I recently purchased it to evaluate and was considering purchasing a couple more. After receiving it, my first impressions of the unit itself were very positive. Feels good in the hand, and has many features only available on remotes costing twice as much. Then I tried programming it. I also own a B&W Pronto remote which is several years old and in need of replacement.
Compared to the ProntoEdit software, the Xantech Universal Dragon Drop software I found to be very limited and tedious to use. I think this may be in part due to it trying to cater to too many different Xantech devices. Still, I'm persevering with it and making some progress. Additionally the documentation for the Dragon Drop software consists of a Help file with one long, "getting started" page. There seems to be little more Help and support information on their web site.
For example, the software has the ability to "learn" commands. It's just that there's no documentation on how to get the codes into the software. I've found where I can copy and paste hex codes, but that's barely what I would consider "learning". I also just discovered - by trial and error - that with the right combination of settings you can use the XTR39 connected to the PC (via USB) as an input device for learning commands. :-D Again this was similar to the Pronto but more tedious and difficult to use. :(
So, in summary I'd say that it is a very nice remote with difficult to use software for programming it (when compared to say ProntoEdit). I still haven't made up my mind whether to get another couple of these, or sell it and stick with the Pronto line of remotes.
I hope this helps.
Last edited by sgould
on October 12, 2007 19:11.
