Universal remote to access setup menu

Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
player-specific setup menus on DVD players?

runderwo@mail.win.org

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> Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
> player-specific setup menus on DVD players?

If it's an IR command, a Harmony remote can do it. It can learn any IR
button.

Neck & Red

Neck & Red wrote:
> <> wrote in message
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> > Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
> > player-specific setup menus on DVD players?
>
> If it's an IR command, a Harmony remote can do it. It can learn any IR
> button.

OK, but what if we also pretend for the sake of argument that the
original
DVD player remote does not exist?

runderwo@mail.win.org

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> Neck & Red wrote:
>> <> wrote in message
>> news: ups.com...
>> > Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
>> > player-specific setup menus on DVD players?
>>
>> If it's an IR command, a Harmony remote can do it. It can learn any IR
>> button.
>
> OK, but what if we also pretend for the sake of argument that the
> original
> DVD player remote does not exist?
>


A PDA with IR port is a good programmable remote. Some players, like my
Pioneer, need a special remote hack that is only possible using a PDA and a
string of commands. Is that the kind of thing you mean?

Mark W

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> <> wrote in message
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>>
>> Neck & Red wrote:
>>> <> wrote in message
>>> news: ups.com...
>>> > Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
>>> > player-specific setup menus on DVD players?
>>>
>>> If it's an IR command, a Harmony remote can do it. It can learn any IR
>>> button.
>>
>> OK, but what if we also pretend for the sake of argument that the
>> original
>> DVD player remote does not exist?
>>
>
>
> A PDA with IR port is a good programmable remote. Some players, like my
> Pioneer, need a special remote hack that is only possible using a PDA and
> a string of commands. Is that the kind of thing you mean?
>

A Philips Pronto!

A bitch to get set up...but you dont need the original remote for you can
get the player info for the PRonto off of a webpage.

TSKO

Mark W wrote:

>
>
> A PDA with IR port is a good programmable remote. Some players, like my
> Pioneer, need a special remote hack that is only possible using a PDA and a
> string of commands. Is that the kind of thing you mean?

How about a laptop with IR transceiver? Recommend some resources for
this or
just google it?

runderwo@mail.win.org

Mark W wrote:

> A PDA with IR port is a good programmable remote.

Or a JP1 remote:

<http://www.hifi-remote.com/jp1/>
<http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/28/90/>

--
znark

Jukka Aho

On 15 Jan 2007 09:16:27 -0800, wrote:

> Neck & Red wrote:
>> <> wrote in message
>> news: ups.com...
>>> Is there such a thing as a universal remote that can access the
>>> player-specific setup menus on DVD players?
>>
>> If it's an IR command, a Harmony remote can do it. It can learn any IR
>> button.
>
> OK, but what if we also pretend for the sake of argument that the
> original
> DVD player remote does not exist?
You log on to the Harmony Web site, find your DVD player, connect the
Harmony remote to your computer with a USB cable, and your remote will be
programmed with the commands.

Karl S