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Mr V

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*Wanted* Remotes
« on: February 09, 2011, 11:30:12 am »
Hi guys i'm looking for a remote that will operate on my Marantz set...it consists of
cd583 - cd player
pm683 - integrated amp
st673 - tuner
sd873 - cassette deck

also need a remote for the MVix 780HD media player

please let me know guys

even if u have a logitech remote  for sale that will control these unit let me know

much appreciated

thanx
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2011, 11:36:15 am »
Logitech has a database of supported devices on-line. You can check the compatibility for each one of devices.

Harmony One seem to be the popular choice.
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2011, 01:38:25 pm »
Harmony one is a great remote and controls all my equip (incl Mvix and Marantz CD player)

If you can, get one from the UK, they retial for about £120-£140 compared with R3k here...

The UK is also (strangely) cheaper than the US.
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2011, 02:10:25 pm »
The harmony 300i will control 4 items , your stuff will be on their database , I paid R230 + vat for one.
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2011, 02:42:36 pm »
Anybody willing to sell theirs, something like 300i should do.....maybe u interested in buying a higher end one ;)
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2011, 06:20:41 pm »
Dunno where you are , but I'm in CT wont be worthwhile if I got to post it
I just bought 3 x 300i's - Used one for a unit I sold , another for my upstairs HD decoder/TV and meridian dsp5000 speakers as an all in one , I got one unopened one left , R230+vat. Its a great remote for a cheapy...
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2011, 11:01:05 pm »
Quote from: mickyc on February 09, 2011, 01:38:25 pm
Harmony one is a great remote and controls all my equip (incl Mvix and Marantz CD player)

If you can, get one from the UK, they retial for about £120-£140 compared with R3k here...

The UK is also (strangely) cheaper than the US.

I got a harmony one on Bid or buy for R1200 in december, might be worth checking out
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2011, 07:45:48 am »
thats a great price Raffs, I bought mine about 18months ago, and there was not a seller here at under R2500.
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2011, 07:58:38 am »
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2011, 08:30:00 am »
Thanx for the response
@Rodney, thanx buddy but unfortunately i'm up in Pretoria

Guess i will just have to keep an eye out for a bargain when it comes my way but until then if u guys do have something to assist me in my dilemma, remember me and let me know ;)

Thanx
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2011, 01:18:26 pm »
I haven't seen many remotes for sale in the classifieds.

@witblits, nice one! I'm planning to get myself a Harmony 1100 very shortly. How has your experience been with it so far? 
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2011, 01:36:34 pm »
I have 2 x 1000's  , I dont think they are great remotes...cool toys but not great for a few reasons.
Biggest problem is the recharging , if you dont leave em on the charging cradle , you almost guaranteed to get the low batt warning when you pick em up...last a day or 3 especially if you surf chans etc
Other reasons , the lack of hard buttons , 2 handed operation , sticky screens , having to page thru many screens/pages to get where you wanna be and poor touch response or latency. Rather get one that takes alkalines and has a lot of hard buttons.
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2011, 02:10:08 pm »
I haven't had it long enough to really say but so far I am happy with mine.
I leave it on the cradle when not in use so the battery is never low.
The screen response is the same as my garmin and htc touch screen devices.
The only thing you must keep in mind when using it is that for programmed activities you need to keep the remote pointed at the equipment until all devices have been activated and setup for the activity.
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2011, 02:44:28 pm »
What p'd me off re the 1000 was the lack of RF - they didn't advertise it as a separately purchased add on at the time such and I see the 1100 requires that add on for RF ..one would think at the price it would be included...
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Re: *Wanted* Remotes
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2011, 02:45:20 pm »
Cool, thanks for that info. I was deciding for quite a while whether to get the 1100 or 900. I eventually decided to forget reason and to just go with my instincts. My instincts feel the 1100 is a lot cooler :)

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The only thing you must keep in mind when using it is that for programmed activities you need to keep the remote pointed at the equipment until all devices have been activated and setup for the activity.

I imagine that the 900 would not be like that as it comes with RF Blasters.

So you are happy with the touchscreen? Do you know if it is a capacitive one?
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