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#53531 - 05/19/05 12:49 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
trikos Offline
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Registered: 04/28/05
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Loc: Canada
Where did you "had" it for that? wink

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#53532 - 05/19/05 01:07 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Jed M Offline
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Registered: 05/02/02
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I am not sure if this is against forum rules, so feel free to delete this post Outlaw. I figure it might benefit some people who want to upgrade from the 990's remote.

I have bought 6 mx-700's through Ebay. I will personally vouch for this seller, dougtheaterman, as I have bought 5 of my 6 mx-700's from him. The remotes come with a two year replacement plan and 2 day shipping. Unfortunately he has raised his shipping price by $10 so its now $180 shipped. As of now he has 28 available in this batch.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=61323&item=5773800394&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Looking to save some money? This seller that I have never used, but looks reputable based on his overwhelming positive feedback is selling them for $165 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=61323&item=5774300682&rd=1

EDIT: Just to clarify, all of these remotes are brand new.

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#53533 - 05/19/05 01:55 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
trikos Offline
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Registered: 04/28/05
Posts: 269
Loc: Canada
Geez, if what you did is frowned upon, then I think I did a bad too. Never thought I was, but I will check the doc and see if I was violating some rule..

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#53534 - 05/19/05 03:27 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Sfox7076 Offline
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Registered: 05/01/05
Posts: 33
Loc: New York
I guess I wonder what that customization is. I have been able to program any and every function into my remote. It does have 3 dedicated buttons on top, but you can change those. I also paid, after rebate, $70 for my harmony.

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#53535 - 05/19/05 03:42 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Jed M Offline
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Among other things, customization is having the choice to have any command, macros included, on any button on the remote (not just 3), and the ability to rename up to 40 commands for each device. With the Harmonys you are letting the remote control decide how it should be used most effectively. Harmony sells their remotes on ease of programming, where Pronto and HTM sell theirs on customization. All three are absolutely great remotes, but they all have different plus and minuses. As a user you need to decide what is most important to you. For further info, go to www.remotecentral.com.

Trikos, a lot of forums don't allow links to live auctions, but I have seen it done here before so I assumed its not against the rules.

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#53536 - 05/19/05 03:55 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Outlaw_Tim Offline
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Registered: 11/20/03
Posts: 56
So far so good! The only complaint I have is I can't get the Auto set-up to work properly:

(taken form a sinking post)

During auto calibration it detects my Left and Right BACK Surrounds at very different distances:

LBS @ 13'
RBS @ 2'

This is consistent each time through.

As far as position from the sweet spot both are the same height and distance behind and out to the sides.

The same for my LS being a little further out due to room size. Yet for the Surrounds (L/R sides) it nails them @ 7' (LS) and 6' (RS) out from the sweet spot; dead on.

I've set the delay to match the compensation for the surrounds, bringing the LSB to 12'.

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#53537 - 05/19/05 04:01 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
trikos Offline
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Registered: 04/28/05
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Loc: Canada
One thing to keep in mind it that there are some factors in the speaker itself that can cause slight variations in delay. No two speakers are exactly a like.

But I would not think the difference between 13 and 2 ft.. wink

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#53538 - 05/19/05 04:16 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Jed M Offline
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Registered: 05/02/02
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OK, here is something I find as a negative. Only one video input can be used while listening to SACD and DVD-A. I used to enjoy listening to multi channel music while watching sports on tv or while playing video games but now that is no longer the case. Sure I could go to the menu and change the input everytime I decide to watch something else, but to me that is not very user friendly. Hopefully this can be fixed with a software upgrade.

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#53539 - 05/19/05 04:34 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Sfox7076 Offline
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Registered: 05/01/05
Posts: 33
Loc: New York
Jed,

You can create more macros on a harmony, you just scroll through them on the LCD panel. It is all about customizing. I have about 20 macros setup. I also like that the harmony is smaller. But that is just me. To each there own.

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#53540 - 05/19/05 05:43 PM Re: Any Negatives ???
Jed M Offline
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Registered: 05/02/02
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Sfox, agreed.

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