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Post by Porscheguy on Feb 2, 2010 13:35:46 GMT -5
I know wrong place but didn't get any responses in accessories....... So:
I have a Harmony One and its great but I might like the RF capabilities of the 900. Does anyone have any experience with this model?
For instance is it possible to go into another room or up or down a flight of stairs and have it still operational thru walls or floors?
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Post by bootman on Feb 2, 2010 13:50:03 GMT -5
I know wrong place but didn't get any responses in accessories....... So: I have a Harmony One and its great but I might like the RF capabilities of the 900. Does anyone have any experience with this model? For instance is it possible to go into another room or up or down a flight of stairs and have it still operational thru walls or floors? That is the whole idea behind RF. No more line of sight. |
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Post by Porscheguy on Feb 2, 2010 14:07:21 GMT -5
I know wrong place but didn't get any responses in accessories....... So: I have a Harmony One and its great but I might like the RF capabilities of the 900. Does anyone have any experience with this model? For instance is it possible to go into another room or up or down a flight of stairs and have it still operational thru walls or floors? That is the whole idea behind RF. No more line of sight. Does it work though? Can I go outside on my deck and control my zone speakers from out there? Or in my living room one floor up? Has anyone tried this? |
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Post by bootman on Feb 2, 2010 14:10:31 GMT -5
That is the whole idea behind RF. No more line of sight. Does it work though? Can I go outside on my deck and control my zone speakers from out there? Or in my living room one floor up? Has anyone tried this? This will depend of the distances involved and how strong the RF is on the remote. The 900 should have distance specs. If they fall within your range, you should be good to go. |
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Post by Porscheguy on Feb 2, 2010 14:15:18 GMT -5
Does it work though? Can I go outside on my deck and control my zone speakers from out there? Or in my living room one floor up? Has anyone tried this? This will depend of the distances involved and how strong the RF is on the remote. The 900 should have distance specs. If they fall within your range, you should be good to go. Well yes, it will depend on how strong the RF signal is, I know that. It says 100' feet on their website but the are numerous reviews on that website that claim that the range is poor - less than 25'. Do you own a Harmony 900? Is this your experience? |
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Post by bootman on Feb 2, 2010 16:32:37 GMT -5
No.
I have a UMC MX-450
I have the RF base station and I can change channels from the second floor to my family room downstairs.
3K square foot home.
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Post by jimsfield on Feb 2, 2010 17:13:20 GMT -5
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Post by ammosenior on Feb 2, 2010 18:22:07 GMT -5
I didn't see your post here. This is what I posted at the other forum. Hope this helps.
I have a harmony 900 remote and did set up the RF system which they call the IR Blaster. I don't think it works 100' away. Mine seems more like about 25'. While it does IR, it isn't X Device compatible like the older Harmony 890 (which also doesn't go 100'). It's only compatible with the IR blaster as best I can tell You can only control IR compatible items with the IR blaster. You can hook up to 5 IR blasters to each remote and one IR blaster has 2 IR extensions which is good if your components are separate. Unless they get the distance greater, it’s probably best to save $100 and get the Harmony 1.
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Post by Porscheguy on Feb 2, 2010 18:41:40 GMT -5
Thanks all.....
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