Hi,

I e-mailed these suggestions to Philips regarding the iPronto. Is there a list of developments that people are interested in? Is there a recognised way of submitting these?

Anyway here is the list I thought of...

Is is possible to have multiple EPG devices. I have a Pace Twin, Sky box and Humax box. I would like the iPronto to be able to send different channel change codes based around the EPG.

Is it possible to develop an application that can play MP3's from the MMC card?

Is it possible to have customised groupings of channels in the EPG, ie. the user chooses what categories are available on screen. ie choose from a large grouping, and only choose the groups you are really interested in, ie film, entertainment etc.

Could the scroll wheel be configured as a scroll wheel for the web browser. This would make vertical scrolling so much better. The sound level scroll wheel could be set to only be on when the main control screen is selected.

Is it possible to have a button on the remote control screen to call a web page, and then have an exit button to go back to the remote control. I use a web based list for my DVD and Laserdisc collection, and it would be great to link to the web based DVD list from the DVD remote control page.

Cheers, Lee

The EPG already has a grouping system. Some of the categories are odd, but that is simply an EPG issue that needs looking at. I seem to remember seeing "Friends" listed as Drama, not comedy in the past, and similar things have happened with other programmes. But the "only show certain programme types" option is already there.

Agree about the scroll wheel.

I would also like to have the facility to disable the soft buttons down the left hand side of the screen. This would mean they would have to give you a new "special function" so you could assign a button to access the EPG and another one for Web Browsing, but that should be quite easy to do. It wouldn't take a lot of programming to be able to assign a specific URL to a Web Browsing button (in the same vein as a Windows Shortcut) then, which would address your last request.

Hi lscolman3,

did you get an answer from Philips (well, they have outsourced what they call "support" to a dutch company)? If so, then it's a standard mail "we will thank you .... ". The dutch company doesn't have any competencies about iProntos, Prontos or remote controls. It's a sad story about Philips and the word "support".

I am still dreaming that a small company will develop a device like iPronto with 10.000% more features :-) and sell it for the same price. And: Support this device because they believe of what they build!

I think Philips even hate what they produce ... :-)

Best regards,

Kalle

Hi Kalle,

No response from Philips. No even a 'we have your e-mail'. Pretty poor.

I'm currently using my iPronto to browse through MP3's on my modded XBOX. Pretty cool. I need to be able to use the hard buttons in browser mode to turn my amp up, and select amp input.

Any ideas?

Cheers, Lee

Hi all,
yesterday I was at the IFA in Berlin. At the stand of Philips, there was noone able to say anything regarding the iPronto. I left with the feeling, that Philips is no more interested in their remote control products.
I found several people at the fair that not even now about the exist of the product.
So I am very angry about the behavior of this company. But there is nothing we can do or change about.
Sad but true.

To be honest Philips treat a lot of their 'bleeding edge' adopters.....check out the amount of annoyed DAP (MP3) users they have out there!!!!

As far as I'm concerend the iPronto is at a 'releaseable' stage, i.e. it should of had this amount of functionality/stability on release not almost two years down the line.

If you want a large screen 'no frills' remote the iPronto excellent, if you want bells and whistles look (and take your money) elsewhere....

oh and never recommend Philips products......

Why not this idea :
[Link: remotecentral.com]

How about a way to use an A to A usb cable to allow upload & down load of the ipronto to ipronto Edit? When the wifi isn't working correctly you can't make the remote look pretty!

It should be the best, because even MMC card cannot do this without problem ...
BUT : USB is not activated at this time, in the Ipronto firmware :(

I agree wholeheartedly. I think it's absolutely bizarre that Philips opted to release this without any means of programming it other than via WiFi, requiring a router and Wireless Network in your home, whether you use it with Netx or not. MMC partially helped, but it's problematic, and still not everyone has access to MMC via their PC's. Almost everyone has USB, the iPronto has a USB socket, and they elected not to use it in the most obvious way imaginable! Perhaps the strangest marketing decision made by the iPronto team.