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harmony remote
Submitted By: anon ( 243 days, 12 hours, 21 minutes ago )
my answer last answer was comprehensive, but the system truncated it. The setup defines what your components are and understands how they are connected. Then you set up stuff like "watch a dvd", and it understands the receiver settings, the TV input and how to turn on the dvd and start it playing. works on a mac too.
Submitted By: semi
Without a doubt -- it's the Harmony. It's a breeze to setup, all of your settings are saved on your computer, and if you screw anything up, the "help" button will get you (or a family member) up and running. The only thing with the Harmony is you have to keep it pointed at all of your components until it finishes a cycle (about 3 seconds). If you turn it away too quickly, something might not switch on or change to the correct input. Otherwise, perfect.
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Logitech Harmony 880
Submitted By: anon ( 243 days, 12 hours, 40 minutes ago )
The the software for programming the remote is run from the logitech website, so the list of devices supported continues to grow. Its small and the works in an intelligent fashion.
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harmony remotes
Submitted By: anon ( 243 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes ago )
yeah, the harmony remotes are the best. They have an easy step
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Programmable remote
Submitted By: Janus_117 ( 243 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes ago )
Best buy sells a remote that is pretty cheap (20$ ?) that you can program from the remotes you currently have, no looking through books of codes to find what may or may not work. Also handle's macros.
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Pronto
Submitted By: Bob ( 241 days, 15 hours, 5 minutes ago )
Check the Pronto series, they're touchscreen remotes that are like PDA's. Some are marketed under the Phillips brand name. Very customizable. The only bad thing is that they're pretty expensive. You can probably pick up an older one on eBay for a great deal.