A new remote control?
 

Anyone know of an easy to use programmable remote control? Having recently
upgraded most of the stuff in my house I now have a remote for TV, VCR, DVD
recorder, Hi-Fi, set top box and... my gas fire.

Ideally I would programme all of the main functions into a single remote
control so that I would only have to use the proper ones for doing
adjustments etc.

Can anyone recommend such a remote?

A new remote control?
 

"PJO" wrote in message
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Anyone know of an easy to use programmable remote control? Having recently
upgraded most of the stuff in my house I now have a remote for TV, VCR,
DVD
recorder, Hi-Fi, set top box and... my gas fire.

Ideally I would programme all of the main functions into a single remote
control so that I would only have to use the proper ones for doing
adjustments etc.

Can anyone recommend such a remote?




a 'Universal' one 20 quid from local shop

A new remote control?
 

"PJO" wrote in message
...
Anyone know of an easy to use programmable remote control? Having recently
upgraded most of the stuff in my house I now have a remote for TV, VCR,
DVD
recorder, Hi-Fi, set top box and... my gas fire.

Ideally I would programme all of the main functions into a single remote
control so that I would only have to use the proper ones for doing
adjustments etc.

Can anyone recommend such a remote?




a 'Universal' one 20 quid from local shop

A new remote control?
 

The ones I have found are the One4All Mosaic and the Sony RMAV3000T

The Mosaic is priced at around £80 while the Sony is £130.

Has anyone any experience of either of these or any other?

A new remote control?
 

The ones I have found are the One4All Mosaic and the Sony RMAV3000T

The Mosaic is priced at around £80 while the Sony is £130.

Has anyone any experience of either of these or any other?

A new remote control?
 

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.

A new remote control?
 

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.

A new remote control?
 

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

A new remote control?
 

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

A new remote control?
 

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?

A new remote control?
 

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?

A new remote control?
 

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

A new remote control?
 

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

A new remote control?
 

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.

A new remote control?
 

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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Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with
ketchup.

A new remote control?
 

"PJO" wrote in message ...
The ones I have found are the One4All Mosaic and the Sony RMAV3000T

The Mosaic is priced at around £80 while the Sony is £130.

Has anyone any experience of either of these or any other?

I've got the Wharfedale (the blue one) one from Richer Sounds for
about 70 quid. It's narrow enough that you can hold it with one hand
and use it. It has Touchscreen keyboard. Programs nicely and works all
6 of my boxes.

A new remote control?
 

"PJO" wrote in message ...
The ones I have found are the One4All Mosaic and the Sony RMAV3000T

The Mosaic is priced at around £80 while the Sony is £130.

Has anyone any experience of either of these or any other?

I've got the Wharfedale (the blue one) one from Richer Sounds for
about 70 quid. It's narrow enough that you can hold it with one hand
and use it. It has Touchscreen keyboard. Programs nicely and works all
6 of my boxes.

A new remote control?
 

"PJO" wrote in message
...

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.



try this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&type=category

a $20 dollar one will do all, maybe not your gas fire,
they sell expensive flashy ones too for megabucks if you wish to have LCD
etc.

Philips Magnavox Universal Learning Remote

Model: PM625S


etc 19.99

A new remote control?
 

"PJO" wrote in message
...

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.



try this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&type=category

a $20 dollar one will do all, maybe not your gas fire,
they sell expensive flashy ones too for megabucks if you wish to have LCD
etc.

Philips Magnavox Universal Learning Remote

Model: PM625S


etc 19.99

A new remote control?
 

PDA??

What's a PDA?

A new remote control?
 

PDA??

What's a PDA?

A new remote control?
 

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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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.

A new remote control?
 

"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.

A new remote control?
 

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:42:18 -0000
"Nath" wrote:


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

depends, some actually have CIR so they are quite well equipped.


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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:42:18 -0000
"Nath" wrote:


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

depends, some actually have CIR so they are quite well equipped.


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