The problem with the NeO is that it will not learn the DVD, CD, AUD, SAT, etc., buttons. Which means that no matter what device you choose with the NeO, the 950 never switches to those devices. The NeO is poor at learning from other remotes not just the 950. The NeO is kind of neat in that you can customize the buttons to say what ever you want, but for a $150-$200 remote, it is just not worth the aggravation. I mean, the purpose of spending that much money for a remote is to SAVE you time and aggravation.
Now, if you want to make the buttons work the 950 you will have to use files made for other Pronto remotes as there are no ncf files available. The ccf files (Pronto Plus and up files) NeO files have the ncf extension. You need to load the editor for the Pronto (ProntoEdit), which does not work with the NeO. Then you open the ccf file with ProntoEdit and copy and paste every code from that into NeOHacker (Don't forget to install Java Runtime). Then from NeoHacker you can copy the files from there into your NeOEdit software where it may or may not work. Gee, see how simple it is. Of course this is only a brief summary. You will have to read many documents, written in poor english (if available) to try and grasp what you need to do. On the other hand if everything you have is coded into the NeO, it will probably work great.
Other things I don't like about it:
It is kind of light and bulking at the same time which gives it a cheap feel.
You can't Customize the look of the Device Display (The first you see) without the use of third party software.
When you download a configuration to the NeO some things are not saved, like time, date, probably others.
It's terrible at learning from other remotes.
Eats batteries.
And if you don't agree with some of this, go to RemoteCentral and read the comments from others. They say the same thing too much of the time.
Just say N O (e)
I was suprised, at first, to find a UPS PadPak return pouch that shipped with the NeO remote. Now I know why. I have written BlueDo, and will exchange it for the MX 500.
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