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| Topic: | Best remote This thread has 7 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday December 20, 2004 at 11:33 |
RICHNWB Long Time Member |
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I was reading the review on the new sunwave remote..currently have the one for all urc-9960 but havent been happy with it..soft touch buttons have started to indent ,not nearly enough learning memory and to top it off no toll free number for upgrades..i am looking for something in the $150 dollar range..must have good learning capacity and combination of touch screen and hard buttons..my system consists of Panasonic th-42wd6 plasma ,Sony RDR -GX7 dvd,,JVC HM-DH40000U VCR, Motorola DCT6200 hd cable box,JVC XV-NP10S dvd player,JVC HR-S2901 s-vhs,,,Yamaha HTR-5640 A/V reciver ...im considering the sunwave or a harmony unit..ease of use is needed as my wife, even after 6 months still cant turn on the system..any thoughts or opinions would be nice!...thanks
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| Post 2 made on Monday December 20, 2004 at 20:27 |
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| OP | Post 3 made on Tuesday December 21, 2004 at 17:04 |
RICHNWB Long Time Member |
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hey Anthony..thanks for the opinion..can you give me a couple of reasons why?..what about the pogo tsr 500??..can get a great price on it...any thoughts are nice..RG
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| Post 4 made on Tuesday December 21, 2004 at 22:35 |
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the Harmony remotes are easy to set-up
Harmony support is unparalleled
when it comes to use
A) built for easy activity based operation (sit down and press the watch TV button)
B) if something does go wrong there is the HELP button that guides you into getting things back on track
c) the LCD lets you add more functions (and you can call them what you want)
d) a program guide on the remote so users can pick to watch press the name of the show and it will change to that channel(on some models it comes with it and on others it is optional )
Also (Take it this way) the more a remote is good the more traffic it gets and eventually it gets its own forum (either a remote or a line of remotes). Harmony has a very popular forum, the Sunwave maybe a couple of threads in the general forum.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Wednesday December 22, 2004 at 16:15 |
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good point..now..which harmoney would you recommend?..i have 8 units which include a PVR,DVD-R.HD-VCR,A/V RECIEVER,DVD PLAYER,S-VCR.CD CHANGER,PLASMA MONITER...if you had to choose one...will it work with a IR to RF converter?..
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| Post 6 made on Thursday December 23, 2004 at 21:28 |
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don't know, the 6xx are mostly the same and it is just button layout. If you look at the Harmony forum on this site it looks like a lot of pople like the 680. will it work with a IR to RF converter?.. it should
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| Post 7 made on Sunday December 26, 2004 at 10:28 |
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I have noticed that the Harmony 680 is mentioned but not the 688. What is the difference? I am looking to get a remote for a small home theater setup my son has put together, including a Samsun projection Tv. Thanks
One additional question. It looks like discreet control looks like an important feature. Is the MX700 capable either directly or with some maro progamming, of having discreet control? thx-bobbabe
This message was edited by bobbabe on 12/26/04 11:01 ET.
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| Post 8 made on Tuesday January 4, 2005 at 12:00 |
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I have noticed that the Harmony 680 is mentioned but not the 688. What is the difference? I have not used or seen either in person, but like I said above the difference in all the 6xx line is what the buttons are made of and where they are placed. I think many people are not too fond of the 688 because the buttons are too close together and almost indistinguishable, so it is hard to use by feal
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