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Post 1 made on Sunday April 8, 2012 at 22:46
LegendsRemote
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Hello,
I am looking for a quality remote. I'd prefer less than $200 but can be more if it's the perfect one. I'd like it to control my A/V system. I'd like to set the remote up myself and not have to pay someone else. I don't mind if it would require PC support. I have plans for purchasing new A/V products this year and would like the remote to be "future proof" so that the new products work as well.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.
Post 2 made on Monday April 9, 2012 at 08:49
TRCGroup
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Look into URC's consumer line.
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"You can't fix stupid."
OP | Post 3 made on Wednesday April 11, 2012 at 20:41
LegendsRemote
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So is the URC-R40 the way to go? I'd like to get this right so I'm not looking again in a year or two.

Thanks
Post 4 made on Wednesday April 11, 2012 at 23:43
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The R40 isn't future-proof. New codes can only be added by learning. The higher end PC programmable models would be more future-proof.
Post 5 made on Friday April 13, 2012 at 07:45
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No remote is really future proof, unless it had WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and an expansion port in it for whatever may come next. of course that remote would be very expensive.

Standard remotes have used IR to control equipment, but that hasn't stopped manufactureers of equipment from changing from the standard of control. Sony used Bluetooth on the PS3, B&O went to a higher IR frequency then the remotes used at the time, Samsung uses some kind of RF for it's qwerty remote on it's tv's, and so on. More and more devices are starting to use Rf as a secondary control, which may turn into the only way to control them in the future.

So, nothing can be truly future proof.
"You can't fix stupid."
Post 6 made on Sunday April 15, 2012 at 23:24
Daniel Tonks
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I can take the first universal remote control ever made in 1985, walk into a Best Buy, and learn the commands to probably 95% of the A/V equipment in there. IR learning is about as future proof as you're going to get in a standard remote control.

Of course computer programming is better, but it's not a necessity if the budget can't support it.


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