Universal and Learning Remotes

LegendKiller · 10-28-2004, 11:50 AM

Whats best, looking to spend ~200. I saw the Harmony one and I liked their demo of the web interface.

LK

raimin · 10-28-2004, 08:01 PM

http://www.remotecentral.com/
has a review of many popular remotes.

i have a Home Theater Master MX-500, i like the hard buttons

zippyjuan · 10-28-2004, 10:40 PM

Just my comment on a potential feature- my remote has a back lighting that comes on everytime I press a button. I don't ususally use it in the dark and it uses up batteries faster so I would prefer one without that- just my opinion.

LegendKiller · 10-29-2004, 05:37 AM

How well do the home theater masters work with dvr's? The Harmony remotes have a good online database of products and they seem like good dvr remotes.

Thanks
LK

ribitch · 12-17-2004, 06:39 AM

i just bought a harmony 659 for 99.97 from circuit city after PMing TigerDirect. They have a MIR for an additional $40, and PriceGrabber has a $5 rebate for reviewing the remote. Not bad for a remote with a MSRP of 200. anyways, its replacing my Sony RM-AV3000. The sony definitly has more of an impact on people who first see it, and seems to be more customizable, but the ease of use of the harmony cant be touched. I had everything programmed in minutes. I have a HK reciever, a sony DVD changer, an RCA TV, and a Samsung HD STB. It works great with each device.

My only complaint is that I cannot change the delay for the ReplayTV. Each other device can have the delay adjusted, but the replay doesnt. It tends to buffer codes, which can get annoying.

10-28-2004, 11:50 AM	#1
LegendKiller Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,927	Universal and Learning Remotes Whats best, looking to spend ~200. I saw the Harmony one and I liked their demo of the web interface. LK

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12-17-2004, 06:39 AM	#5
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	i just bought a harmony 659 for 99.97 from circuit city after PMing TigerDirect. They have a MIR for an additional $40, and PriceGrabber has a $5 rebate for reviewing the remote. Not bad for a remote with a MSRP of 200. anyways, its replacing my Sony RM-AV3000. The sony definitly has more of an impact on people who first see it, and seems to be more customizable, but the ease of use of the harmony cant be touched. I had everything programmed in minutes. I have a HK reciever, a sony DVD changer, an RCA TV, and a Samsung HD STB. It works great with each device. My only complaint is that I cannot change the delay for the ReplayTV. Each other device can have the delay adjusted, but the replay doesnt. It tends to buffer codes, which can get annoying. __________________ http://ribitch.com/ipod.html

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10-28-2004, 08:01 PM	#2
raimin Captain Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: san francisco Posts: 1,627	http://www.remotecentral.com/ has a review of many popular remotes. i have a Home Theater Master MX-500, i like the hard buttons

10-29-2004, 05:37 AM	#4
LegendKiller Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,927	How well do the home theater masters work with dvr's? The Harmony remotes have a good online database of products and they seem like good dvr remotes. Thanks LK

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