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User reviews for the Home Theater Master MX-700 from Universal Remote Control Inc. |
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Average: 4.52/5.00 Median: 4.67/5.00 | 43 | $349 |
The MX-700 is an enhanced version of URC's venerable MX-500 remote control, featuring complete computer programmability via the MX Editor software package. Althouh the MX-700 was originally targeted to custom installers, it can be purchased in a discounted version without the MX-200 SideKick.
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Written by OTAHD from USA. The reviewer has used this remote control for more than two years. |
Review 43 made on Friday February 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM. |
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Review: | I'd also like to address one of the points that cellness made in his below review.
The MX-700 is quite an old remote, and that is why it does not have dedicated skip keys. Back in 2002 when it was released, DVR's were almost nonexistent. The only thing that used skip keys were DVD players, which did not require channel buttons, so they were expected to be used as skip to save the clutter of extra buttons.
Nowadays, in the era of DVR's and DVD Recorders, this is more of a problem. But it is impossible to blame URC for this, as you are reviewing an outdated product that was designed for the technology a few years ago. It was not an "insult", rather it was unnecessary at the time.
The below reviewer is stating, as of September 2006, that this is a "new" model. However, as of that time, the newest models would be the MX-950 and MX-900. In fact, the MX-700 is no longer made.
Also, if the below reviewer is reccomending MX-500's to clients, I hope he is not a custom installer. Your clients should expect a much more advanced remote.
Plus, the macro keys are no longer necessary...you can assign macros to any LCD key.
I think if this reviewer were to make himself familiar with URC's remotes and look at the MX-950 or MX-900, he'd be much happier.
The review he is mentioning is no longer current either...it was written 5 years ago when the remote came out. |
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Written by cellness from cellness. The reviewer has used this remote control for under 1 month. |
Review 41 made on Friday September 15, 2006 at 12:28 AM. |
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Review: | This is a quote from the review:
"The dangerous no-safety [Record] button is gone, along with the two practically unused chapter skip keys (which are normally assigned to channel up and down)."
For those of us with DVR devices (and who among us that are dropping $200+ on a remote doesn't have one), I believe the chapter skip keys are absolutely essential! Almost all DVR devices (except Tivo - hear the death knell) have 30 second forward skip keys and 10/15 second reverse skip keys. I don't think I am exaggerating when I say the chapter skip keys are THE most used buttons on my remote because of my family's use of our DVR. In fact, I rarely use the normal fast forward and rewind keys anymore and I really wish my DVD player had 30/10 second skip keys now.
I really feel Universal Remote has made a big mistake taking these buttons out. Sure, it is easy enough to assign DVD chapter skip to the channel up/down buttons, but you can't normally do that with a DVR, since those buttons are usually used for channel surfing (I use mine for page up/down when using the satellite guide). Additionally, the skip buttons on the MX-500/600 are just intuitively and ergonomically better than assigning those functions to channel up/down or the macro keys on the new MX models.
I really like the new discrete keys, but I wish they could have laid out those keys in a way that would not have taken away the skip keys. Seriously, I think I must continue to recommend the MX-500/600 to my clients because of the lack of skip keys.
I also liked the three macro buttons at the bottom of the remote. There's still plenty of room there, why take them away? By itself, the lack of the 3 macro buttons is just an annoyance. But when combined with the lack of skip keys, it just feels like salt in a wound. |
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