On 8/9/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Matt</b> <<a href="mailto:skd5aner@gmail.com">skd5aner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 8/9/07, Mark Lehrer <<a href="mailto:mark@knm.org">mark@knm.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> OK my wife has thrown down the gauntlet - get an easier-to-use remote<br>> setup or get rid of the entire home theater setup. Has anyone out
<br>> there found the ultimate remote control for a setup like mine?<br>><br>> What I have currently:<br>><br>> TV, receiver, Dish PVR, MythTV - normal operation requires 2 remotes<br>> plus RF keyboard for Myth.
<br>><br>> What I would love:<br>><br>> 1 remote that can work for normal day-to-day operations - easy enough<br>> that an Amish person can figure it out. I don't mind breaking out the<br>> keyboard or unit-specific remotes for things like configuring
<br>> speakers, or mythtv command line settings, but nobody other than me<br>> should ever have to do this.<br>><br>> Any ideas?<br>><br>> I don't mind replacing any or all equipment that I have, for example I
<br>> think most of my devices only have a toggle for on/off, which makes it<br>> completely impossible to keep power in sync for the TV and receiver.<br>> Also, my 1st-gen HDTV has a VGA & component input, so it may not be
<br>> possible to find a receiver that can handle video switching properly.<br>> This requires a remote that I can program. My Sony "universal" remote<br>> doesn't do DVR well at all, and switching components requires holding
<br>> the button in for like 5 seconds, not really user friendly. Of<br>> course, a remote that requires me to buy Windows in order to program<br>> is not acceptable.<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>> Mark<br>>
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http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br>><br><br>Harmony Remotes... easy as pie.<br><br>Thanks!<br>Matt<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>I'll second or third the Harmony recommendation. I picked up the 880 a couple of years ago and have never regretted it, but any of the Harmony models should be able to do what you'd like. The initial setup can take a while (depending on the complexity of your home theater), but once it's done you'll love it.
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>--Brad Staton<br><a href="mailto:Brad.Staton@gmail.com">Brad.Staton@gmail.com</a><br>