This is the part where I get to be glad I live in last remaning continental US state that does not change, huh?
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
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Liese S. - Mar 12, 2007 5:13:53 pm PDT #866 of 25496
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Jessica - Mar 12, 2007 6:06:46 pm PDT #867 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm sorry I didn't work exactly how you wanted. Now I do.
That's hot.
Can it control a Tivo?
Sean K - Mar 12, 2007 6:10:23 pm PDT #868 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm sorry I didn't work exactly how you wanted. Now I do.
That's hot.
Uh huh.
Can it control a Tivo?
Yes.
It's able to hold data for up to, I think, fifteen devices (and this is just the 550, I don't know how unbelievably sexy the higher end ones are).
Also, the Logitech device library claims to be the biggest available, so they'll most likely have your brands. And they update all the time, apparently.
SuziQ - Mar 13, 2007 4:15:48 am PDT #869 of 25496
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Can it control a Tivo?
Yes.
That is sexy. I want.
Actually, I think I want it for the livingroom where we have 4 remotes, but no Tivo (snarl).
Jon B. - Mar 13, 2007 4:28:45 am PDT #870 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The problem I have with universal remotes is that there always seems to be an obscure function on each of my other remotes that the universal can\'t handle. For example, my widescreen TV has picture-in-picture control buttons and an aspect ratio/zoom button.Can the Logitech handle weird-ass stuff like that?
Jessica - Mar 13, 2007 4:31:49 am PDT #871 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Can it control a Tivo?
Yes.
swoon
It's okay to buy another device if its purpose is to rid me of excess devices I already have, right? I mean, that was my excuse for the Treo...
Sean K - Mar 13, 2007 5:35:02 am PDT #872 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
For example, my widescreen TV has picture-in-picture control buttons and an aspect ratio/zoom button.Can the Logitech handle weird-ass stuff like that?
Yes.
When I set up the remote for "Watching TV," it automatically programmed one of the soft keys to control my TV's aspect ratio/zoom. It did NOT automatically program a button to do my picture in picture function, but I can go back and program a button myself to do that, if I wanted (which I don't, I don't care about PiP).
See, the reason most remotes don't always have complete functionality is because most remotes make you select blindly from a list of three, four or five digit codes.
The Logitech doesn't do that. It makes you tell it the exact manufacturer, make and model number of your device, and then it automatically knows:
Ah, you want me to behave exactly like this device here.
No blind guessing. No meaningless codes. You tell it the device you want it to pretend to be, and it knows how to do that.
Jon B. - Mar 13, 2007 5:44:21 am PDT #873 of 25496
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Which model did you get, Sean?
Sean K - Mar 13, 2007 6:00:33 am PDT #874 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I got the 550, which is a lower end model in the series. Maybe not the lowest end, but close.
It was only about $120 at Best Buy.
§ ita § - Mar 13, 2007 6:11:48 am PDT #875 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At least for mine, if for some reason it doesn't have a code, I think you can train it with the remote in question. Haven't needed to, though.