I have a TSU-7000 (great) and a TSU-3000 (OK but display too dim and hard to read). One thing that bothers me about jumping to a replacement, as if I could afford it, for the 3000, is my ***fear*** that setting up the remotes the way I do - that is, I learn EVERYTHING, isn't the way most remotes are set up. I kind of sketch out important buttons in some kind of logical fashion, set them up in the editor, upload them, then have some learning sessions, usually saving the files after learning one or two components (Prontoedit used to crash but seems very reliable now, still it can't hurt to save frequently...)

I see so many messages referring to remotes with "code databases" with 2,000 or so components that I am wondering if my learning every button (which has always been successful on the Prontos) is a legitimate way to set things up on various "other" remote brands (I keep thinking I'd like a fast hard-button remote). The prontos handle the many remotes full o' buttons, I think 11 components on each, with every single button learned. Are some remotes limited in terms of "learning memory?"

Thanks - Bill Halvorsen

yes.


that question is too general. A good code database should make a remote easier. Even for the Pronto (if I am not mistaken) if you use the default layout all you need to do is tell it the device and it presets all codes on each button. On the other hand everyone uses custom UIs so it takes just as long to learn as it does to set each DB code on each button.

For example on my Harmony, I just used the on-line DB and picked similar model equipment, it was fast and painless and it was easy to change the codes afterward. On the other hand all the codes in the DB are learnt codes by someone else and some people like to do the teaching because you never know the quality of the other persons work. On the other hand on the MX-500 I know many people pick a pseudo device that has no codes in it just to do learning because reorganizing buttons for devices is harder then teaching all the codes

PS, Harmony, MX-700/800/850, MX-500/600 with IR-clone, RTI have Pronto code importing capabilities