All I want is a remote control, not a workstation and the MX-1000 fits the bill...The good news is you don't really need the manual to get up and going...There appears to be little dispute regarding the MX-1000's design and proposed capabilities...
So you will not be able to turn them on remotely and will have to do so manually before you hit the Activity button on the Harmony 1000...In that case you won?t have line-of-sight infrared communication from the Harmony 1000 to the components? IR sensors and you will have to purchase and set up the additional $150 Harmony RF Wireless Extender...It receives the commands put out by the...
Oh, and congratulations on making 1000 posts...Apart from this post (hey you can win something), my favorite would have to be the recent three-parter on how to build a sub-$1000 Media Center...
After a thorough online shopping expedition, I decided to purchase the Harmony 1000...In spite of these issues, I am more than satisfied with the purchase and would recommend this remote to anyone interested in getting rid of excess clutter int he family room...It was good to me, but my wife could never figure it out- mostly because even with all the programming you had to do a lot of...
One week later, the Harmony 1000 arrived from eBuyer...The 1000 is a rather high-end universalremote that can control up to 15 devices...This is both a good and bad thing...If I tap one of those icons, it simply sends the channel number to the Sky+HD box...