Pronto remote - program it myself ?

[omikey]

I'm about to leap over the edge with technology and was wondering if anyone would like to comment on this aspect of it.

If you have a Pronto remote, did you program it yourself ?
The sales person at Tweeter says that everyone that tries that comes back.

They want $889 for the remote with complete programming of all my other remotes (what about 6-8 of them).

What happens if/when I add a new device, who programs that in ?

Where do I get all of the codes for each of the individual remotes ?
I will want the Pronto to have the capablity of execting every function of every remote that I have.

Would I be better off buying this online (lower cost) and doing all the programming myself ? Or would this be looking for trouble ?

What are the opinons on the best way to approach this aspect of Home Theather ?

Thanks in advance for any inputs,
Mike

[samgupta]

Check out remotecentral.com...they've got an excellent collection of pronto related stuff. You can probably find files there that have your dvd player/tv/etc and just cut and paste as you go. I'n the ~2 years I've been using my pronto, that website has been invaluable.

You can do this yourself--it's not a big deal.

Good luck!

[omikey]

[QUOTE=samgupta]Check out remotecentral.com...they've got an excellent collection of pronto related stuff. You can probably find files there that have your dvd player/tv/etc and just cut and paste as you go. I'n the ~2 years I've been using my pronto, that website has been invaluable.

You can do this yourself--it's not a big deal.

Good luck![/QUOTE

Sam - Thanks for the vote of confidence, I was thinking that I could indeed do this, but was sure that I needed some pointers such as the URL you pointed me to.

Thanks !

What do you think about where to buy one, and what would be a good price ?

Thanks

[omikey]

What do you think of this ...... they offer a 90 day warranty through Philips ..... go for it ??

Philips Pronto Pro TSU6000 Factory Reconditioned

I still have reservations about doing all the programming on this.

I went to the REMOTECENTRAL.COM site .........weeeeeee, blew my little mind I'll tell ya ..... Got lost in the first 5 minutes, seemed overwhelming .... but most 'new' things we get exposed to always seems that way at first

Thanks for any ideas !!

[samgupta]

Looks like a good deal to me...one advantage to buying reconditioned is that you'll get a warranty with it. Back when I bought I did the same thing. The piece of mind is worth it.

The software for the pronto is pretty simple...after a few tries you'll have it all down. Getting started is the hardest part.

Good luck--and let us know how you like it after playing around for a few weeks!

[omikey]

Looks like a good deal to me...one advantage to buying reconditioned is that you'll get a warranty with it. Back when I bought I did the same thing. The piece of mind is worth it.

The software for the pronto is pretty simple...after a few tries you'll have it all down. Getting started is the hardest part.

Good luck--and let us know how you like it after playing around for a few weeks!

Thanks Sam, I'll get back here when I have some experiences to share with you. Looks like I'll buy the Ultimate Pronto Guide ... seems like a good solid investment of $17 !