First, I have been a lurker for about 4 months. Over time, I have read almost every message in both the Pronto and IRIQ sections. I wanted to make an informed decision about which remote to buy.
My number one concerns were WAF along with present capability and future expansion.
I decided on the HK Take Control. It has proved so far to be a great remote. The software is easy to use, and the range a stability of IR sending is just fine. I'm not sure about the difference between the HK and the Madrigal (in terms of quality) but the unit I have is more than adequate at sending signals.
While it is limited in the amount of "super tweaking" that one can do (putting specailly made bit maps on the screen to reporesent a channel), I think that the pregrogrammed devices more than make up for this. I was able to have all my devices prgrammed into the thing in short order. While there is a limiting factor with the 20 button layout, I won't be up until midnight for the next 6 weeks trading online bitmaps with Pronto users.
It's OK if you want a remote with the flexibility to do that. It's also OK if that part of the programming of your remote is so enjoyable that you would include it in the evaluation of the "total user experience." It is just not that important to me. Because of that I see no reason to overlook the HK TC1000. The roller wheel is VERY powerful and can make using the remote pure joy. It can also make your wife very happy.
Having said all that, I was hoping that this post would give all the satisfied users a thread where we could share our tips and tricks so to speak.
Does anyone know of a hidden MSFT site where we can get inside info on the remote?
Does anyone have specs on the internals of the thing? Memory? Expansion? Rumors?
How about extending the program? Anyone know where the TC1000 configuration files are stored on the PC? or their format?
How about creating and choosing from several versions of config files? One could keep files for your Main TH and your bedroom. Or in the case of some posters, one for your villa in France
