Universal Remote Control MX-850 Aeros Remote

(MPN: MX850)

Description: Radio Frequency (RF) operation provides up to 100' range though walls, floors and doors, indoors or outdoors. Self-adhesive "emitters" affix to the infrared sensors on the front panels of your components. The emitters relay IR commands to c.... Read More

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Date Reviewed: 12/16/2005
bulldog93 Member Since: May 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 3 Days	Aeros MX-850 Strengths: Great one remote to rule them all. Weaknesses: Pricey. Summary: Retails for $400, but I got it at Good Guys for $120. That's even cheaper than the Harmony 880 that I was looking at. This is higher quality and a bit more powerful than the Harmony remote. Can be used in conjunction with an RF extender to increase distances or work for electronics not in the line of sight or tucked behind doors. 100% of People (8/8) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 06/12/2007
jbrobinsonsr Member Since: May 2007 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 3 Weeks	Somewhat easy to program and does accept all video ... Strengths: accurate and as advertised Weaknesses: no as yet Summary: Somewhat easy to program and does accept all video and audio components. Works well and does all steps as advertised. Would lkie to see the screen slightly larger but understand sizing verse saleability, wife suggested having it in colors. 100% of People (1/1) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 05/11/2005
jensen18 from GA Member Since: Dec 2004 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 3 Weeks	Universal Remote Control makes quality products wi ... Strengths: MX PC editor, Customization (macros on any button, press and hold for alt command), Editable LCD, Style, IR range, All hard buttons, Can control everything but the kitchen sink Weaknesses: Expensive, Can't operate all buttons with one hand as remote is large Summary: Universal Remote Control makes quality products with the consumer in mind. I started looking at their consumer series with the URC-200. I switched to the MX-350 as I found it for the same price and it could do multiple RF addressing. I the decided to go with the MX-650 as it had double the LCD buttons. Thus I could have 10 devices and 10 functions per device on a single LCD page without having to page through to get to all the commands. With 9 devices and more than 10 custom functions per device I did not want to constantly be paging. I finally settled on the MX-850 as I found it (bundled with the MRF-250) for only $30 more than the 650 bundle. I am certainly glad I spent the extra money as the MX editor is invaluable for allowing you to easily move, rename, and configure the LCD buttons. I also like the black finish of the MX-850 better than the silver of the lesser models. I have just started programming my home theater macros but from everything I have experienced anything that is controllable via IR can be learned and managed by this remote. In addition the MX editor allows you to manipulate the remote from your PC with a keyboard - much easier than the MX-650. The pc editor also gives you the flexibility to save several remote configs so it is easy to "go back" if you do not like changes that you have made. I previously used an One4All home producer and let me tell you that the WAF (wife acceptance factor) on this is great. 90% of People (26/29) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 07/26/2006
blackcapten from OH Member Since: May 2003 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 3 Months	Best Remote I've ever owned Strengths: easy to learn software, lcd display, lots of customizable features Weaknesses: pricey Summary: I never imagined I'd spend nearly 200 bucks on a remote control, but this thing has been great so far and I certainly don't regret it. I have probably 10 or so remotes hanging around and I decided this remote would replace all of them -- and so far it has. I didn't want to still have an original remote just because some function wouldn't work with a universal remote... I just wanted ONE remote. I like that you can program buttons as you please and customize the text of a specific button. I use it with a MRF-250 base station so that I can control some audio equipment upstairs (ipod and satellite radio). It has worked great. The software is excellent and you need a little practice but once you get the hang of it, no problem. I had no idea what a macro was prior to using the software and within a few minutes I was able to program them. One small complaint is that only my TV was able to be pre-programmed -- meaning my specific equipment model numbers were not listed in the programming archives.. .so i had to manually program most of the remotes which is not a big deal, just time consuming. I will update this review as I use the remote more. 80% of People (4/5) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.

Date Reviewed: 07/21/2006
netboyz Member Since: Jul 2006 View Member's: Reviews Product Experience: 2 Weeks	One unit does it all Strengths: Light-up buttons and display; easy to read LCD screen; ergonomic design Weaknesses: Difficult to program Summary: This is the unit that supposedly does it all--it can control everything for you. Once programmed, that is. Which is the hard part. The instructions are only average, unfortunately leaving me to guess as to how to go about doing some things. However, once I got a friend of mine to help program this unit, it not works like a charm. It can easily control over 10 devices--we have it set to control our plasma TV (Toshiba), our receiver (Yamaha), our DVD player (Sony), and our Tivo! I'm glad we were able to get rid of all those other remotes and incorporate all those functions into this little baby. I'm happy with it after the difficulties of programming it. The results do make the efforts worth it, to be sure. 71% of People (5/7) found this review helpful. Was this review helpful or unhelpful for you? Report this as inappropriate. There are no comments for this review. Post a comment.