whats the best advice on remotes for my setup?

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im looking to replace all my remotes for 1 that does the lot. £250 is my budget. i have panasonic th-pz700, onkyo 605, sky hd, ps3 for blu rays and a wii. wots out there for my sort of budget. im leaning towards the harmony 1000 but seems to have a history of freezing and locking up ..so im open to suggestions

looics

 

[professorhat]

I use the Harmony 555 and it's a great remote for way under your budget. You won't find one that handles the PS3 without a workaround (see here) as it works on Bluetooth, not IR.

 

[Anonymous]

The Onkyo remote is able to be set to control most things. I don't see the need to buy another remote, personally, as I have just set my 606 one to work my TV / V+ box / Ipod dock.
Just look up the codes online, or in the supplied manual, and you can virtually use the Onkyo one for all your needs.

 

[timwileman]

SAP he has the 605, perhaps it didnt have that function....?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure it does?

 

[Anonymous]

so i may be tempted to go for this one which leaves over more ££££ for blu rays but another question is... if i need the plug in to go blue tooth for the ps3 , will this same plug in allow wii compatability with the remote then as wii requires bluetooth for control as well (i thinks)?

looics

 

[professorhat]

Not a clue on the Wii I'm afraid as never used one. However, I doubt the same USB / IR remote controller for the PS3 will work for the Wii - just from past experience, it seems unlikely that a solution for one format would work on a competing one.

 

[Anonymous]

professorhat

Will the 555 operate a sky box? i've used a universal remote before but none of them seem to be able to use all of the sky controllers features, hope the answer is yes.

thanks

Alan

 

[professorhat]

My friend has a 555 and a Sky HD box and it works a treat for him.

Also, with the learning function, you can program in any infra-red remote, even if Logitech don't have it setup in their database. It just takes a bit longer!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks prof, seen them on the net for £38