i spent about 1 hour programming the remote to run my (new) tv, and was not able to get all the functions i wanted on the remote.
summary: overall, i like the philips rc9800i it has a nice design and initial product design.area of improvements:1.infra read or wireless computer control, i have lot’s of photo and video files
i was able to set it up without reading the maunal which is a big plus for me and i can now control my receiver, tv, dvd and cable box with one button push.
i purchased one a couple of weeks back, it was easy to set up initially, but wouldn't talk to my xbox360 and couldn't work out how to change inputs (as part of an activity) on my, wait for it,
after you program in your receiver, tv, dvd, etc.
you can sit in your easy-chair on a sunday afternoon watching tv and get your remote programmed the way you like it.
i control my a plasma tv, surround sound receiver, cd player, cd recorder, dvd juke box and mac mini/squeezebox music server.
it definitely takes a day to program the unit (it is basically unusable out of the box as the pre-configured devices are for philips branded amp, tv, etc.)
the display contrast is very good and there are a number of 'hard' buttons (soft buttons are the ones that are configured on the touch screen) to control almost any aspect of your home theater system.
i am not a professional installer but i am reasonably computer literate and comfortable enough setting up and configuring my home theater gear.
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