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Pity the poor remote!
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Post 1 made on Friday January 8, 2010 at 01:08
Daniel Tonks
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Don't often find remote-control themed videos...

Post 2 made on Friday January 8, 2010 at 02:38
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Awesome Video!
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Post 3 made on Friday January 8, 2010 at 06:06
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Nice video, but too late. I already bought an Xsight Touch.
Post 4 made on Saturday January 9, 2010 at 09:38
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agree, nice video
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Post 5 made on Friday February 5, 2010 at 20:29
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Nice! but how about the remote? I could not find any review for this Prestigo. It seems users did not bother reporting their experience with this remote. I'm wondering how this compares to the Xsight Color.
Post 6 made on Monday February 8, 2010 at 17:18
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On February 5, 2010 at 20:29, bodhi78_rc said...
Nice! but how about the remote? I could not find any review for this Prestigo.

Then you didn't look very hard.

[Link: reviews.cnet.com]
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Post 7 made on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 00:37
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Thank you! indeed. It is a good review, which pointed out the lack of multi-device macros. This is a significant short coming comparing to the Xsight Color or the R50.
Post 8 made on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 09:30
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On February 9, 2010 at 00:37, bodhi78_rc said...
Thank you! indeed. It is a good review, which pointed out the lack of multi-device macros. This is a significant short coming comparing to the Xsight Color or the R50.

They aren't shortcomings, they are feature upgrades on step-up models. You aren't going to get Musting performance on a Focus budget.
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Post 9 made on Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 22:16
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We can do that with $20 remote :-)
Post 10 made on Wednesday February 10, 2010 at 09:09
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On February 9, 2010 at 22:16, bodhi78_rc said...
We can do that with $20 remote :-)

Which remote?

Last edited by anyhomeneeds on February 10, 2010 09:50.
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Post 11 made on Thursday February 11, 2010 at 01:08
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On February 10, 2010 at 09:09, anyhomeneeds said...
Which remote?

anyhomeneeds,

Sounds like you did not think so? Perhaps I misunderstood the terminology? I thought multi-device macros meant you can program one macro to turn on TV, turn on DVD, turn on Receiver, select input for TV, .... Is there any other way to program macros in high-end remotes? I'm relatively new to this, so please elaborate.
Post 12 made on Thursday February 11, 2010 at 19:16
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On February 11, 2010 at 01:08, bodhi78_rc said...
anyhomeneeds,

Sounds like you did not think so? Perhaps I misunderstood the terminology? I thought multi-device macros meant you can program one macro to turn on TV, turn on DVD, turn on Receiver, select input for TV, .... Is there any other way to program macros in high-end remotes? I'm relatively new to this, so please elaborate.

You haven't answered my question. Which remote?
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Post 13 made on Thursday February 11, 2010 at 23:53
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Nearly any remote made by Universal Electronics can do multi-device macros, using the 995 command. The cheapest of these is the OneForAll 6131N at $15. The RCA RCRP05B and the OFA URC-8820 are $20, or less from web suppliers. Comcast has distributed about 25 million remotes which do multi device macros. TimeWarner and other cable companies supply Atlas remotes. The cable company remotes are roughly $20, but typically don't learn.

For most of these remotes, macros are limited to 15 or 20 steps, where any button press is a step.

Another useful feature: buttons are individually programmable, so discrete commands can be added, even if they aren't available in the original remote.

Of course, there's no LCD display, and most don't have backlights.


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