Re: Another newbie - looking for a remote

["Shaf Ali" <shaf@xxxxxxx>]

> OK, let me qualify that ...
>
> "9/10 UKHAers think it's the daddy"
>
> :-D
>
> Of course there are some people (or freaks as I like to call them) who
> don't like the Pronto, and they are welcome to that opinion. Most
people
> do like it, and it does have tremendous "wow" factor when
guests come
> round.

Yeh but why the need to push buttons no matter how pretty she may be -
nothing tops the wow factor of voice recognition since you're not
restricted
to any one/two rooms of the house.

Currently just implemented an api to controll my cable box (windoze
presently grrrr), will be testing it out tonight whilst in the garden when
the missus decides to hog the box with 'Eastenders'.... grrrr....

'CHANGE TV TO MTV DANCE... TV Volume UP.... TV Volume UP..... TV Volume
UP......(missus screaming in the background)'.

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>
> On Tue, 2003-07-01 at 16:29, White, Peter wrote:
> > That's a matter of opinion.  Personally I tried living with a
Pronto for
a
> > year, but gave up, I need the 'tactile' feedback of a remote with
buttons,
> > too lazy to actually look down at the remote to see what I'm
pressing!
> >
> > Having said that, I've not got a Kameleon sitting gathering dust
for
exactly
> > the same reason, but at least it looks a bit funky!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 01 July 2003 13:14
> > To: UKHA List
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Another newbie - looking for a remote
> >
> >
> > Dude, as far as remote controls go, the Phillips Pronto is a
no-brainer
...
> > it's the daddy.
> >
> >
> > > Anyway I am already thinking of replacing my remote (a
Marmitek 4-in-
> > > 1) which is doing a nice job of controlling X10, TV and
Video with
> > > something that can learn the codes of my DVD/Video combi and
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ** UKHA2004 BE THERE! ** - start planning now.
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