New Nstinct Remote

[Brian H]

Bill, I am not much better.
I unpacked it.
Installed batteries.
Programed a few things.
Reset it.
Removed the batteries.
Back in box. 

[Dr.Fiero]

Removed the batteries.
Back in box.

Eek!  That bad??

Or just not enough time to set it up/play with it?

[Brian H]

My sense of adventure seems to have gone away at the moment.

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Well, so far, I can't see much that's changed programming wise.

I tried all of the possible codes for my audio/video devices and none worked any better than the ones I had on the older remote, so I had to have it learn about 10 buttons.  Again, same old same old.

So far, I'm wondering what changed besides the button layout.   

More to come...

[tom j]

I didn't see any hard coded button with the Skip feature when in the DVR choice. On the labels or in the manual.
Though I have not done too much with mine. Other than install the Vizio LCD on it and set some favorites.

I did see a few TiVo buttons. Thumbs up; Thumbs Down and TiVo Central.

Hi Bill do you have a DVR and if so do you use the skip feature, just wondering how you plan on handling this. Maybe I should have waited before I placed that order seems lie the reviews aren't all that positive. 

Tom j.

[-Bill- (of wgjohns.com)]

Hi Bill do you have a DVR and if so do you use the skip feature, just wondering how you plan on handling this. Maybe I should have waited before I placed that order seems lie the reviews aren't all that positive. 

Tom j.

Well, no, I don't have a DVR.  But, I do have some odd audio/video equipment, like my DVD player that has 3 DVD trays.

What I did for it is chose the code that worked best for most features and then used the original remote for the DVD player to teach the Nstinct the IR codes needed to switch trays.  In this case, I had the Nstinct learn them to "side keys" that I labeled with "DISC 1", "DISC 2" and "DISC 3" (on the LCD screen), but you can also have the Nstinct learn the IR code and store it on any of the other buttons that aren't already used for your DVR, like maybe the "thumbs up / thumbs down" keys.

[tom j]

Hi Bill do you have a DVR and if so do you use the skip feature, just wondering how you plan on handling this. Maybe I should have waited before I placed that order seems lie the reviews aren't all that positive. 

Tom j.

Well, no, I don't have a DVR.  But, I do have some odd audio/video equipment, like my DVD player that has 3 DVD trays.

What I did for it is chose the code that worked best for most features and then used the original remote for the DVD player to teach the Nstinct the IR codes needed to switch trays.  In this case, I had the Nstinct learn them to "side keys" that I labeled with "DISC 1", "DISC 2" and "DISC 3" (on the LCD screen), but you can also have the Nstinct learn the IR code and store it on any of the other buttons that aren't already used for your DVR, like maybe the "thumbs up / thumbs down" keys.

OK well guess that's what I'll have to do really would have liked dedicated keys for this though. What's your overall impression of the unit seems like you aren't all that impressed.  Thanks

Tom j.

[tom j]

My sense of adventure seems to have gone away at the moment.

Tom j.

[tom j]

Well, so far, I can't see much that's changed programming wise.

I tried all of the possible codes for my audio/video devices and none worked any better than the ones I had on the older remote, so I had to have it learn about 10 buttons.  Again, same old same old.

So far, I'm wondering what changed besides the button layout.   

More to come...

Say Bill you got a DVR, if so what's your plan for the skip function?? I think I got one but just don't want to say until I hear what others plan as a work around.

Tom j.

[rwelte]

I've had my IR34A for a couple of days now and I quite like it (never had any earlier version of it). Learning from other remotes works very well (e.g. I control the ceiling fans with it now).

But what I really would like to do is changing the icons of the favorite TV channels. Since I live in Switzerland the TV station icons from the US do not apply to me, so I would like to change them to icons of TV stations that I can receive on this side of the Atlantic ocean.

Regards,
Roland

[Dr.Fiero]

The guy at X10 when I ordered mine said that the icons weren't changeable - just the labels were.
(it'd be cool if you could upload your own custom ones...  say...  through a USB PORT THATS ONLY PARTIALLY THERE!    )

[tom j]

I've had my IR34A for a couple of days now and I quite like it (never had any earlier version of it). Learning from other remotes works very well (e.g. I control the ceiling fans with it now).

But what I really would like to do is changing the icons of the favorite TV channels. Since I live in Switzerland the TV station icons from the US do not apply to me, so I would like to change them to icons of TV stations that I can receive on this side of the Atlantic ocean.

Regards,
Roland

Like was pointed out there's no USB port and the icons are static and not interchangeable. hmmm.....   


Tom j.

[tom j]

Say anyone know how they would handle a new channel or graphic or would you basically just be out of luck. I was thinking if this was software driven knowing how poor x10 programmers are we all might be in worst shape, I remember a year after AHP came out that folks still couldn't get their lights to turn on. 

Tom j.

[dbemowsk]

I have never had an icon remote.  did the old ones have a USB port?  if so, were those changeable with software?  Meaning could you upload your own channel icon images?

[Brian H]

No the production Icon remotes did not have a USB port.
Some of the Beta ones did. I have one but there was no software to do anything with it.