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Universal Remote Control MX-500 10-Device LCD Viewscreen Remote Control with Joystick Operation
Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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Controls up to ten devices. Preprogrammed for over 1,000 audio/video components. Learns up to 530 commands via infrared from device remotes. Send out multiple commands at once with the macro function. LCD viewscreen with 26 individual pages.
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Customer Reviews
for Universal Remote Control MX-500 10-Device LCD Viewscreen Remote Control with Joystick Operation --- Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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Not as fancy as some remotes, but for the price, it is a great deal.
Easily programmed and controls everything.
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Universal Remote Control MX-500
excellent remote for the price. i used to have a pronto ts1000 but found that we were using the original remotes most of the time. the lcd was cool, but not being able to use it without looking at it was a pain. the mx-500 has both so it's easy to change channels or volume by feel. i did find that manually programming it in learning mode was a lot better than using the codes. which is probably the way to go anyway since you can design the remote exactly how you want it. joystick can take a little getting used to. it's pretty small so when you press the middle button you can accidentally roll it to the side. it'll save you a lot of batteries and also, i think it has more power than your normal remote. it's also easy to use program and use. if you have a lot of money, i guess there are better remotes, but for under $100 i think this is the best. under $70 at amazon.
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Ummm
We had to name one button Bunny and one button Kitty so I would know what to push to make this monster thing work... I still wont use it.
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This remote does everything I need it to do
I don't write many product reviews, but I read them before I buy just about anything. However, this remote is so good I just had to give a review.
I was able to get 5 remotes off the end table with this remote. The MX-500 can control 10, but I have different ways I like to control my home theater system. The MX-500 allows you to be creative in how you program it. Here is an example of what I did.
I have an HD Sat Receiver with a DVR built in. I normally like to use the Sony Receiver to control the sound, but sometimes I just want to use the TV sound. I programmed the SAT Receiver remote into two of the 10 inputs, and set one for sound with the TV and one with the SAT. I did this for the DVD player as well. You can create your own label for your inputs so I have a SAT, DVD, SATTV, and DVDTV input.
With the second page of functions for each input, I was able to program some of the Receiver functions so I can change receiver settings for the sound I want. That way if I am watching a concert on the SAT, I can control the SAT receiver and the Audio receiver settings without going back and forth from SAT to Audio.
There are many Macros you can set up. Not just the main 5. I set up mine so when you are watching SAT and decide to watch a Blu-Ray movie, you just go to the main menu and push and hold the Blu-Ray input down for 1 second and the remote automatically turns on the Blu-Ray, changes the TV input to the Blu-Ray, changes the Receiver input to the Blu-Ray, then ends up in the Blu-Ray menu on the remote. I then set up the M1 macro to re-set everything to watch SAT again.
Although I do not have a remote for my Wii, I set up one input on the Remote for Game. That way when you want to play the Wii, you press the Game input from the main menu for 1second, and the remote changes the TV input to the Game input and the receiver to the Game sound. This makes it easy for my kids to get the audio and video set up to play a game. Likewise, I set up M3 macro to re-set everything to watch SAT again.
Here are the components I have programmed in the remote:
1. Toshiba 52" HD TV
2. Dish Network HD DVR
3. ClearPlay DVD Player
4. Sony Blu-Ray DVD Player
5. Sony Audio Receiver.
Only one very minor change I would make to the remote: The Skip forward, Skip back, record, and pause buttons share with the guide, menu, exit, and info. With a DVR, you need all 8 of these commands. Not a big deal, I just programmed the Guide, Menu, Exit, and Info commands to the LCD screen.
Bottom line: I have had 5 different universal remotes, and this is the only one that allowed me to clear the end table of all of my remotes.
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Finally, a universal remote that truly is universal
I've made several tentative forays into the world of "universal" remotes. All have disappointed for one reason or another. I was convinced truly universal remotes were only the playthings of fabulously wealthy people who could drop hundreds of dollars on a top-of-the-line model.
Not so. This remote IS universal. Well, universal for the 6 components I want to control, two of which are "off-brand" DVD players (Oppo and Protron).
Drawback: The library of codes is so outdated that I wasn't able to program any of my devices using them. It recognized my Sharp Aquos TV only after the tedious process of searching code by code.
Perk: It learns from other remotes so easily that I was able to fully customize button placement from the beginning, rather than seeing which buttons the manufacturer thought should be which and having to decide to change them or not. I only had trouble teaching it one function, my JVC receiver volume. Customer service was friendly and helpful. The fix was as simple as trying different distances between the two remotes.
I was able to program all the essential TV and DVR functions onto one page, so the only reason to change components is for DVD watching. Very nice!
Unlike the other remotes I've tried in this price range, the LCD buttons are fully editable. I was led to believe this feature was also only available in higher-end models.
Sure, the Logitech Harmony is much prettier. It also sounds more complex, and the more complex you get, the more potential problems you have. The MX-500 isn't as high-tech, but it definitely gets the job done, which is all I want. Actual universality!
Slightly off-topic, in reading reviews for this remote I was struck by how many users made comments in the vein of "So simple even the little lady can use it!" While this is true, I have to wonder what kind of space-age consoles they were using before that eluded the intelligence of the average woman. Perhaps if they gave her a chance to touch the remote once in awhile, it would remove some of the mystery.
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