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  • caseyd
    D*d y** g*t th* m*m*?
    • Jul 2002
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    #61
    Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

    Originally posted by Heelfan71
    It should work further away than that. Is your Dish receiver enclosed in something where it might be blocking the path ?
    Nope. My Dish remote works fine from where I sit. The only issue is that my Samsung LCD has a known issue where its RF signal is too strong and conflicts with the Dish RF and I have to put something up in front of the Dish front sensor. Then, the Dish remote works fine. I'm wondering if the Harmony just isn't strong enough to overcome that blocking it. Unfortunately, Samsung has no fix for that IR issue as of yet.
    Last edited by caseyd; 12-27-2008, 02:05 PM.
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    • Heelfan71
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      • Jul 2002
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      #62
      Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

      have you tried the Harmony without something blocking the sensor? Sounds like it isn't strong enough.
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      • caseyd
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        • Jul 2002
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        #63
        Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

        Originally posted by Heelfan71
        have you tried the Harmony without something blocking the sensor? Sounds like it isn't strong enough.
        Yeah, it doesn't work at all without the sensor being blocked. When I have it blocked, it works, but only with a couple feet. With it blocked, the Dish remote itself works across the room. I'll probably just see if I can get that problem fixed first and then work on the remote aspect. I won't be able to use the Harmony if I have to be within a couple feet of the box all the time. Thanks for all your help.
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        • mgoblue
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          • Jul 2002
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          #64
          Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

          Originally posted by caseyd
          Yeah, it doesn't work at all without the sensor being blocked. When I have it blocked, it works, but only with a couple feet. With it blocked, the Dish remote itself works across the room. I'll probably just see if I can get that problem fixed first and then work on the remote aspect. I won't be able to use the Harmony if I have to be within a couple feet of the box all the time. Thanks for all your help.
          That's weird...sounds like something's broken maybe? No remote requires you to be that close to a device....

          Oh, with the up/down arrow issue, I'm not sure there's a solution. Basically, I think the "Watch TV" activity has them set to the DVR, so even when you run the command do record, they'll still be linked to the DVR up/down arrows. I don't know if there's a way to switch the arrow behavior mid-activity. It's like my volume's linked to my receiver, and if I wanted to use the TV volume I'd have to go to the devices and select TV in order to get the +/- to work for the TV volume.
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          • caseyd
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            • Jul 2002
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            #65
            Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

            Originally posted by mgoblue
            That's weird...sounds like something's broken maybe? No remote requires you to be that close to a device....

            Oh, with the up/down arrow issue, I'm not sure there's a solution. Basically, I think the "Watch TV" activity has them set to the DVR, so even when you run the command do record, they'll still be linked to the DVR up/down arrows. I don't know if there's a way to switch the arrow behavior mid-activity. It's like my volume's linked to my receiver, and if I wanted to use the TV volume I'd have to go to the devices and select TV in order to get the +/- to work for the TV volume.
            Yeah, that's what I found. By the end of the night, I had become an expert on commands. lol. I had everything working mostly like I wanted it. The problem all rests with the TV. If it wasn't such a great TV, picture-wise, I'd be more upset. I just hope they come out with a firmware update at some point (or I find some kind of signal blocker that doesn't require me blocking the whole front of the dish box). I really think that the Harmony just doesn't have strong enough RF output to overcome the piece of heavy paper blocking the sensor. Like I said, the Dish remote seems to work fine once I have the paper there, even from 10 feet away. The Harmony works but you have to be 3-4 feet away.
            Last edited by caseyd; 12-28-2008, 12:44 AM.
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            • mjb2124
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              • Aug 2002
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              #66
              Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

              I just saw this on Logitech's site:

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              Anyone pick one of these up? It's an adapter for the PS3 so you can control your PS3 through your Harmony remote. I have the PS3 blu-ray remote, but might sell that or trade it in to pick this thing up.

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              • Heelfan71
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                • Jul 2002
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                #67
                Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

                Originally posted by mjb2124
                I just saw this on Logitech's site:

                Discover the innovative world of Logitech United States and shop everything MX, Mechanical Keyboards, Wireless Mice, Webcams, Headsets, Software, and more


                Anyone pick one of these up? It's an adapter for the PS3 so you can control your PS3 through your Harmony remote. I have the PS3 blu-ray remote, but might sell that or trade it in to pick this thing up.
                I bought this for $15 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R5H7KE?...89&camp=211189

                I don't use the remote, just the usb part that I plug into the ps3 and I control my ps3 from my harmony just fine.
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                • GAMEC0CK2002
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                  • Aug 2002
                  • 10384

                  #68
                  Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

                  Originally posted by Heelfan71
                  I bought this for $15 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R5H7KE?...89&camp=211189

                  I don't use the remote, just the usb part that I plug into the ps3 and I control my ps3 from my harmony just fine.
                  I have one of those remotes. How do you program it into a harmony remote to use on the PS3?

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                  • Heelfan71
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                    • Jul 2002
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                    #69
                    Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

                    Originally posted by GAMEC0CK2002
                    I have one of those remotes. How do you program it into a harmony remote to use on the PS3?
                    I just went into the Harmony website/program where you add your activities etc. If you already have a device named PS3 in your harmony setup, you need to add another one. instead of adding the PS3 and/or the Nyko....add game console with DVD, sony, Playstation 3 Blu-Wave

                    Then make an activity "watch bluray" or something similar and use the device you added above when you set it up.
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                    • mgoblue
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 25477

                      #70
                      Re: New Universal Remote - Harmony One - my quick review

                      Originally posted by Heelfan71
                      I bought this for $15 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R5H7KE?...89&camp=211189

                      I don't use the remote, just the usb part that I plug into the ps3 and I control my ps3 from my harmony just fine.
                      I've got this as well, which is why I've held off on the better Logitech one, but I'll get that eventually. That allows you to turn on and off the PS3 (I think), and doesn't take up the USB slot in the menu (I also think, not 100%). Those are the two annoyances of the BluWave thing.
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