Will dishnetwork offer a universal remote upgrade since you can buy an after market

[jlaavenger]

Will dishnetwork offer a universal remote upgrade since you can buy an after market uhf pro remote? I want one that control up to six devices and lights up.

 

[boba]

Will dishnetwork offer a universal remote upgrade since you can buy an after market uhf pro remote? I want one that control up to six devices and lights up.

DREAM ON.

 

[OoTLink]

If only. UHF pro rawks tech-wise and sucks compatibility wise because there's no way to tap into it (I don't think dish cares to share), and that'd be nice..

 

[mudder1310]

Check out the Harmony 659.

 

[AJF]

The problem with the 322, 522, 625 and 942 is that TV2 is UHF ONLY, no IR . So you can't use ANY aftermarket remotes (like the Harmony) to control them .

 

[jlaavenger]

which is why Dish should offer a better remote.

which is why Dish should offer a better remote.

 

[AJF]

which is why Dish should offer a better remote.

If they enabled IR on TV2, there are many universal remotes to choose from . You can even use them wirelessly with their own base station or using Powermid type devices . Again the problem is that the base station uses IR to control components, but TV2 will not respond to IR .

Dish is a satellite company, not a consumer electronics manufacturer . Look at all of the problems with their DVR's compared to Tivo . They produced their own rather than license from Tivo so that they would get the profits .

I'd rather buy a remote from a remote manufacturer that knows how to make remotes because that's what they do . If Dish were to make a more sophisticated remote, I'm sure it will be as bug-ridden as their DVR's .

 

[dscconway]

I use a harmony 659 to control my dish 811, comcast cable box, onyko rcvr, dvi switch, samsung dlp tv and samsung dvd player. To use it with the 811 I had to remove the uhf antenna from the back of the 811.

 

[mudder1310]

I didn't have to remove my antenna on my 811, I just had to set the remote code to 1.

 

[wied]

the 811 is only a single tuner receiver; it will accept IR or UHF signals. The 322, 522, and 625 have two remores and tow receivers the second receiver will only accept UHF signals to control it.

 

[Paradox-SJ]

You just need to buy a universal remote that does both IR and RF like the
MX-350,600/800,850 etc