Hi folks...

I'm trying to make a decision between the 2000 and the NEO 500 Pronto remotes.

From what I can tell :
500 has less memory
500 has less pixel resolution and a slightly smaller screen
500 is cheaper

What I'm trying to figure out is how big an impact it will have. I have been able to play with the 2000, and I know the memory issue won't affect me. I'm more concerned about screen size.

Obviously, the price of the 500 is a big advantage - I want to spend the least amount of money for the functionality.

Thanks for any insights you may provide.

Honestly I would wait until next week to look at stuff.

If you read sep 4 and 5 you will notice that Philips will be announcing the new Pronto TSU-3000.

I think it will probably replace the 2000 and has a lot of cool features. So depending on what is announced
1) a new 3000 might be a better choice
2) the price of the 2000 might decrease (but when the 2000 replaced the 1000 there was not a big decrease, so who knows)

You can get a TSU2000 on ebay for about $170. A neo in the stores is still around $199. I would go with the TSU2000.

Well, the 500 is $130 on eBay. The 2000s going for $170 are far and few between. The seem to be more like $200.

But price aside, what makes the 2000 better than the 500 ? Is it the screen difference ? The timers ?

really depends on what you plan to use it for and your needs.

I love my Neo, as the hardbuttons were a must, and have all the devices I need learned. Some were hard, but that is something you should search up on before you by the Neo. Also, if your a MAc user, not to many have had luck with the software.

I like the look of the 3000 coming out, as though the Neo was just a "Test" so they could release this better remote, one that will import other pronto configs and learn code the way a remote should!

But hey, what is the price of that know 3000??

I'm sure it is more then the cost of my A/V receiver:)

-steve

Can anyone comment on what the neo can't do, that the 2000 can. In other words, why is it cheaper?

thanks,

Paul

I'm not sure what beyond the basic specs (memory, etc.) makes it cheaper. All I know is the Neo has a bunch of excellent hard buttons. The 2000 might have a bigger screen, but you end up using a lot of real estate to make up for the hard buttons built into the Neo. I've had mine for about 4 months now, and all I've got to say is, the Neo is awesome! My wife agrees. And that's REALLY saying something!


\\/alter

I was just faced with the same decision, the 500 or the 2000. I ended up going with the 500 basically for 2 main reasons

-It was cheaper (now going for $150 at local Best Buys instead of the $199 from a few weeks ago)
-Had the hard buttons (this is a big deal because I didn't want to have to look at a screen to do some basic functions.)

IF the 3000 were out and it was the same price as the 2000 is now I would have absolutely gone with the 3000. The memory really isn't an issue for me with the 500. I knew it was a little harder to program because some codes are hard to learn but because codes from the 2000 could be converted to the 500 I figured I could eventually get everything I wanted in it.

I also figured that I would have a couple of good years of use with a relatively small investment then look for maybe a 3000 or use a PDA as a remote.

I picked the P2K mostly because of Tonto. It is a great running software program that Phillips can only dream of designing. NeoEdit did not work very well on my 98se. It locked up constantly and the gallery thing, why does it always lock up on that? Phillips are you listening? No? Didn't think so. The Neo itself is a great remote, would've kept it if Stewart had designed a TontoNeo. Butch