On July 13, 2012 at 18:18, TRCGroup said...
Denon has an App that is free.
And BTW, the suggestions that were recomended filled all your criteria in the original post, to turn around and say that spending around $1k for a control solution for a $1,300 receiever was just too much money was kind of silly.
It's capable of controlling much more than just a receiver: lights, shades, A/C, TV, iPod, hot tub, sprinklers, even a cable box and a BluRay player. The fact that you aren't going to be using it to it's full potential doesn't effect the price of the remote systems, but should keep the programming costs down.
Instead of just saying you didn't want to spend more than your receiver, you should have posted a more realistic budget, that way we can make suggestions that fit your needs.
+1
To add to this, the solution you are looking for is a control system, not a remote control. Its price in relation to the receiver is moot. A control system should honestly be one of the more pricey items in your system, as it is the ONLY interface you have to control everything. The old adage of you get what you pay for is true, and a cheap solution does not give you the proper level of control you are looking for. People too often look at a universal remote as just a version of the remote that came with the equipment that can control everything in the system on one piece, rather then separate. A control system is so much more, and so vital to the usage of the system. Once you view it as what it should be, it is a little easier to spend the extra money. I am not saying you have to spend it, but hoping to point out some of the reasons why these things cost what they do.
