NTV550 and Harmony or "One for all" ?

[pbaumgartner]

Hi,

did anyone try one of these Remotes with the NTV550?

Logitech Harmony One
Logitech Harmony 700 (Comparison 700 and one) (http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/60/&view=34?A1=1&compProducts=3898&A2=2&A3=3&A4=4&A5=5&A6=6&A7=7&compProducts=6063&A8=8&A9=9&A10=10)
One For All URC-8603 XSight 3 Touch (homepage) (http://www.oneforall.de/en_UK/product/1/universal-remotes/3/advanced/29/xsight-touch)


As far as i know, the Harmonies like my TV&Receiver, but nothing about the Netgear.

[The_Tango]

I have had a couple of boxes that were not in my URC MX-810 database, I have always used the "learn" function. Takes a little longer but the only way I know how to make it work.

The plus side of this method is you only have to learn what you use - Any buttons/functions on the orginal remote that I never use, I just leave out.

[pbaumgartner]

This sounds promising as the URC is about 90€ and the Harmony One 135€ @Amazon.
One question: If i choose to remote controle my ntv550 with the URC - do i have to switch to something like the receiver profile to change the volume or can i mix the profiles? Because changing the volume should always work via receiver.

[The_Tango]

Most higher end RCs punch-thru to control the volume of a A/V unit. Do your research - the cheaper RCs cost less because they do less. I never liked the Harmony units but a lot of people love them (just me I guess).

If you look at the URC brand look at the "Professional" models. The programming can be a bit overwhelming at first. And make sure that the remote comes with the software, not all companies allow you download the software.

A place to look for information:
http://www.remotecentral.com/index.html

[pbaumgartner]

Thanks for your info, but we talked about completely different brands.
The "URC" Remotes are'nt sold in Germany or Austria - With a quick search I wasn't able to find a single reseller in europe!
So i will order the Logitech Harmony 700 and the One-for-all URC-8603 and test both. Both are able to "learn" from the original RC and both allow scripts like "watch media player".
I´ll let you know how it works..

[yannis]

The Neo NTV is in the harmony data base so you shouldn't have to learn any commands.

[pbaumgartner]

The Neo NTV is in the harmony data base so you shouldn't have to learn any commands. Cool! I checked 2 weeks ago, and it was'nt! Already downloading Logitech and One-for-All Software ;-)