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Re: Lord of the One Remote
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Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:37:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > I have achieved a state of One Remote For Every Device.
> >
> > It is a wondrous state.
> >
> > Marantz RC1200 Remote... mmmmmmmmm.
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> > Not only does it control everything in my entertainment center, but it
> > also allows programming of Macros, so I can have it carry out a sequence
> > of commands.
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> > Ohhhh it's so deliciously geeky.
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> The Marantz is nice, but I still like the Philips Pronto <drool>...who ever
> thought you could drop $500-$1000 for a remote control, huh?
$1000 for a remote? My brain just threw a rod! That's more than my DVD
player, receiver, and speakers combined! Of course I have lower budget
devices, but that isn't the point.
It would be nice, though, to be able to switch from watching cable TV to
watching a DVD without having to reach for 4 different remote controls...
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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> (Of course, I could do all the same things on my Apple MessagePad 120 years
> ago, but there you go...)
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> Matt
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Ehh, funny thing. Marantz = Philips. The remote I got was only $149. It does all the stuff I want. I could have spent about 250 and bought the cooler one with the touch screen, but I decided to forego the keen factor and just go for function. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Lord of the One Remote
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| (...) I don't have this problem. When I switch from TV to DVD, I gotta get up and walk over to put a DVD in the machine anyhow. So I just hit all the buttons while I'm there... -JDF [Now, if that Marantz 1200 has a robotic DVD changerator, I am _so_ (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Lord of the One Remote
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| (...) The Marantz is nice, but I still like the Philips Pronto <drool>...who ever thought you could drop $500-$1000 for a remote control, huh? (Of course, I could do all the same things on my Apple MessagePad 120 years ago, but there you go...) Matt (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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