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View SlideshowNobody can beat this wiz — Universal Remote Control’s MX-810 Pro Wizard Remote.
Designed for whole-house or single-room use, this unit has a nice, bright, color LCD that can be customized for instant access of your favorite channels or functions, depending on what you’re listening to or watching.
It’s also as easy to program as it is to use. Using the mighty power of any PC and an onscreen programming wizard, your installer can add funky graphics and functions in a matter of minutes. You can even provide your installer with your unique images to incorporate.
With 32MB of memory, the MX-810 can control up to 24 activities for each of 24 different devices programmed into eight LCD pages.
Cost is $399, available through authorized URC dealers beginning in July. Here are some more specs to check out about this remote:
- 44 hard buttons
- RF (with base station) and IR capable
- 50 to 100-foot range
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery power
- Easy buttons include DVD, DVR, favorites, All On/Off
- Dimensions of 8 x 2.25 x 1.25 inches
- Weight of 6.9 ounces
One comment
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Scott, if i recall, Logitech announced they were adding voice recognition to their top remote, the Harmony 1000, which i believe sellls for uner $400.
my point about standout features was that this remote didn’t seem to add anything new to the pot, just catching up with the other options.
also, you need a pc to program the urc remotes. harmony is web based.
Avoid URC unless they change their policy of abondoning end users.
This is not a consumer product as it stands now.
If you like to set up the remote yourself, don’t get it.
Not because you can’t do it, but because URC doesn’t want you to do it.
For that kind of money it had better have Windows SideShow Technology:
“While you watch TV with your family on Windows Media Center, you can find out what programs are showing next or schedule a recording for the next day. You can also browse through your Windows Media Center music collection from the display on the remote control without turning on the TV.”
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URC has taken care of any issue we have ever had. They are a great company to work with. Harmony remotes are all over the internet too. Plasmas and LCD are too but most people should not install them either. This is a remote that should be programmed by a professional installer not an end user, as most URC remotes should, if you want it to work correctly. For all of you who have an issue with that do you do all your appliance work or car repairs your self or do you let a professional do it.