Hi, I am new here and I believe it is time to upgrade my remote control. But, to what?
The last time the tech was put he said the current MX-350 was getting full. Well, I hope he is out later today as I have an issue with my Onkyo reciever and I also had a new DirecTV DVR installed this past week so he needs to update the MX-350 programming.
But, knowing what he said on his previous visit I think I shoudl consider upgrading the remote but...to what? And, what can I expect to pay? I wen to the URC web site but did not see a comparison feature to compare the MX-350 to a MX-800 or a TX-1000 or a ??? Also, what about a KP-4000?
My entire house is wired with Cat-5E strurtured wiring. But, we do not have any in-wall panels. One complaint/issue we have is when we are using the remote to listen to the whole house audio, be it FM radio or a CD we have no clue what is playing or what station we are on unless we know the song or hear the call sign. Woudl the KP-4000 solve that problem? Would the KP-4000 replace the MX-350? I doubt it, because if we are downstairs int he theater room how would we control the equipment since the KP-4000 would probably be upstairs in the wall?
So, would a TX-1000 be the ticket? I love the Elan touch panels..they are big, easy to read, and appear, to my wife, to be less confusing because they do nto have a ton of buttons like the MX-350.
So, any thoughts as to what I should look into? Should I keep the MX-350 for the upstairs and get another one for the theater room? Or get a MX-980? Or, something else? If I am outside I would like to be able to see what I am listenign to also.
I hope to integrate my PC into this system also to use it as a DVR, access my iTunes library, etc. But, how to do that? Thanks in advance.
Equipment list follows:
Theater Room:
15x31, 1st row of seats are 12' from screen, and 2nd row is 19' from screen on a 12" high platform
Epson Powerlite Pro Cinema 800 HD Front Projector
Epson ELPHB 800 Projector Ceiling Mount
SIMA LUM-110VX 110" diagonal 16:9 framed wall screen
Onkyo Integra DTR-5.5 "B stock" 5.1 Theater Receiver
Denon DVD 1730 DVD/CD player with HD upconvert
8 MTX Model 825W 8" 2-way in-wall speaker: 4 mounted in cabinet in front of room under screen, 4 mounted in side walls
Klipsch RPW-10 200w 10" powered subwoofer, located in rear corner of room in equipment rack
Osiris Universal MX-350 programmable remote w/RF unit:
AV Equipment pull-out/swivel A/V rack
Tripplite HT-3100PC 8-outlet Isobar AV Power conditioner
DirecTV HD receiver Model H21-200
Game Room:
4 Polaroid FLM153B 15" LCD TV mounted on ceiling using 4 Pro Mount UA-PRO100 15" articulating mounts
Master Bedroom:
Polaroid FLM3211 32" HDTV LCD w/DVD built-in mounted on wall using full articulating mount
Sony STR-K840P AM/FM 5.1 receiver
Sony SS-MSP2 100w subwoofer
Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers, mounted in rear of room
Elan MC650W 6.5” 2-way In-wall speakers, mounted to side and above TV
DirecTV + HD DVR Model HR24-500, installed 12/23/2010
Universal MRF-300 Base Station
Universal RFX-150 Sensor
Master bathroom:
Polaroid FLM153B 15" LCD TV mounted on ceiling using Pro Mount UA-PRO100 15" articulating mount
Exercise Room:
Polaroid FLM153B 15" LCD TV mounted on wall using Pro Mount UA-PRO100 15" articulating mount
Kitchen:
Audiovox under cabinet/flip down LCD TV
Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers
Living Room:
ASUS CG Series CG5275 PC
8 GB Ram
i5 650 CPU , 3.2 GHz
750W Antec Earthwatts power supply
ASUS EAH5550 Graphics card
ASUS Xonar DX PCI Express 7.1 Audio card
Cooler Master Megaflow 200 Blue LED 110CFM fan
2 Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers
Dining Room:
2 Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers
East Porch:
2 Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers
South Deck:
2 Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers
Garage:
2 Elan MC650C 6.5” 2-way In-ceiling speakers
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