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Post by Topend on Jul 23, 2014 21:44:17 GMT -5
I designed a back lit aluminum remote sometime back but it was pretty expensive. Would anyone be willing to pay an extra $50.00 for it? Lonnie Would this be an optional extra? Dave. |
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Post by edrummereasye on Jul 23, 2014 22:10:31 GMT -5
I designed a back lit aluminum remote sometime back but it was pretty expensive. Would anyone be willing to pay an extra $50.00 for it? Lonnie Aw, what the heck...sure!!! It's like functional A/V porno, a mixed with high art...and it should last as long as I have the processor, so, why not? And no plastic with the XMC-1, unless it *is* an MX-500 clone...but given my experience with them, you wouldn't be doing the company any favors... :-( Now, for lesser products than the XMC...you could do backlit plastic standard, and metal as an option...but the metal remotes ARE impressive, and you're never gonna please everyone... |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 23, 2014 22:20:53 GMT -5
I'd say no to paying more for a remote I'm going to put in a drawer, it seems people could put the money toward something like a Harmony that will control everything (they start under $100). I stick with the metal in that case.
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Post by autiger on Jul 23, 2014 22:39:06 GMT -5
Make it metal, backlit and programable/learning so it could handle all my emo gear and charge $150-200 and I'd be all over it.
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Post by petew on Jul 23, 2014 22:51:36 GMT -5
Make an emo-remote. Totally separate profit center. Metal. Black. Backlit. Touchscreen. $400.
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Post by hemster on Jul 23, 2014 23:00:30 GMT -5
For me, RF is critical. So if it handled RF and IR, was rechargeable, came in at around $200-$300, was metal, backlit and programmable, it would replace my URC remote in my dark theater. Oh while we're at it.. include an LED flashlight on it. Very useful in a dark theater IMHO.  |
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Post by mfin on Jul 23, 2014 23:16:28 GMT -5
Have the lighted remote as an accessory option at $50 is more than fair. Those that want it can get it those that don't aren't forced to
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 23, 2014 23:18:07 GMT -5
Make an emo-remote. Totally separate profit center. Metal. Black. Backlit. Touchscreen. $400. The more this grows the less I like it. There are probably a dozen threads something like "Where's the [ insert product here]" (UMC-500, RMC-1, XPA-7, XDA-3, Executive System, Passive Speakers, Subwoofer Amp, Media Streamer, Whatever I missed here ...) There are plenty of good remotes on the market and many of us are switching to iOS/Android/Windows solutions for this anyway, another product is just a distraction. Getting back to the OP of this thread, how about spending the time for a remote on the API's for the XMC network interface (which will eventually help the RMC as well). There are lots of products in the pipe, do we really want Emo to divert for another remote?  |
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Post by jdskycaster on Jul 23, 2014 23:36:23 GMT -5
Any remote I get goes directly into storage with the dozens of others I have. So would definitely not want to pay any extra for an included remote. It may sound counter-intuitive to some but the more expensive the gear the less likely the owner will ever use the included remote.
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Post by bolle on Jul 24, 2014 1:42:47 GMT -5
No I won´t. I Really like my Harmony 555. I think since you are talking about an Android and iOs App for Controlling the XMC-1, the backlit problem is sort of solved by this already. |
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Post by cwt on Jul 24, 2014 5:26:13 GMT -5
IMO the XMC-1 is something special in the processor world, and as such a plastic remote just doesn't fit the profile. Either keep it the way it is with the metal remote or do something like you all did with the DMC-1/DMR-1, a rebadged URC MX-500 type of remote. I have a simple harmony 650 but know it will eventually give up the ghost so something solid with buckets of hard buttons and programmable I would pay $50 or more for ; I loved my old integra dtr 10.5 remote with its aluminium cover ; especially the scroll wheel for inputs ::)intuitive and didn't need the backlighting as you got conditioned www.dvdremotecontrols.com/Mfrs/Onkyo/OnkyoAudio/RC-556M.jpg edit ;some like touch screen remotes or apps for android etc but I have always liked hard button remotes as there's no flipping through multiple pages and hard buttons means not being distracted from the movie for simple things like volume /ff/fr with function passthrough . Just make it an optional extra as has been mentioned and bobs your uncle |
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Post by ansat on Jul 24, 2014 8:18:36 GMT -5
I might may pay extra for a rf remote. Something I can use as a zone remote.
