|   SL-9000 Home Theater Master Learning Remote | antdiggy
Aug 15, 2001 10:55 AM | | anyone here knows anything about the Home Theater Master Remote SL-9000 ?
I've read the reviews and I want to know if I need the original remote
for the components in order for the new remote to learn the functions, PIP function in particular ? |
| re: SL-9000 Home Theater Master Learning Remote | nick4433
Aug 15, 2001 11:08 AM | | Yes, you will need the original remotes in order to teach the learning remotes their codes. The SL-9000 is a pretty decent remote and gets the job done. There are many touch screen remotes that you may want to check out. |
| Or, better yet | woodman
Aug 15, 2001 8:31 PM | | the HomeTheaterMaster MX-500 which, at least in my book is the crowning achievement for the company so far.
The SL-9000 is an excellent remote, no question about it. I've been using one of 'em at my house for the past few years. But when I saw the MX-500 at the CES-2000, I knew that I just HAD to have it ... game's over.
You see, the main problem that afflicts nearly all "universal remotes" is the issue of labeling vs. having to remember which button to push to get what you want accomplished. Touch-screen remotes "solve" the problem, but they are relatively expensive and depend on the user's eyesight far more than their "buttoned up" cousins. I've tried several touch-screen remotes and I didn't like 'em at all. Some people do, but not me. Also, most of them get a computer involved in the "programming" of them ... I intensely dislike that aspect also.
So, I prefer a "button" remote. So, why is the MX-500 the very best, most intelligently conceived remote out there at this point, IMO (and I've had hands-on experience with literally THOUSANDS of remote controls during my 50 year career)? It's their "solution" for the problem of naming buttons. It's completely impossible to design a remote that would have a separate button for every function that someone might want to perform. Therefore the same button can have as many functions assigned to it as there are devices in the system. Many universal remotes have served their masters well - when the system is not too complex. But the more complex the system - the more devices to be controlled - it soon becomes a nightmare trying to remember just which button does what in a DVD mode, or in a TV mode, or ... well, you get the idea.
The MX-500 solves the dilemma with an LCD screen upon which you make "labels" for each of 10 buttons (5 on each side) for every device! Plus there are 2 "pages" of labels for each device which gives you the option of up to 20 commands per device in the system! This is of course in addition to the usual complement of dedicated buttons for the more common functions in todays HomeTheater systems.
There's far more to it than I've covered here. I suggest that you visit: www.remotecentral.com where you'll find a ton of info about scads of remote controls.
Hope this helps you
woodman |
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