Acoustic Research XSight remote

[Duds]

just saw this in a magazine. Does anyone have one or have any experience testing one?

[pixelthis]

just saw this in a magazine. Does anyone have one or have any experience testing one?

you dont deserve it...BUT HERE YA GO.

http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin...SEARCH&Match=1

BASICALLY AR is owned by Harmon, which also owns harmony.
Which is what this is, basically, a re-badged harmony remote, perhaps a bit cheaper.
Keystone is COORS off of the bottom of the vat.
This is a harmony remote offa the bottom of the vat...

[f0rge]

i'm betting it wont be as good as a harmony

[pixelthis]

i'm betting it wont be as good as a harmony

Like GM'S underwear, it depends.
If its just badge engineering then it might be a virtual clone of a harmony.
HOWEVER if they are just dumping units that dont measure up to harmony
standards the results of buying one might be quite dire.
A lot of companies do this, shunt product that dont want to put the badge on but
can still sell as a
bargain brand.
MILLER has Milwalkees best
COORS has keystone
B&W has Warfdale(or so I HAVE HEARD)
And of course the devil has BOSE.

[pixelthis]

Like GM'S underwear, it depends.
If its just badge engineering then it might be a virtual clone of a harmony.
HOWEVER if they are just dumping units that dont measure up to harmony
standards the results of buying one might be quite dire.
A lot of companies do this, shunt product that dont want to put the badge on but
can still sell as a
bargain brand.
MILLER has Milwalkees best
COORS has keystone
B&W has Warfdale(or so I HAVE HEARD)
And of course the devil has BOSE.

actually I shouldnt have said that.
I APOLOGISE, mr devil.

[f0rge]

yeah really, even the devil is ashamed of bose

my theory is that if it isn't branded harmony it wont work as well as a harmony. there are a lot of nicer remotes out there, but very few of them work even half as well

[Duds]

so who has Vizio?

Like GM'S underwear, it depends.
If its just badge engineering then it might be a virtual clone of a harmony.
HOWEVER if they are just dumping units that dont measure up to harmony
standards the results of buying one might be quite dire.
A lot of companies do this, shunt product that dont want to put the badge on but
can still sell as a
bargain brand.
MILLER has Milwalkees best
COORS has keystone
B&W has Warfdale(or so I HAVE HEARD)
And of course the devil has BOSE.

[pixelthis]

so who has Vizio?

NOBODY.
VIZIO has everybody else.
Truth is the TV industry is so incestuous these days that its hard to keep track without
a playbook.
All I know is...PLASMAS DEAD.
Beyond that its anybodies guess.

[Capn Trips]

you dont deserve it...BUT HERE YA GO.

http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin...SEARCH&Match=1

BASICALLY AR is owned by Harmon, which also owns harmony.
Which is what this is, basically, a re-badged harmony remote, perhaps a bit cheaper.
Keystone is COORS off of the bottom of the vat.
This is a harmony remote offa the bottom of the vat...

It is most definitely NOT a re-badged Harmony. AR has licenced UEIC (makers of One-for All remotes) to make its remotes, and this is UEIC's competitor to the Harmony. Quite frankly, as a long-time OFA remote user (and JP1 hacker), I have found UEIC's remotes to be very good and am looking forward to seeing this entry into the higher-end market. I own a Harmony ONE that I love, but expect that the XSight will give it a run for its money. A Google search for XSight will reveal any number of reviews, and reports from owners in Europe, where it is already available.

[Capn Trips]

Well I have one (a European version badged as One for All vice Acoustic Research) and have written down some observations here.