wellfleation

So I have a Harmony 880 that controls EVERYTHING with a push of a button, everything except for my PS3 as it has no IR receiver but ONLY Bluetooth. So after doing some research I decided to get the Toothfairy ELITE. Like they all do, this tiny box converts Bluetooth to IR and does so instantly with NO lag. It is also one of the few that contains a macro that enables one to power up and down your PS3. The Toothfairy's make up is that of the PS3's own DVD remote (sold seperately of course for $20) so it should be firmware proof.

Yeah, it is an expensive solution ($50 plus $10 for the power cord) just to have one button access to your PS3, but I am impressed. The thing works flawlessly. The hard buttons work just like they should, you lose zero access and everything feels natural. So if you are looking I would recommend the Toothfairy.

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Oceans 80

im gonna google this in a second but what is the purpose/use of this??

i can turn on my ps3 with one button thats on the controller??

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Kompressor

But now you can spend $30 so you can use one $175 remote for everything!

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wellfleation

I got my 880 for $80 refurb. Yes, it is a wonderful thing not to have to use three different remote controls.

What the Toothfairy does it turn the Bluetooth to IR so that the PS3 can be controlled by the Harmony like a normal Blue-ray DVD player, which is sweet. You can access every button that the PS3's remote can, only now with the Harmony. What I mean by 1 button access: So if I press "Play a Game" My HDMI setting switches to the correct input, my home theater receiver powers up, and my PS3 powers on and is ready and fully controllable via the Harmony. If I then choose to watch TV, my PS3 powers down, my HDMI input is automatically changed to 1, and I'm all set.

See how much easier life can be now?

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Flamingnun

Now all you need is some games!

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wellfleation

Games are for my kids really. They have the Batman/Indiana Jones Legos games and things like that. I use it to stream movies & videos off my 1TB hard drive, BR, & Netflix. But I do have a lot of adult demos as well that I occasionally play. But it is the center of my home theater for everything and the remote (along w/the Toothfairy integration) is just icing on he cake.

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Kompressor

So.. you don't have your home theater start up when you're watching movies?

Cuz the smarter/cheaper/greener thing to do is buy a wireless light switch attached to your surge protector, that way everything powers up/down at the same time, as well as not having to worry about vampire power consumption.


Costs $19

Then all you have to worry about is a TV/Sat remote and a PS3 controller. I don't know why anyone would buy the PS3 remote when the controllers work just fine, but that's me.

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wellfleation

Again, the Harmony does this with a push of one button. It's a smart remote control. Doesn't anybody else have a Harmony? The coolest line of remotes ever made and the easiest to configure. I've had the 520 for years and it's almost as cool as my 880 functional wise and can had for $50 refurbed by Logitech (look, perform, have the same warranty as brand new).

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ggpr

My dad has a harmony and it is pretty sweet. One of the big benefits to him is that he can teach my mom one remote and she is good to go with everything. If you can afford/justify one they are great. I will definitely get one someday, i have 3 remotes right now(amp,tv,ps3) and they can be a pain in the ass.

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Oceans 80

wow...i didnt know remote controls were so complex and such a pain in the ass to some people...


edit: i just looked this up and it is a pretty sweet remote but i think that i'm okay with having 5 remotes before i drop $100 on a remote...

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wellfleation

Well I made a mistake. My Harmony actually takes the control over 5 remotes I would need to have lying around.
1) My Denon receiver
2) My Sony tv
3) My cable box
4) My HDMI 3:1 switch
5) Sony PS3

Thats a lot of clutter. I hate clutter and constantly having to get up and find a remote for the desired purpose.

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Being

its just a thing of convenience. if you have the money for it, go for it, but its no necessary. If I had extra cash for it, I would definitely do it and get rid of my three or four remotes, but I can do without until I have the money.

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Captain Cannabis

i have one of those remotes and i honestly never use it. i am competent enough to operate several remotes because i understand which devices need to perform which functions (mostly because i set the whole system).

when i tried to use it i pressed a button and didn't have it aimed at everything so i missed one device on one of the pulses and i ended up having to abandon it because there is no way to troubleshoot in the case that one of the ir beams is blocked and one single device didn't turn on. everything you do seems to try and do everything at once.

anyway. its a good idea for people who don't understand which remote belongs to which device. luckily all my remotes have brand names on them which i can match to my equipment. i definitely do consume more batteries though (bad for the environment).

overall i would rate this device as no more useful than the 6 other remotes sitting in my living room.

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wellfleation

Sorry, I don't buy in. You probably aren't capable of programing the remote properly (cognitively challenged or are unable to pick up the phone and call their excellent support), although it practically does so itself with its excellent online software. That being said, you're telling me you would rather have a bunch of shit remotes (all standard remotes are shit) to find rather than one, one that is NICE (rechargeable, nice screen, all buttons glow, etc, etc) remote that controls EVERYTHING with one button.

You are a liar, so obvious it is pathetic - so juvenile really. lol

But to all you who say it is a rather unnecessary luxury, I would agree. But I would highly recommend it, that's all I'm saying. No need to get all mr about it.

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Captain Cannabis

some of my shitty standard remotes have buttons that glow. i don't make it a point to brag about how smart i am (because such things are obvious signs of someone who is not smart), but i certainly have enough education to operate remote controls for a home theater that i built.

i am a juvenile liar because i don't find value in a harmony remote. okay then. good point.

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wellfleation

Yeah, you obviously don't get it. Better put that Harmony you supposedly purchased on ebay.

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Captain Cannabis

it was free with the upgrading of the pvr system from my cable provider.

i have to admit i am a bit surprised at your willingness to be so combative over a remote control.

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wellfleation

When you say things that don't make much sense then expect a reaction. What you basically said was you would rather have a bunch of remotes around than one much better one that controls everything. See how that does not make ANY sense? Now you may just not realize what your Harmony can do, but now that I've explained it I would think a reasonable person would agree and then look into programing their Harmony, if you indeed have one. I've personally never heard of a cable company giving away free Harmony remotes, but you never know I guess. Even the cheapest Harmony (the 520) is better than any standard remote I've ever had. Not even close.

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Captain Cannabis

i didn't say that i would rather have many remotes as opposed to one. i said that having one fancy remote for me is no different than having several cheap ones.

several cheap remotes:
advantages
-free with purchase of equipment
-full control of each device

disadvantages
-batteries
-glowing buttons not standard

harmony remote
advantages
-replaces all previous remotes with a new remote (that is, full control of devices)
-mine was free
-glowing buttons are standard

disadvantages
-still a remote control
-batteries

i hope that this has been helpful for you to understand why i do not endorse such remotes. i never once stated that having lots of remotes is better than one. i stated that for my situation is it no different having one or many remotes, as having many remotes has never been a source of confusion for me.

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K10

The harmony thing is nice when it works but totally not that advantageous. My girlfriends parents have that shit and the main problem is that when you push one button that is supposed to control several devices, the signal does not always hit each device, so then you have like half of what you want on. So if you push that same button again it will turn off the shit you have on and turn on the shit that was off so then you either have to get up and turn things on manually or just grab the other remotes which would have just been easier in the first place. I have 2 remotes and it's just really not that difficult to deal with. One for home theater and one for cable and tv.

The harmony remote is kind of in infomercial product territory from where I stand because it's attempting to fix a problem that's just not that big of a deal to me and in doing so creates further problems.

Regardless, it is rather impressive in how easy it is to program to control a wide variety of random devices you might have in your living room, especially with the full control of each device.

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