I have a set of components behind in an equipment room with a wooden door that I need to control, and thus need an RF unit. These are the components that I have or on the way:
- Oppo 971 DVD - Panasonic SA-XR55 Receiver - JVC SVHS (model unknown) - Comcast DVR and/or Tivo Series 2 (in the process of switching to Comcast DVR) - Panasonic AE900U (though this isn't in the equipment room but is in the theater room) - A HTPC setup that'll serve as the audio / DVD jukebox, yet to be built - I'd like to add a distribution amp for the whole house audio, so RF range will be important.
I'd like some programmable soft buttons, and ideally the ability to use PC to program the remote. The programming is probably limited to simple macros to do "activity type" macros, and to learn/code any new components.
Normally the Harmony 890 looks pretty good, but the rash of negative reports on this forum scares me. Has these issues been resolved?
And how are the URC offerings? I was thinking about the URC 300, but unsure due to their plethora of offerings and similarity in their other series, such as the MX-*. And their new support policy also seems suspect.
