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MX-900 button press reliability
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Post 181 made on Monday October 23, 2006 at 19:06
GregoriusM
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The GemStone buttons are great, but the Skip + and - are something that a remote just HAS to have.

When they were designing the MX-700, I saw the layout and sent in one that included the Skip buttons, but URC was adamant that they weren't necessary.

Well, as you can see, all of the new and/or higher end button remotes from URC have the Skip buttons now. I think they would have sold even more of the MX-700, 800, 850 if they had gone with the Skip button layout I had sent in. There was very little difference in overall look, but those buttons were right where you wanted them!
When ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.
Post 182 made on Monday October 23, 2006 at 20:01
WPWoodJr
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On October 23, 2006 at 14:28, GregoriusM said...
Same here. If it was me, I'd change the Guide, Info, Menu,
Exit buttons to be the same format as on the MX-950, which
are circular, but I would have them larger than on the
950, and keep the rest of the remote the same, including
the Skip + and - buttons that I use very often, as Mike
said.

I use the Skip+ and Skip- buttons so much, that I would prefer they were above the 5-way control. I would move Skip- to where Menu is, move Skip+ to where Exit is, Move Exit to where Skip- is, Move Menu to where Info is, and move Info to where Skip+ is. That arrangement would move my most-used buttons to the easiest spots to find without looking.
Post 183 made on Tuesday October 24, 2006 at 10:20
GregoriusM
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That's a good arrangement too,WP.

The Skip + and - are the real winners for me on the 900, and the Thumbpad is a huge improvement over the 500 to 800.
When ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.
Post 184 made on Wednesday October 25, 2006 at 02:27
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Skip + - work really great on the soft-buttons for me. *shrugs*

Also the earlier models do support click hold macros, just not with the flexibility of having two different macros. So you can have your remote go to the device page when you click it, or switch to the device when you hold the button down (supports real short delays too). But so far we've just been using the MAIN button hold trick to go to a device page without switching to it.

Extra devices and pages are nice if you need them of course, but the 5 extra soft buttons are much more important to me, as I try to get everything usefull on the first page.

As for the feel of the device and looks, well, I think that's just personal preference.
Post 185 made on Wednesday October 25, 2006 at 02:54
GregoriusM
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True, it's all personal preference. That's the nice thing about having the selection of a number of different models.

It's still great to "debate" the pros and cons objectively and subjectively......... it helps others who are making the same decisions. :-)
When ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.
Post 186 made on Thursday October 26, 2006 at 00:47
WPWoodJr
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On October 25, 2006 at 02:27, JonW747 said...
Skip + - work really great on the soft-buttons for me.
*shrugs*

Also the earlier models do support click hold macros,
just not with the flexibility of having two different
macros. So you can have your remote go to the device page
when you click it, or switch to the device when you hold
the button down (supports real short delays too). But
so far we've just been using the MAIN button hold trick
to go to a device page without switching to it.

Extra devices and pages are nice if you need them of course,
but the 5 extra soft buttons are much more important to
me, as I try to get everything usefull on the first page.

As for the feel of the device and looks, well, I think
that's just personal preference.

I set my MX-900 up totally differently. The first page of each video device duplicates the first page of the Watch screen, ditto for audio devices and the Listen screen. That way the interface on the screen is consistent for novice users who don't need to be confused by all the obscure stuff (that is on pages 2+ of the devices). When they want to switch devices its always right there on page 1. For myself, if I want to just switch to a device page, I press Watch (or Listen) then go to page 2 where I have some "switch to device page" commands for devices which only I would ever want to go to (eg AMP and TV SET). I don't really have a need to switch to, for instance, the CABLE device page, without also switching the input on my amp but if I do, I can always cover the IR port with my hand!
Post 187 made on Thursday October 26, 2006 at 10:39
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On October 26, 2006 at 00:47, WPWoodJr said...
I set my MX-900 up totally differently. The first page
of each video device duplicates the first page of the
Watch screen, ditto for audio devices and the Listen screen.
That way the interface on the screen is consistent for
novice users who don't need to be confused by all the
obscure stuff (that is on pages 2+ of the devices). When
they want to switch devices its always right there on
page 1. For myself, if I want to just switch to a device
page, I press Watch (or Listen) then go to page 2 where
I have some "switch to device page" commands for devices
which only I would ever want to go to (eg AMP and TV SET).
I don't really have a need to switch to, for instance,
the CABLE device page, without also switching the input
on my amp but if I do, I can always cover the IR port
with my hand!

Why don't you use the "Before/After" on that button so you can issue a 1 second press and hold macro that goes to that device's page? For example, a single button press would execute a macro that turns all of your source components on and switches them to the proper inputs. A "Press and Hold" on the same button would not do anything except go to the device page for whatever devcie you wanted it to go to.
Post 188 made on Thursday October 26, 2006 at 12:40
GregoriusM
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Time to start a new thread on OTHER topics about the MX-900, I'd say. It will make it easier to find in the long run.

IMHO! :-)
When ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.
Post 189 made on Thursday October 26, 2006 at 18:26
WPWoodJr
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On October 26, 2006 at 10:39, Mitch57 said...
Why don't you use the "Before/After" on that button so
you can issue a 1 second press and hold macro that goes
to that device's page? For example, a single button press
would execute a macro that turns all of your source components
on and switches them to the proper inputs. A "Press and
Hold" on the same button would not do anything except
go to the device page for whatever devcie you wanted it
to go to.

I could do that, I just haven't really seen a need to go to device pages without also switching the amp inputs to that device.

I turn on Cable, TV, and AMP with the system ON button. The DVD device soft button has a discreet code to turn it on and the system OFF has a discreet code to turn the DVD off.

Last edited by WPWoodJr on October 26, 2006 19:20.
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