One Remote

[Groundbeef]

I loved the part about the pointy head. Your real name wouldn't happen to be Beldar would it beefy?

You've seen my picture posted by Bobsticks. And I think Pix made a funny.

[filecat13]

doesn't really suprise me better late than ever. so does the rubbing of eraser on the contacts really work?

cheers: dazza

Of course it could be the placebo effect, but it seems I have far less trouble getting the darn thing to connect after I've given it a good rubbing with a soft eraser. Over time it seems a slight patina builds up--I live near a major shipping port so lots of crud in the air--and I can't get the bugger to connect at all, so out comes the eraser, then some diligent rubbing on both the remote and the cradle, then I get a good connection again.

Since starting this practice, the remote has never gone dead from lack of charge. I do this once every five to seven months.

[Rich-n-Texas]

I guess I'm fortunate in that I never have a problem getting good contact when I drop the remote into the cradle. IMO a more thorough way to clean the contacts is to use some rubbing alcohol (or other isopropyl based product) on a cotton swab and clean the contacts on both the cradle and the remote itself.

[f0rge]

i have a harmony 880 too, and it's great, except people have been pushing and holding the buttons on it too hard and a few of them no longer "click" like they used to. it's a bit of a piss-off but the remote still works fine.

beef - i agree with all your points about the PS3, hell the xbox360 elite came with component cables AND an HDMI cable. i was pretty pissed when i opened that ps3 box myself.

[pixelthis]

Of course it could be the placebo effect, but it seems I have far less trouble getting the darn thing to connect after I've given it a good rubbing with a soft eraser. Over time it seems a slight patina builds up--I live near a major shipping port so lots of crud in the air--and I can't get the bugger to connect at all, so out comes the eraser, then some diligent rubbing on both the remote and the cradle, then I get a good connection again.

Since starting this practice, the remote has never gone dead from lack of charge. I do this once every five to seven months.

Salt air is a big problem, corrodes EVERYTHING.
A friend ran a hotel in florida, near Daytona, the screws on his ford rangers dash RUSTED
And there were carwashes every block or so

[pixelthis]

Never doubted I did. So please explain to me how Sony, can sell a machine for $599 (initally), and only include the lowest resolution cables for their "TrueHD" machine.

And MS can sell their machine for $399 (initially), and include BOTH HD cables, and SD cables?

If I'm paying for them with the $399 machine, whats the problem with the $599 machine?

And it's "whether" if your talking choice. Weather if you're outside looking up.

Its all marketing.
Sony has been around longer, the red, white, yellow cables are really complementary.
They know that serious types will want a lot nicer cable than they can afford to put in the box, so they really don't make an effort, neither does most other companies.
Nicest cable I ever got was a DVI cable in my Samsung DVD player.
Really nicce, especially when you consider the player was 129 bucks

[pixelthis]

SO people liked the pointy head comment, wheres my pencil....

[diggity]

Its all marketing.
Sony has been around longer, the red, white, yellow cables are really complementary.
They know that serious types will want a lot nicer cable than they can afford to put in the box, so they really don't make an effort, neither does most other companies.
Nicest cable I ever got was a DVI cable in my Samsung DVD player.
Really nicce, especially when you consider the player was 129 bucks

hello peoples; i've already said this somewhere on this forum but i'll say it again. the only brand that will give you anything but just composite cables is samsung. they give you a hdmi cable with any machine that requires it. i suppose xbox 360 give you the component and hdmi because they use that scart connector looking thing. otherwise i doubt they would give you any good cables.

back to the remote issue. i dont mind using harmony as well as bluetooth remote for ps3. two is still better than the seven i used to use. i think the benefits of the ps3 far outways the cons of two remotes.

cheers: dazza

[Luvin Da Blues]

hello peoples; i've already said this somewhere on this forum but i'll say it again. the only brand that will give you anything but just composite cables is samsung. they give you a hdmi cable with any machine that requires it.

....and of course the OPPOs which include a pretty decent HDMI cable also...

[Groundbeef]

hello peoples; i've already said this somewhere on this forum but i'll say it again. the only brand that will give you anything but just composite cables is samsung. they give you a hdmi cable with any machine that requires it. i suppose xbox 360 give you the component and hdmi because they use that scart connector looking thing. otherwise i doubt they would give you any good cables.

back to the remote issue. i dont mind using harmony as well as bluetooth remote for ps3. two is still better than the seven i used to use. i think the benefits of the ps3 far outways the cons of two remotes.

cheers: dazza

The video/audio output is only wonky if you are using component. If you are using HDMI, its the same HDMI out as anything else.

As far as the remote goes, to each his own. If you don't mind 2 remotes, I'm cool with that. I would just prefer to use my single universal remote.

[lawman]

H'lo All,

This is a good thread.

My girlfriend recently bought me a Harmony 880 which is absolutely fantastic. However when I was on the Logitech site I noticed that they've recently released the Harmony One. The only difference I can find is that it's a) a little smaller; b) black; and c) touch screen for 3 activities at a time.

I'm probably still within the return period for the 880. Anyone know whether it's worth it to trade in the 880 for the One? I'm very happy with the 880, specially after spending some time setting it up, but if the One is outstanding.....

Cheers,
Lawman

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