post 6 made on Monday July 30, 2007 at 00:47 |
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On July 29, 2007 at 20:25, CCD said...
When did the MX-900 ever have a lot of problems? There was indeed a period of time last year when the MX-900 was acting very flaky. The problem was caused by a firmware update. Fortunately, URC was very proactive in solving this issue, and they eventually ironed out all the kinks. Here is a link to a thread on the subject: [Link: remotecentral.com]Jay, The MX-900 is awesome! In fact, I think it's the best hard button remote on the market. Trust me, you'll love it!
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| Post 7 made on Monday July 30, 2007 at 01:48 |
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To echo Loraquest ...
Over the years I've owned a Marantz RC200MKII, Pronto Neo, HK/MS Take Control 1000, URC MX-700, three Harmony remotes (880/520/550) and now an MX-900.
Of all of them, the 900 is the best. The only one that actually I like almost as much as the old RC2000 for its ergonomics and industrial look. If only it was PC programmable.
I am loosely considering the 810 when it arrives, but it will be tough to part with the 900 if I do. It is a great remote.
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| Post 8 made on Friday August 3, 2007 at 10:20 |
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| Post 9 made on Friday August 3, 2007 at 11:52 |
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You may wait quite some time if you wait for the MX-980. We won't see a working unit at cedia this year, and likely won't even see a mock unit yet, I'd say it will be a year yet .
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| Post 10 made on Friday August 3, 2007 at 18:09 |
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On August 3, 2007 at 11:52, RobEBurke said...
I'd say it will be a year yet. According to this article ( [Link: remoteshoppe.com]). "The MX-980 Remote Control will be available in September from authorized Universal Remote Control dealers at a suggested retail price of $599." I have no idea where the author got that information. Maybe they were speculating.
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| Post 11 made on Sunday August 5, 2007 at 05:51 |
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Just read the press release from URC itself in Remote Central's August 3rd NEWS on the left side of the page. That's where remoteshoppe.com and remotecentral.com got their quote from - URC's own press release.
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"The MX-980 Remote Control will be available in September from authorized Universal Remote Control dealers at a suggested retail price of $599. It can be seen with URC’s other outstanding products in Booth 918, Colorado Convention Center, during CEDIA EXPO."
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| Post 12 made on Monday August 6, 2007 at 22:01 |
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I saw the same press release on Aug 3rd. It appears they are stepping up the release a bit.
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| Post 13 made on Monday August 6, 2007 at 22:08 |
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On August 6, 2007 at 22:01, RobEBurke said...
I saw the same press release on Aug 3rd. It appears they
are stepping up the release a bit. I'm not so sure - could be September of 2008 :)
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| Post 14 made on Wednesday August 8, 2007 at 13:01 |
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This model has been in development for some time, and is being fast-tracked as the MX950 will soon go away...
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| Post 15 made on Wednesday August 8, 2007 at 13:22 |
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Just a guess, but I'd expect the 980 will not be a Windows CE based device either.
Anyone heard if URC is moving away from Windows CE in the future?
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