On November 24, 2006 at 11:53, indyfred said...
Okay, I have changed this post a little bit. Which remote
do you suggest and why?
I prefer an acitvities-based remote as to make it simple
for the kids. But I would also like the capability to
control all of the functions of my existing components/remotes.
Still want to keep the cost aronnd $150. Here is a list
of components:
TV - Panasonic CT-32HXC14
HD Cable - Motorola DCT6200
DVD - Denon DVD-2200 (DVD, CD, SACD, DVD-A)
Receiver - Denon AVR-3803
VCR - Zenith VR4227HF (seldom)
You've made the right choice with a Harmony. They are very easy to setup, and even easier to use. When they are setup properly you never need to use the Help etc...only if someone walks in front of the remote so a device misses a command. If this does happen, the Help function is brilliant, and gets everything back in synch.
As I said above, the Harmonys are at least as powerful as any URC remote short of an MX950, and in my opinion more powerful. You can customize them enough to do anything you need to do. Most of the customizing people do to URCs just gets them to the stage that a Harmony is at out of the box.
I originally tried an MX800 and spent hours trying to get it working with my system, but it could never cope with a couple of my devices that didn't have discretes for inputs or power. I then tried a Harmony and it was working my system perfectly within 30 minutes. The Smart State is invaluable in my book, and makes life so much easier.
