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Re: Pronto :-)


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Pronto :-)
  • From: "Doogie Brodie" <dbrodie@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:34:21 +0000
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>Thanks to a generous sister we received a DVD player for Christmas. A
double

Lucky for some!

>I know that there's a new Pronto due out, plus a colour one, but as I
can
>only justify and need a very basic version, is there any reason I
wouldn't
>want to buy the current Pronto? Does it have any viable rivals for the
same
>price or less?

I wouldn't say so, I've had mine for about a year after Mark McCall's
recomendation and it is one of the best toys I've ever bought! :-) I have
stacks of Sky Digital logos on it, plus album list for my CD jukebox and
have about 35% memory free. I can see me upgrading to a larger memory one
when I get a 300 DVD jukebox, because it would be really nice to have cover
scans, but I'll see how it goes nearer the time! I honestly don't think
anything else can touch the Pronto for functionality and customisability at
this price level.

Even the ability to do macros like always change to Channel 4 at 6:55am on
weekdays for Big Breakfast (digibox is in living room connected to RPTV, RF
feed through to TV in kitchen, meaning I can walk in to the kitchen and
switch TV on and the station is correct ;->) and having one button power
down which switches off the TV/DVD/VCR etc and then runs my power off
lights macro, fabulous! And my SO loves it.... always a good test!

Pop over to www.remotecentral.com where you can download a copy of
ProntoEdit which has an emulator, and you can grab other people's
configuration files in the files section. Be prepared to spend a lot of
time programming the remote instead of watching DVDs  though!

>One final OT question: our DVD player exhibits glitches (visual or
sound
>stutters, plus the lip sync can go off) in playback at specific points
on
>DVDs - is this the fault of the DVD or player, and if the player, is it
a
>faulty player or bad design of player?

One disc or all discs, can you tell us the make & model and the disc or
discs involved? Some players and discs are susceptible if they don't have
the latest firmware....?

Cheers


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