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Post by millst on Jul 24, 2014 9:28:16 GMT -5
More functionality for the HDMI outputs 1) Output video from one HDMI input with audio from a different input +1 2) Output the [non-downmixed] audio being decoded in the main zone 3) Output different sources to the outputs What do you mean here? 2) Just about every processor/receiver does not output audio on the HDMI output if audio is already being sent to the preamps/speakers. The Oppo players always output on all outputs regardless of processing. 3) The two outputs on the XMC-1 are just clones (always display same source in main zone). Would be nice to have one output come from a different input than the main zone is using. |
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Post by Nodscene on Jul 24, 2014 9:43:24 GMT -5
I would definitely pay $50 for a backlit remote. Any chance you could make it work with the PT-7030 Actually, it would be pretty cool to have an XMC-1 remote that was also an Emotiva universal remote. I'm sure you would sell quite a bit of those. |
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 9:46:27 GMT -5
I designed a back lit aluminum remote sometime back but it was pretty expensive. Would anyone be willing to pay an extra $50.00 for it? Lonnie Yes. Fact is, my theater is DARK (emphasis added). If folks go out and sample those large places around town that show movies and charge big bucks for the worst food on the planet, they will be reminded that DARK is a popularly desired environment for watching movies. Not suggesting that lit viewing environments suck, just that not all people prefer to operate that way. DARK and not lit remotes simply don't mix well. For those who have DARK theaters, having an unlit remote makes it somewhere between a transition to something that can be seen and a throwaway. It almost like, "we need to add a remote, but lighting a metal remote might be too costly so we will provide one that can't be used in the dark". Yes, I have a Harmony. But, there are frequent times when I want to use the much more direct features of my Emo remote without having to drag out a flashlight or turn on the OH lights. I feel better now. |
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Post by jonas79 on Jul 24, 2014 10:11:00 GMT -5
1. Full dirac support
2. 4K/60 hz
3. Dolby Atmos
Is this granted throw firmware upgrades i will order one on the spot.
Android remote app to control the unit.
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Post by millst on Jul 24, 2014 12:06:15 GMT -5
More functionality for the HDMI outputs 1) Output video from one HDMI input with audio from a different input 2) Output the [non-downmixed] audio being decoded in the main zone 3) Output different sources to the outputs 1) Not sure if any copy protection issues (HDCP) might forbid this.  2) Non-downmixed? If you are talking about the other zones (1 and 2) it is by definition downmixed ie. stereo output. 3) I think this already happens with zone 2. 1) True, it sounds like some of the newer HDMI chips support this, but I don't really know. I just want to watch my TiVo and listen to music from my HTPC at the same time (no analog outputs involved, yuck). 2) I'd like the option of passing on the audio as is instead of stripping it out when decoding. The Oppo players do this. Emotiva products usually do it, but only in the standby mode. 3) I thought both outputs were just clones, but maybe I'm wrong. |
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Post by bborzell on Jul 24, 2014 12:07:11 GMT -5
For me, RF is critical. So if it handled RF and IR, was rechargeable, came in at around $200-$300, was metal, backlit and programmable, it would replace my URC remote in my dark theater. Oh while we're at it.. include an LED flashlight on it. Very useful in a dark theater IMHO. Like with a long red hood for seating patrons? |
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Post by hemster on Jul 24, 2014 12:25:49 GMT -5
For me, RF is critical. So if it handled RF and IR, was rechargeable, came in at around $200-$300, was metal, backlit and programmable, it would replace my URC remote in my dark theater. Oh while we're at it.. include an LED flashlight on it. Very useful in a dark theater IMHO. Like with a long red hood for seating patrons? So I can light it up and tell patrons not to take my money seat!   |
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Post by indyscammer on Jul 24, 2014 12:28:54 GMT -5
Wouldn't a Google Chromecast ($35) plugged into a HDMI port do this, better? /blair
No, I'm looking at a wired connection, not a wireless one, and I don't want to eat another HDMI input. I'm also talking about pulling the material from a NAS, not casting it via Chrome. If I cast it via Chrome, I have to use something like Plex. I'd rather just pull the material via the ethernet connector to the XMC-1 and play it. A DLNA renderer would accomplish this, and one could use a tablet or smartphone as a Digital Media Controller. +1. DLNA rendering, for example, would allow JRiver to act as the GUI and controller instead of requiring a secondary control interface as the early Oppo's require which are DLNA but not a renderer. This feature would allow you to choose which DLNA music program you wished to use and control from your PC or other NAS device. |
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