I was just about to buy the MX-900 on ebay when I decided to read the user reviews here. WOW !! URC will render their remotes useless by preventing owners, who have purchased from installers or unapproved dealers, from using the required software???

First of all, I am not about to request a document that proofs to me that a dealer is indeed a URC approved dealer (Not a good way to do business when you start by questioning the integrity of the seller).

Secondly, I would not buy a remote for the fixed price that dealers are required to sell them for. Price fixing is illegal and that's what this is all about.

Thirdly, I don't wan't anything to do with a company that has that little regard for the consumer who has purchased their product in good faith.

Next, I can't imagine why there has to be such a huge profit on these things?

URC is obviously happy to increase their sales volume by themselfs selling to anyone that wants them in volume, whether they're approved or not, or else why isn't URC controlling who gets to sell their product?? We're not talking about knock-offs, we're talking about the real thing that URC has full control over from the moment it leaves the production line.

OK, so I'll stay with my old MX-500 for now and hope that someone other than URC comes along with a hard button remote that is better AND I can afford.

Looks like URC has opened the door very wide for the competition to jump in and fill the gap.