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lol.

I'm too lazy, so would somebody link to this in the best-of thread?

Double ditto LOL.

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They should just charge us $180 to join these forums and pass 'em out at the door.

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That's fantastic. Truly hilarious.

I assume this means they are reccomended over and above the Logitech Harmony remotes that Audioholics has a fit over? Can anyone send me a link to info about the MX remote as well as reccomended model?

Here is the review done by Remote Central. Detailed and accurate.

You might also want to noodle around in the Home Theater Master forum at Remote Central. Covers the MX-700.

Finally, search on MX-700 here. There are a couple of pretty robust threads from 3rd quarter last year.

Actually the Harmony's have a number of proponents here on the forum and are considered an equally good choice. They're certainly less expensive, and, though I may be wrong about this, are considered simpler to operate than the MX-700. Ironically, I couldn't figure out the Harmony, and even had a little trouble starting out with the MX-700. But once I got the hang of it, I'm just knocked out by the ergonomics and versatility of the MX.

Is anyone here considering swapping out their MX-700 for one of the newer models?

Jack's got a good take on this. From reading the various comments on the forum for the pros/cons of the Harmony vs. MX700, i would say there are two main differences:

1. Harmony's are easier with initial setup (and probably very slightly higher WAF).
2. MX700 is more customisable (is that even a word???) meaning you can enter all kinds of wacky macros and commands to control anything you want.

that's my take on it anyways, but i've also never owned an MX700 so I can't really say for certain.
2. MX700

Not to belabor the point (I feel like 2X6 in tube amp discussions...) but I, as you know, think the harmony is great, and recommend it to all of my friends. I got my parents one - and they love it. It definitely is an easy remote, with high WAF. Anecdotally, I tell the story of a neighbor, totally unfamiliar with both my system and A/V in general (she just upgraded from a 19" television as her main set), wh ocame over one day to take care of my new puppy. She wanted to watch tv, so she picked up the one remote that she could see, looked curiously and then pressed the most logical button on the thing - "Watch TV." As expected by you (but not to her), the whole thing came to life - cable box, TV, receiver, dsp settings, tv input, yada yada. My point is that it might not be extremely complex, but that's why we get these things in the first place. Besides, you system has to really be screwed up ("gerry rigged") in order to present a challenge to these remotes. Simpler = better in my book.

Now, go buy the MX-700 and get it over with.

What does a Harmony remote go for? How is it programed?(maually or computer) The only reasons I havent looked further into the MX700, is that I can't use my Mac to program it.