The MX-500 is, as others here have said, an excellent remote. The hard buttons are laid out and labelled appropriately for everything from a cable box with PVR capability to a DVD player to a TV to a Squeezebox; and the controls that don't naturally map to a hard-labelled button can go nicely in the custom button area on top.
Plus, macros, which are great at allowing me to easily switch sources in my otherwise unwieldly setup (which might normally require three devices to change inputs). Plus, it's easy to set up, being sensibly pre-programmed for a variety of devices and with fairly intuitive menus (and an excellent manual) for doing learning, label editing, and macros. Plus, it's got a nice backlight. Plus, it's an attractive unit with good feel (the unit itself has the same powder-black finish as the black Squeezebox; the buttons are a glossy hard finish that depress satisfyingly). It's really an excellent remote, and it seems to be intermittently possible to find it for under $100, which is a steal. -- mkozlows _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
