RedEye Remote Control System?
Lloyd Parsons
here's a link :
http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/mmframe?prid=564858&attachid=1127820
MuahMan
LOL!
What kind of drooling vegetable fuckhead moron wants to use their
phone as a remote control.
Bwhahahahahahaha
"Hold on a second mom, I gotta change the channel. We might get
disconnected"
Steve Mackay
I have to ask... Why?
Get a decent remote. I've got a Harmony 880 that has worked flawlessly
for the past 2 years. It controls 7 separate components.
Preamp/Processor(which triggers the 2 amps)
CD Player
DVD Player
Xbox 360
AT&T Uverse Box
Nintendo Wii
Sony PS2
Well, it actually doesn't "control" the wii.
It uses an "activity" interface just like the redeye.
Watch a DVD
Watch Uverse TV Volume
Watch Uverse Stereo Volum
Play Xbox
Play Wii
Play PS2
Listen to Music-CD
Listen to Music Apple Airtunes
Listen to FM tuber.
The Harmony remotes are the best IMHO. And you can find an 890 for the
price you're paying for the redeye stuff.
Lloyd Parsons
Steve Mackay <mackay...@att.net> wrote:
I know about the Harmonys, but I'm trying to talk myself into an iPod
Touch here... :)
Maurice
"Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp...@mac.com> wrote in message
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The setup seem very "intuitive". Like Apple products. From the manual:
Adding a device to your RedEye configuration is simple. You need to provide
the following information
1.. The manufacturer (brand) of the device
2.. The device type (TV, DVD player, A/V receiver, etc)
3.. The name that you would like to use to refer to the device in the
RedEye app
Manufacturer
Tap on the Manufacturer row to choose a manufacturer from the RedEye system's
list of known manufacturers. You can scroll quickly through the list or jump
to a particular spot by using the alphabetical index on the right edge of
the screen, just as in the iPhone's built-in Contacts application. When you
find the appropriate manufacturer, tap on it to select and then tap the Save
button to return to the Add a Device screen.
If you do not see the manufacturer of your device in the list, you can Add a
Manufacturer by tapping on the plus button in the lower-left corner of the
screen. Doing so presents you with a box into which you can type the new
manufacturer name. Enter the name and tap Save. Please note that our
database will not contain infrared control codes for manufacturers not
already in the manufacturer list.
Device Type
Tap on the Device Type row to identify the kind of device you are adding to
your RedEye configuration. The RedEye app will use this information to
locate infrared control codes in our online database. If you do not see the
appropriate device type in the list you can choose Other, but we will not be
able to provide any infrared control codes for download.
Name and Description
You must provide a Display Name, which we will use to identify the new
device throughout the RedEye app. Model Name is optional, but in some cases
can help us find better matches within our control code database.
Description is also optional, and is a short line that appears below the
Display Name in the application.
Downloading Infrared Control Codes
We back the RedEye system with a database that contains infrared control
codes for thousands of devices. In order to access this database, your
RedEye base station must be on a network that connects to the Internet (you
can read more about RedEye networking here). If you cannot connect to the
Internet you can still add a device, but you will need to use the RedEye's
"learning" function to create commands for the device.
You may find that the online code database does not have any codes for the
particular manufacturer and device type that you specified. In this case you
may want to try again with a different manufacturer (for example, the
manufacturer of your Comcast cable box may actually be Motorola), or if you
know of a source of device codes online you can contact us to see if we can
load the codes into our database. Of course you can also proceed without
downloading codes and then add commands manually using the learning
function.
When the RedEye system finds codes in the database, it will automatically
download a sample code from each set of possible matches and present them to
you in a list. When you select a row from the list, the RedEye base station
will test the signal. Once you have found a set that works with your device,
ensure that the appropriate row is checked and then tap on the Save button
to download and install the rest of the codes. It can take a minute or two
for this process to finish.
If none of the codes work, you can deselect the currently selected row by
tapping on it again; then when you hit Save the RedEye will skip the
download step and bring you to the Device Setup page where you can add
commands manually.
