aye, harmony 880 ++ On 4/28/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/28/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My new cable provider kind of sucks. The DVR software is stupid (actually > > profoundly retarded in places). But the biggest problem is that the cable > > box can't be routed through a secondary device (like my component > > auto-switchbox). > > (snippage) > > I've said it before and I'll say it again...I love this remote in ways > that's probably illegal in many states. > > Everything about it is so well thought out. My last "all in one" was > a Sony AV 3100 which was 3 times the size of the Harmony 880, did NOT > have a backlight (!), and frankly, I was just too stupid to ever get > 'macros' to work. So while I could control everything from one > remote, I had to do it one at a time. > > Yes, initial setup for the Harmony can be a pain, but I don't think > it's any worse than any other universal remote. I LOVED not having to > search for a code (something that at least one of my components has > always required with every universal remote i've ever bought...you > know the sequence...power TV on. 30 possible codes. Try code 1. Hit > power. TV still on? Yes? Damn. Try code 2. Hit power. TV still > on? Yes? Damn. etc). > > My wife (who I love dearly but is not so much the technophile) was > using this remote successfully within 15 minutes after I had it set > up. That right there speaks volumes. This is one of the very few > items that I've ever bought that I've been 100% satisfied with. Well > worth the price tag. > > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > >
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