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Time for a universal remote!
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| Topic: | Time for a universal remote! This thread has 8 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Tuesday November 7, 2006 at 11:25 |
rmwinslow Lurking Member |
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Hi,
Well after a recent change by our community to Dish Network, I am up to 7 remotes! It is time for a universal. I have a One for All, but that just isn't doing it anymoreThe oddball in my system is my Go Video tuner/amp. Here is what I have:
Toshiba TV
ReplayTV DVR
Go Video tuner/amp/DVD/VCR
RCA VCR
2 Dish Network receivers
I am not too demanding. I like the Harmony remotes, but I am not sure which one to get. Maybe I don't even need something that fancy. The big problem I have is that I can't control the amp volume from any of the other remotes. They either don't have the codes or for some reason they won't work. Some macros would be nice and so would PC programming, but neither is mandatory.
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am fairly new to the capabilities and possibilites of universal remotes.
Thanks, I'll get back to studying this site now.
Ray
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| Post 2 made on Tuesday November 7, 2006 at 14:57 |
OTAHD Super Member |
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URC's MX-700. PC programmable, unlimited macros, full learning, and a huge database of codes.
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| Post 3 made on Wednesday November 8, 2006 at 22:37 |
briremo Senior Member |
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second the 700 but prefer the MX-850!
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| Post 4 made on Thursday November 9, 2006 at 03:00 |
Try a Harmony 550. Cheap and will do everything you need, plus very easy to set up.
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| Post 5 made on Thursday November 9, 2006 at 19:09 |
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On November 7, 2006 at 14:57, OTAHD said...
URC's MX-700. PC programmable, unlimited macros, full
learning, and a huge database of codes. If you want RF, then yes, get the 850. For IR, the 700 is fine, unless you want that center select button.
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| Post 6 made on Thursday November 9, 2006 at 20:54 |
bookaroni Long Time Member |
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On November 9, 2006 at 19:09, OTAHD said...
If you want RF, then yes, get the 850.
For IR, the 700 is fine, unless you want that center select
button. The center select button is the reason I upgraded from the MX-500 to the MX-850. I just love my MX-850's. I even use RF on one.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday November 9, 2006 at 21:06 |
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On November 9, 2006 at 20:54, bookaroni said...
I just love my MX-850's. I even use RF on one. I agree it is great to have that ability.
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| Post 8 made on Thursday November 9, 2006 at 23:02 |
briremo Senior Member |
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It's more than the center select or RF!
You get a much better display window, backlinghting, the buttons "feel" much better, overall, way, WAY better remote.
Brian
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| Post 9 made on Friday November 10, 2006 at 06:11 |
bookaroni Long Time Member |
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On November 9, 2006 at 23:02, briremo said...
It's more than the center select or RF!
You get a much better display window, backlinghting, the
buttons "feel" much better, overall, way, WAY better remote.
Brian I agree. Everything about the MX-850 is wonderful. Before I bought my first one I was apprehensive about PC programming. Now that I have done it I find PC programming the 850 versus manually programming the MX-500 is like night and day.
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