Posted by Tonester on 01/21/06 18:40

<eganders@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What is the best universal remote out there at a reasonable price?
>
> There are many universal remotes out there, but outside of turning on,
> switching channels, playing & recording, most don't seem to control all
> functions so you still have to keep the original remote to set
> schedules for the VCR or the contrast, brightness, etc for TV's and so
> on. Even if some of these are controllable by the remote, good luck in
> finding where they are or remembering what button to push. If all the
> buttons were on the remote, it would be the size of the family car.
> Using the original remote to program the codes in the univeral remote
> would be long and tedious to get all the functions from the old remote.
>
> My idea of a perfect remote would be one that would allow you to select
> each device by a single button and have a touch screen that would be
> setup to emulate all the device's functions. It would probably have to
> be set up using a code like most do today, but I would think that
> downloading the functions from the internet or an included CD would be
> more practical since loading and maintaining all the functions you
> would need would be very hard in the remote itself. I would think
> doing the setup and generating the macros would best be done on a
> computer also.


Any of the Harmony remotes work just like you suggest, execpt they don't
have a 'touchcreen' which is a good thing. Touchscreens are a pain. People
think they want that until they actually get it then you realize it takes 2
hands to operate it and you have to constantly look at it. Tactile buttons
are the way to go.

But anyway, look into the Harmonys. I have the 880 which is less than $200
if you shop around, and it's worth every penny.

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