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Just getting a rise outta you Pronto users out there (i know there are many). This thread is for an alternative LCD remote that is considerably cheaper, if anyone owns a Palm Pilot, old or new, this little beast could control your entire Home Theater! This may have been discussed before but seems to be a VIABLE alternative so experimentation is in order. I myself would spend $300+ for a Pronto, but when you consider this same piece to cost $600 Canadian then that is what i consider unjustifiable(the real reason is if i were to spend $600 on a remote, my wife would simply kill me). Even the $300-$400 US is too much for many to spend on a remote, even if it fully automates one's Home Theater. Rather this thread should be an in depth discussion of this thread:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin...a/thread.cgi?3
The Palm Pilot 111c looks as though it would make a great remote with some implementation. It is customisable, programable, can do all or most of what the Pronto can do. Did i mention this remote has a colour LCD panel just like the new Pronto pro. Looks like 1/4-1/3 the price, so definitely worth looking into as an alternative to the king of remotes, namely the Pronto.
Looks as though the IR on the Palm Pilot is a little weak but an IR repeater should take care of that. Has anyone experimented with Palm?
Just getting a rise outta you Pronto users out there (i know there are many). This thread is for an alternative LCD remote that is considerably cheaper, if anyone owns a Palm Pilot, old or new, this little beast could control your entire Home Theater! This may have been discussed before but seems to be a VIABLE alternative so experimentation is in order. I myself would spend $300+ for a Pronto, but when you consider this same piece to cost $600 Canadian then that is what i consider unjustifiable(the real reason is if i were to spend $600 on a remote, my wife would simply kill me). Even the $300-$400 US is too much for many to spend on a remote, even if it fully automates one's Home Theater. Rather this thread should be an in depth discussion of this thread:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin...a/thread.cgi?3
The Palm Pilot 111c looks as though it would make a great remote with some implementation. It is customisable, programable, can do all or most of what the Pronto can do. Did i mention this remote has a colour LCD panel just like the new Pronto pro. Looks like 1/4-1/3 the price, so definitely worth looking into as an alternative to the king of remotes, namely the Pronto.
Looks as though the IR on the Palm Pilot is a little weak but an IR repeater should take care of that. Has anyone experimented with Palm?