Re: Philips Pronto Professional TSU9600 - Review

["keyvan2r" <keyvan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have been playing with my 9600 for a few days and IMO Mark's
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covers it very nicely. My issue - which is really component related-=20
is that the software has no way of remembering status (variables??)=20
so if & when the serial goes both ways, how will you store/display=20
the component's status/feedback/response?
I say this because I have been trying to find a reliable way of=20
managing input selection on my Toshiba 47" lcd (47WLT66). This unit=20
has no discreet input selection for 2xHDMI, component, etc. To select=20
an input you can either cycle through by pressing input button=20
repeatedly or press the centre cursor button which brings up a=20
graphic list of inputs. You then use the up - down cursor to=20
highlight the desired input and press the centre button again to=20
select; horrible for automation :-(
I have DVD into one HDMI and SKYHD in the other. Ihave been trying to=20
accomodate this into the 9600's activity based setup. With no way to=20
track which input is currently selected, I have no way to know which=20
sequence to used to get the lcd to go to the required input. I can=20
see this becoming a real problem...Any ideas??
I think if Philips enable 2way serial then the programing s/w will=20
need to be redesigned to accommodate variables - how else can one get=20
usable data from the ports? This, I suspect will also need a redesign=20
of the executable on the unit. Any thoughts?

Keyvan
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Mark McCall" <lists@...> wrote:
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> We've just published our review of the new Philips Pronto=20
Professional
> TSU9600, complete woth lots of photos, screenshots and a video...
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> I've had the new Philips Pronto Professional TSU9600 for a little=20
over a
> week now so I thought it was time for some initial impressions.
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> The Harware Picking it up for the first time, the unit is probably=20
smaller
> and lighter than you'd imagine. The finish is glossy piano black=20
with a
> silver brushed effect surround. The stylus stores inside the unit=20
like a PDA
> or SmartPhone, but it doesn't lock into place very well, although I=20
haven't
> needed to use it so far apart from calibrating the screen on=20
initially
> booting the device. The 3.7" 640x480 (VGA) screen is beautiful,
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you'd
> expect in an =A3800 remote, and it sits flush with its surround
which=20
helps to
> give it a great viewing angle. The tilt sensor brings on the=20
backlight when
> its lifted just like the Sonos controller. There are over 20 hard=20
keys
> around the unit which are on the whole excellent. It's great to=20
have a
> proper cursor pad in particular when using it with devices like=20
TiVo.
> Strangely the scroll ring around the cursor pad is currently only=20
used for
> Escient media servers and is un-addressable in the software for any=20
other
> device. I've also find the hard keys directly under the screen for=20
Play,
> Stop Pause etc are a little too small...
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> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1830.html
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> M.
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