Good Universale Remote - Hurry

[Pyser]

hey guys. just on the off chance anyone is in the market for a cheap universal remote, the logitech one is $99 today:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O7I6VE/...m&linkCode=as1



a solid review:

http://www.buy.com/articles/loc/6423...ype/1/341.html



you never know when people are looking to buy stuff...

[stevew]

bangin' deal.

If only I didn't have a 3 year old who would invariably wreck it, or hide it forever...

[Bee]

Just a warning, but I went through three 880's before giving up on it and getting my money back from amazon.com about a year ago. The first one wouldn't charge, the second one had two programmable buttons that wouldn't work and the third one had a volume button that kept sticking. Amazon was great about taking them back, but I just got tired of trying to get one that worked right. If you get one that works, I think it would be a nice remote but I gave up and got a more expensive remote that worked right off the bat.

edit: They might have gotten the quality issues worked out since I ordered though since it's been a while.

[Bee]

Dola:

Just saw where this was a refurbished one. Hey you might get one of my old ones!

[gstelmack]

I have a 676 at home that is fantastic and would love another.

But not refurbished

[JeeberD]

People actually pay $100 for a freakin' remote control?

[molson]

My TV came with a remote.

[twothree]

Does it let you control Kate Beckinsale?

[Logan]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

People actually pay $100 for a freakin' remote control?

Yeah, I wasn't expecting that price range in this thread.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

People actually pay $100 for a freakin' remote control?

Tell me about it. If I'm paying that much for a remote it better have the option to have Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba, Halle Berry or Shakira stand next to me to change the channels for me.

[Bee]

The one I ended up getting was $400 on sale. Some of the ones I looked at were over $1000.

[JeeberD]

Insanity...

[Butter]

Originally Posted by molson

My TV came with a remote.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[gstelmack]

With the increasing complexity of home theater setups, these things can be a godsend. They remember the state of all the devices, so you can press a single "watch a DVD" button and it sets up the TV, DVD player, and Receiver to the correct power state and inputs while turning everything else off. They also have web or PC-based programming that make it much easier to set up for all your devices than punching in a bunch of codes. And if the grandparents or babysitter are coming over to watch the kids, it's much easier to explain to them how to use it.

[Bee]

Yep, those kinds of remotes are generally not aimed at someone who just has a tv. I have over a dozen things that my remote runs (including the lights in my HT room).

[Dr. Sak]

I have this remote and can say it is great. It is really easy to customize and get working with everything in your house.

[FrogMan]

Originally Posted by Bee

Yep, those kinds of remotes are generally not aimed at someone who just has a tv. I have over a dozen things that my remote runs (including the lights in my HT room).

you have a Hattrick room? wow!






FM

[Bee]

Originally Posted by FrogMan

you have a Hattrick room? wow!






FM

Doesn't everybody?

[molson]

I'd lose this thing in 8 minutes. Then I'd find it, spend 2 hours programming it, then the batteries would fall out and I'd have to program it again. Then I would be forced to destroy it.

[ISiddiqui]

Hmmm... still thinking about it. I know it's a refurb, and I really only have 2 (maybe 3) remotes it'd replace... but it's pretty cool. Though $100 for a remote... hmmm.