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[cparker]

I've talked about this remote. It's a URC MX-980. Gonna try and show a couple pics... if I remember how...

ok so they aren't in the right order, but..... image 0034 is the "home" screen. 0037 is what's on screen when we're watching satellite TV.

38, 39, 40 show favorites with station logos.(I have a double in there ....oops)
36 is my devices screen.

I loved the idea of the Harmony remotes using Activities rather than devices to control an AV system. My family can't remember what device needs to be on what input to do the various things like watch TV or a DVD or listen to CDs or play the Wii.

This remote gets programmed here on my computer instead of connecting to a site on the internet like a Harmony. The pics show all stock graphics. I haven't got into making my own, but some of the pro installers get very creative. Hard buttons. Not touchscreen (I hated touchscreen remotes as they were never clean). Macros, conditional, variables, punch-through, you name it. This does it. And it's just a lot higher build quality than any harmony. I was wearing out a Harmony about every 12 to 18 months. These usually stay in service 5 years or more. This is IR. There's an RF base for it, but I don't need it and this cost enough

Can't say enough good things about it.

 

[Jimbo]

I've talked about this remote. It's a URC MX-980. Gonna try and show a couple pics... if I remember how...

ok so they aren't in the right order, but..... image 0034 is the "home" screen. 0037 is what's on screen when we're watching satellite TV.

38, 39, 40 show favorites with station logos.(I have a double in there ....oops)
36 is my devices screen.

I loved the idea of the Harmony remotes using Activities rather than devices to control an AV system. My family can't remember what device needs to be on what input to do the various things like watch TV or a DVD or listen to CDs or play the Wii.

This remote gets programmed here on my computer instead of connecting to a site on the internet like a Harmony. The pics show all stock graphics. I haven't got into making my own, but some of the pro installers get very creative. Hard buttons. Not touchscreen (I hated touchscreen remotes as they were never clean). Macros, conditional, variables, punch-through, you name it. This does it. And it's just a lot higher build quality than any harmony. I was wearing out a Harmony about every 12 to 18 months. These usually stay in service 5 years or more. This is IR. There's an RF base for it, but I don't need it and this cost enough

Can't say enough good things about it.

Thats interesting, I was told that the upper end Harmony's did not give you the software and you had to have it professionally set up.

I was looking at the step down from that version, I think it was the 880, still haven't made up my mind, lots of money, when I have a few remotes that I can use to do the same thing .... it just takes more than one is all.

 

[cparker]

Not a Harmony. It's a URC. Or maybe I just read your comment wrong
This is a pro remote as well. You have to buy it from an authorized dealer and it's up to them whether or not they'll give you the software. The place I bought it gives you the software. Feels kind weird being so thrilled with a remote. but it makes using the system so easy my 86 year old mom can sit down and watch TV. She doesn't have to know all the stuff that's happening without her having to do it ... heheh.

 

[Jimbo]

Not a Harmony. It's a URC. Or maybe I just read your comment wrong
This is a pro remote as well. You have to buy it from an authorized dealer and it's up to them whether or not they'll give you the software. The place I bought it gives you the software. Feels kind weird being so thrilled with a remote. but it makes using the system so easy my 86 year old mom can sit down and watch TV. She doesn't have to know all the stuff that's happening without her having to do it ... heheh.

Your right, it was a UR that I was looking at, lot of the model numbers are similar

 

[Jimbo]

Your right, it was a UR that I was looking at, lot of the model numbers are similar

Is that the model that has a power plug to charge it, or battery operated ?

 

[cparker]

The MX-980 has a charger base that you drop it into. No cord to charge.

 

[Jimbo]

The MX-980 has a charger base that you drop it into. No cord to charge.

I think thats the biggest difference from the 880 and the 980