MuahMan
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lol, SIMPLE!!!!
Maurice
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lol, SIMPLE!!!!
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day. They fritter and waste the
hours in an offhand way.
Tommy the Troll
For well under half that price I bought a Logitech 510 remote that
controls my TV, DVR, home theater, Blu-Ray player, CD player and VCR
(not that we use that one much these days). Also, when I am out of
the house it is still there for the family to use.
Putting all that on a device someone will take with them is simply
stupid. Then again, so is buying a Mac, so I can see the appeal.
Tommy the Troll
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The Logitech Harmony series is programmed via a PC/Mac interface. It
is pretty slick, and you can customize any of the buttons via the
learning mode. It took a while to figure it out, but maybe I should
have looked at the manual first. :)
Lloyd Parsons
looking at the manual? You mean, actually opening it and reading it?
You do realize that is against the 'man code'? :)
Lloyd Parsons
Tommy the Troll <tom_elamatearthlinkdotnet> wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:52:39 -0600, Lloyd Parsons
> <lloydp...@mac.com> wrote:
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> >anyone familiar with this or tried it?
> >
> >here's a link :
> >
> >http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/mmframe?prid=564858&attachid=1127820
>
> For well under half that price I bought a Logitech 510 remote that
> controls my TV, DVR, home theater, Blu-Ray player, CD player and VCR
> (not that we use that one much these days). Also, when I am out of
> the house it is still there for the family to use.
>
I have the Harmony One which is a bit better. this would be a second
remote that would be mine only. And I am single, so if I'm not home,
the TV and such aren't on.
> Putting all that on a device someone will take with them is simply
> stupid. Then again, so is buying a Mac, so I can see the appeal.
Stupidity is buying something not because it is the best solution, but
because we're, well stupid.
I have mostly Apple product, but for HTPC, I found the Dell Hybrid to be
the box of choice, so I have that too. It works well for its assigned
task, but it isn't what I would use for other things.
But HTPC may die before it actually gets right. I just bought a BluRay
player that does most of what my HTPC does, and does it simpler and on a
screen that is extremely easy to read vice the Windows screen that is
not from 11'. It also uses a standard remote and no keyboard/mouse
needed.
More and more, TVs and other AV equipment is coming configured with
these internet add-ons.
Alan Baker
Tommy the Troll <tom_elamatearthlinkdotnet> wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:52:39 -0600, Lloyd Parsons
> <lloydp...@mac.com> wrote:
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> >anyone familiar with this or tried it?
> >
> >here's a link :
> >
> >http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/mmframe?prid=564858&attachid=1127820
>
> For well under half that price I bought a Logitech 510 remote that
> controls my TV, DVR, home theater, Blu-Ray player, CD player and VCR
> (not that we use that one much these days). Also, when I am out of
> the house it is still there for the family to use.
What family? Didn't you divorce your wife?
>
> Putting all that on a device someone will take with them is simply
> stupid. Then again, so is buying a Mac, so I can see the appeal.
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Sandman
Yeah, the RedEye is for those that don't have a harmony remote. I kind
of like having all the remotes in the same device, and since the
Remote app from Apple is outstanding for controlling the AppleTV,
having RedEye on the iPod touch could be a good idea. BUt it requires
a line of sight, though.
For the record though, the Harmony remotes are worthless. Not only is
the UI for managing them amazingly bad, but the level of customization
is piss poor...
I bought a Harmony 1000 back in 2007:
http://sandman.net/pages/LogitechHarmony
Which I programmed with all my devices. It looked like shit and the
"activities" rarely worked the way they should which prompted the help
button that ended up listing all the commands of the device on 10+
pages of buttons. A total mess.
Now I use my Philips Pronto TSU9600:
http://sandman.net/pages/Pronto
Which I can customize 100% with their own software to do exactly what
I want. I have my own UI with my own icons and my own activities. It's
super slick and get this - I design the UI with Keynote! :-D
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