$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.
The phone has 256MB of RAM and a 1GHz processor, which do the job reasonably well, though the Anna interface will likely leave something to be desired for many smartphone users.
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Do people really pay $1000 for a remote?
$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.