http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2008/10/29/maybe-the-best-universal-remote-control/ Your Daily Updated Fun, Gadget and Games Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:26:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2008/10/29/maybe-the-best-universal-remote-control/#comment-28489 von Adenau Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:42:27 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/?p=5162#comment-28489 I bought this remote for my parents like 3 Christmas' ago at Radio Shack; it truly is awesome. The software is soo easy to use, and it has a huge database of home electronics serial numbers; I set the remote up in an hour or so. It's funny that you feature this remote after such a long time, their design has not changed much; except the color, my model is silver. It's about 30 dollars cheaper now, and I totally recommend it; especially if you have parents who are overwhelmed with remotes. Plus, their idea of an "Activities" button is ingenious; it allows you to program certain functions and label them via your pc/mac. So I have programmed a "Watch Movie" action for my parents; when they select "Watch Movie", the television, the AV receiver, and the DVD player will all turn on simultaneously, and the buttons are applied specifically to the necessary components; and when they are done, the power button turns it all of in one click. They love it! I suppose you could do some awesome hacks with this as well. Buy one, don't like it - return it; if you do, keep it! I bought this remote for my parents like 3 Christmas’ ago at Radio Shack; it truly is awesome. The software is soo easy to use, and it has a huge database of home electronics serial numbers; I set the remote up in an hour or so. It’s funny that you feature this remote after such a long time, their design has not changed much; except the color, my model is silver. It’s about 30 dollars cheaper now, and I totally recommend it; especially if you have parents who are overwhelmed with remotes. Plus, their idea of an “Activities” button is ingenious; it allows you to program certain functions and label them via your pc/mac. So I have programmed a “Watch Movie” action for my parents; when they select “Watch Movie”, the television, the AV receiver, and the DVD player will all turn on simultaneously, and the buttons are applied specifically to the necessary components; and when they are done, the power button turns it all of in one click. They love it! I suppose you could do some awesome hacks with this as well. Buy one, don’t like it – return it; if you do, keep it!

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