thanks for that and its more helpful than you realise. I saw a Logitech Harmony universal remote controller on eBay for $38 which looks to be one of the button type models rather than the colour touch screen - the colour touch screen model sells for nearly twice the price -.
thankfully the seller takes returns so I’ve ordered one, will let you know how I get on, should have it this time next week. > On 16 May 2015, at 9:21 am, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have several Harmony remotes and while they are easy to use if you get one > of the non-touch screen models, their Windows app for setting up the remote > has recently become totally unusable. They used to have a web site where one > could accessibly setup one's remote but the last time I tried it, it also was > inaccessible. For this reason if I were you I would purchase your Harmony > remote from somewhere where you can return it if you also find it to be > inaccessible. > > I used to be able to go to www.myremotesetup.com and set things up but it now > hands off everything to the inaccessible Windows app. > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 5:22 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Universal Remote Controls > > Hi! > > Does anyone have one of these tools? I've been using my Samsung Note4 as > a replacement remote for my Yamaha RXV520 Surround-Sound Receiver in the > Den and - whilst the Note4's built-in Remote controller App does a good > job - I want to get a separate remote controller unit. > > As the Yamaha receiver is over ten years old I doubt whether Yamaha > would sell me a new replacement remote controller for the Receiver so I > thought that a Universal remote - programmed in the correct way - might > be the next best thing. > > I've done a little searching and it seems that the market is dominated > in this area by the Logitech Harmony remotes so perhaps that might be > the way to go unless anyone else has any suggestions for other devices I > may look at? > > > -- > > ********** > Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
