a 'Universal' one 20 quid from local shop

A smart answer but sadly also a crap answer.

£20 worth of universal remote will not work with most of what I've got
because they're only progranned with big standard studd like Philips,
Panasonic, etc. Once you go upmarket they will not work.
For what I want I'll need something programmable.

PJO wrote:
a 'Universal' one 20 quid from local shop

A smart answer but sadly also a crap answer.

£20 worth of universal remote will not work with most of what I've got
because they're only progranned with big standard studd like Philips,
Panasonic, etc. Once you go upmarket they will not work.
For what I want I'll need something programmable.

Any decent universal will allow you to program it from it from the existing
remotes using the 'nose to nose' method

Any decent universal will allow you to program it from it from the
existing
remotes using the 'nose to nose' method

Err... I realise that, hence I'm wanting one.

What I need is a low down on the various types available. Philips, for
instance, do one which retails at over £200. I don't mind paying that sort
of dosh but is it worth it?

In message , PJO wrote


Any decent universal will allow you to program it from it from the
existing
remotes using the 'nose to nose' method

Err... I realise that, hence I'm wanting one.

What I need is a low down on the various types available. Philips, for
instance, do one which retails at over £200. I don't mind paying that sort
of dosh but is it worth it?



In my opinion it's not, but I imagine this will be a matter of
preference. Having owned a Philips Pronto for a while now I find I
really don't like LCD touch screen input and am intending to replace it
with a hard key control sometime soon, many folk however, love said
remote.

Having not used any other universal remotes I'm not really in a position
to advise, but can point you towards a good information source
http://www.remotecentral.com.

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PGP KEY ID: 0xA78636DC

In message , PJO wrote


Any decent universal will allow you to program it from it from the
existing
remotes using the 'nose to nose' method

Err... I realise that, hence I'm wanting one.

What I need is a low down on the various types available. Philips, for
instance, do one which retails at over £200. I don't mind paying that sort
of dosh but is it worth it?



In my opinion it's not, but I imagine this will be a matter of
preference. Having owned a Philips Pronto for a while now I find I
really don't like LCD touch screen input and am intending to replace it
with a hard key control sometime soon, many folk however, love said
remote.

Having not used any other universal remotes I'm not really in a position
to advise, but can point you towards a good information source
http://www.remotecentral.com.

--
Dave Cunningham dave at upsilon org uk
PGP KEY ID: 0xA78636DC

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:17:02 -0000
"PJO" wrote:

What I need is a low down on the various types available. Philips, for
instance, do one which retails at over _200. I don't mind paying that
sort of dosh but is it worth it?

Christ no.

You can buy a PDA for less than 200ukp and that can be a proper
universal remote AND a whole lot more.

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ketchup.

PDA??

What's a PDA?

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:05:54 -0000
"PJO" wrote:

PDA??

What's a PDA?

Personal Digital Assistant. a hand held computer.


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"Ian Molton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:05:54 -0000
"PJO" wrote:

PDA??

What's a PDA?

Personal Digital Assistant. a hand held computer.


Don't PDA's have weak IR transmitters though?

I can understand why people dislike LCD touchscreen- my HK TC1000 sometimes
drives me nuts (accidentally press the wrong area- or it thinks I did, and I
have to look at the screen) but I like the ability to use custom buttons &
layouts; something which is impossible with a hard-buttoned remote. Unless
the unused hard buttons disappear into the unit when I go into a activity.
;-)

Although most of the time it's OK- just try to cut down on the complexity on
the screen, just have the minimum buttons in a activity.

"Ian Molton" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:05:54 -0000
"PJO" wrote:

PDA??

What's a PDA?

Personal Digital Assistant. a hand held computer.


Don't PDA's have weak IR transmitters though?

I can understand why people dislike LCD touchscreen- my HK TC1000 sometimes
drives me nuts (accidentally press the wrong area- or it thinks I did, and I
have to look at the screen) but I like the ability to use custom buttons &
layouts; something which is impossible with a hard-buttoned remote. Unless
the unused hard buttons disappear into the unit when I go into a activity.
;-)

Although most of the time it's OK- just try to cut down on the complexity on
the screen, just have the minimum buttons in a activity.