Control4 has announced that their HC-250 High-Performance Controller is now shipping. The unit features PoE capability, WiFi, ZigBee, USB, HDMI output and external storage connections. Read more...

Once again, I've updated our Toronto & Buffalo Area OTA HDTV Channel Map with all recent changes. This includes removing obsolete channels, updating transmitter location information, adding a large number of Ontario-area digital repeaters, adding the plans of future stations, along with a refreshed reference map.

For more, see our HDTV Forum.

Pro Control, the remote control offshoot of parent company RTI, has announced that they are now shipping their complete product lineup, including two remote controls, and two control processors. Read more...

I’ve had a couple of reports from members of issues with the forum software’s “photo enlargement” function (click-to-enlarge oversized photos on a darkened background). Although I’ve been unable to duplicate the issue on my side, I decided to play it safe and have upgraded the plugin to the latest version available. Please let me know if you continue to experience issues.

Updates have been made to our Toronto & Buffalo Area OTA HDTV Channel Map with all recent changes including removal of obsolete channels, updating channel plans, and a refreshed reference map.

For more discussion of OTA HDTV reception, see our HDTV Forum.

At long last, the forum’s advanced editor has been updated! Although it has continued to work... it hasn’t really been working perfectly. If you’ve seen all those forum posts that seem to start with a blank space – well, that was the advanced editor when used with Firefox. There were also some minor random bugs and problems. Read more...

As 2011 draws to a close and we all look to see just where we put that 2012 calendar, our thoughts go out to everyone who has contributed to making Remote Central such a great place to be for the past year.

This includes our valued advertisers, without whom we would not be here (support those that support RC!); all of our volunteer forum moderators who do a fantastic job fighting spam and maintaining the peace; the great folks at ipHouse.com who keep our server running in tip-top shape and always available; plus the custom installation and control community as a whole – everyone who takes the time to interact by sharing their knowledge, wit, files (thanks djy!)... or even just their two cents!

Please accept my heartfelt appreciation – and all the best for the coming year!

- Daniel & RemoteCentral.com

For those of you waking up today with a brand new universal remote control, congratulations! You’ll want to explore further around this site for helpful resources such as the community forums, our redesigned file download area, discrete code collection, our collection of 1400+ universal remote control manuals, the CEC Wiki and much more!

And if you didn't get that special clicker you were waiting for... no worries! You can use our reviews, user reviews and the Which Remote Should I Buy? forum for help deciding exactly what you need!

If you have questions about anything, post them in our forums!

It's time to scout the stores for universal remote control deals on this Cyber Monday!

First up, Amazon.com is having a Lighting Deal on the Harmony 700 at 8:15 AM PST, or 11:15 AM EST. Next, later on today there's another deal for the Acoustic Research Xsight Color at 6:15 PM PST, or 9:15 PM EST. (The normal price is $59.99, but note that you can buy the higher-end Xsight Touch for just $52.67).

For either of these you'll need to click on the deal at the right time from this page.

At BestBuy.com the sale continues, with the Logitech Harmony 650 for $39.99, or the Logitech Harmony One for $139.99.

At RadioShack.com: the Logitech Harmony One continues on sale for $129.99.

If you spot any other deals add them to comments! Read more...

I'm not seeing a huge number of remote control deals online for this Black Friday, however here's a few for interest:

Amazon.com is having a Lighting Deal on the Harmony 650 at 9:15 AM EST. The normal price is $65, and the special price will be... less. You'll find the deal countdown on this page. Also find the Logitech Harmony One for $139.99.

At RadioShack.com: the Logitech Harmony 600 for $29.99 or the Logitech Harmony One for $129.99.

At BestBuy.com: the Logitech Harmony 650 for $39.99, or the Logitech Harmony One for $139.99.

If you spot any other deals add them to comments! Read more...