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**ChrisM[_2_]** · March 6th 08, 04:19 PM posted to uk.media.home-cinema,uk.tech.digital-tv

In message ,
Colin Stamp Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:44:06 GMT, "David"
wrote:

My Marantz RC for 10 units RC 2000 is showing it's age, goes back to
1995, been a good buy. It came fully programmed for Philips
products, and was able to learn by head to head all other makes.
What is available today?
What are you using can you recommend yours?
Any comparison sites?
Any on topic advise welcome.

I have a Logitech Harmony 555. It's an excellent remote if you like
fiddling. You configure it by plugging it into an internet-connected
PC via a USB cable. The online database takes care of most AV gear but
it'll learn from original remotes too.

Initially setting it up took me hours and hours (mainly because I
needed to get my head around the way the software works) but now
that's done, it's quick and easy to make little changes to get
everything arranged exactly as I want.

I found the "activity based" nature of it annoying at first, but now I
can see the point of it and it actually makes a lot of sense.

Cheers,

Colin.

What do you mean by 'activity based'?
Is it like macros to do certain things across several devices, rather than
just selecting a single device and controlling it individually??

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Regards,
Chris.
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