Posted by Mark W on 01/15/07 22:20

<runderwo@mail.win.org> wrote in message
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>
> Neck & Red wrote:
>> <runderwo@mail.win.org> wrote in message
>> news:1168825645.651689.213760@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> > Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
>> > player-specific setup menus on DVD players?
>>
>> If it's an IR command, a Harmony remote can do it. It can learn any IR
>> button.
>
> OK, but what if we also pretend for the sake of argument that the
> original
> DVD player remote does not exist? :-)
>


A PDA with IR port is a good programmable remote. Some players, like my
Pioneer, need a special remote hack that is only possible using a PDA and a
string of commands. Is that the kind of thing you mean?

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