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.
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I don\'t know if I should tell you this, but Amazon\'s got the 550 for $80. If it\'s worth your time, you could return it and save 40 bucks.
Thanks for all the info. I am VERY tempted....
don't know if I should tell you this, but Amazon's got the 550 for $80.
DAMN IT! And it's at a discount from list price at Best Buy.
Actually, I checked Tiger Direct and found the 550 for $100, but I really wanted it yesterday (our cable remote, the main one, got spilled on two days ago and doesn't work any more) and I was willing to pay $20 extra for the convenience of having it immediately.
I'm not sure I'm willing to pay $40 for the convenience of having it immediately, but I have to go to work, so if I'm going to do something about it, it will have to wait for later.
Thanks for all the info. I am VERY tempted....
Seriously, if your entertainment system consists of more than two devices, this remote is probably worth the money.
Seriously, if your entertainment system consists of more than two devices, this remote is probably worth the money.
Yeah...I think we qualify. :)
ION, I really really really really really hate Cablevision. I had no idea how spoiled I was with Time Warner until we switched. Why can't Time Warner service my new address? Why?
Cablevision does have faster Internet, though.
Cablevision does have faster Internet, though.
From where I'm sitting, not noticeably. Certainly not faster enough to make up for the fact that their customer service department flat out lied to me about what it would take to keep my phone number.
Unfortunately, they're the only cable provider at this address, and any other broadband internet solution would also involve a new phone company. (And dropping the digital phone from my account wouldn't save me any money since I'm on a promotional rate from the Triple Play package.) So I'm completely stuck.
I just got a nice bonus at work, so I celebrated by ordering one of Pimpmeister Sean\'s Logitech Harmony remotes. I\'ll let folks know if it really is all that.
I celebrated by ordering one of Pimpmeister Sean's Logitech Harmony remotes. I'll let folks know if it really is all that.
Heh heh heh.
The thing really pimps itself. I know ND had a higher end one that he wound up returning because he couldn't get it to reliable control his TV, but I've had zero problems with reliable performance.
I can't wait to hear your experience with the thing.
I just got a nice bonus at work, so I celebrated by ordering one of Pimpmeister Sean's Logitech Harmony remotes. I'll let folks know if it really is all that.
Me too, (if you replace bonus with tax refund). Seanie, you'd better be getting a kickback.
I know ND had a higher end one that he wound up returning because he couldn't get it to reliable control his TV
Hmmm... I ordered a higher-end one, but my TV is a Sony which is hopefully common enough that it can be reliably controlled.