Awsome Remote??

I'm told that Phillips Pronto will release a remote that has a color display and do RF. It's expected to be released in June. I don't know the price, but I have been told it's not a lot higher than the current version ($400). If this is true--it's probably worth the wait.

Check out avs forum (www.avsforum.com) You'll find several way to handle this problem there.

See www.remotecentral.com. This site is THE resource for remotes and covers just about any one. Also see audioreview.com to read the fanatical testimonials pronto owners have left. They've figured out how to make the things do anything remote like unlock all Ford car doors and stuff. They are total nerds about their remotes. At the first site they even have forums where people can ask each other questions and post answers. Talk about loser internet dorks in to their hobby.

The reason why these people are "internet loser dorks" is because the learning curve is so steep, there're the only ones who can get the bloody things to work. Actually, there is a whole library of remote commands for a wide variety of electronic devices, that you can download. I have a pronto and its power is awesome but difficult to use. It has no built in commands. I THINK the difference between it and the Marantz is that the Marantz has a library of codes built in, and then you can download others. I wish I had known.

"internet loser dorks?" uhh, what is it we're doing? "audio loser dorks?" myself included. :)