We saw a variation of this Philips
TSU9600 at CES. Still, it's nice to see Marantz get official with their own VGA touchscreen remote: the TC9001. Like Philips' model, we expect this Marantz model to integrate with
Escient Fireball media servers and Lutron RadioRa lighting controls for full multi-room control. It brings along an option for an RX9001 WiFi extender or RX8001 serial extender too -- right, just like Philips. The only difference appears to be the choice of UI which of course, can make all the difference in the world. Expect the Marantz RC9001 to ship sometime mid-September for right around $1,000.
[Thanks, Alban A.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justin Eassary @ Jul 5th 2007 12:25PM
Do people really pay $1000 for a remote?
zargon @ Jul 5th 2007 1:31PM
$1,000 is just the tip of the iceberg my friend. Some of the home automation systems that revolve around remote (multi-room remotes also) can cost a small fortune. Granted, these are people that are dropping the $100k+ for those Wilson Audio speakers and around the same for the Krell mono-block amp.
I would love to have this remote, but that $1,000 price tag is keeping it out of reach for me. I much rather put that $1,000 towards a tablet PC and run software to do the same thing with a bunch more functionality. I should really start looking into this more, as I am going to be in a market for a new laptop for myself in the next couple months. Only thing is, I am going to need a linux solution as I refuse to run Windows on any of my main PCs anymore, well, except my wifes computer. I also wonder if I could using something like the Archos 605/705 WiFi as a remote control. It would be interesting though, as I would have to probably run a flash based website and have a PC with some sort of IR extender to pass it to my equipment. Would be neat though, could do all sorts of crazy stuff!
I do have the Pronto TSU-3000 and love it, would like to move to the color version, but don't think I could get wife approval to drop that kind of cash for something I basically already have.