remote question

andydumi · 09-13-2006, 09:27 AM

Since they moved the volume and channel buttons up, are they still ergonomically accessible?
i am holding my old peanut, and having it perfectly balanced in my hand, the volume and channel buttons are in the perfect spot for my thumb. since they moved these buttons up somewhat, aren't they further away from access? after all, the thumbs buttons get a whole lot less use than the volume keys.
i guess ill have to go to bestbuy or something and play with the new remote.

joey398 · 09-13-2006, 10:33 AM

I wonder if I will have problems with my Harmony remote. I am hopeful that just selecting a Tivo setup will allow it to work well (until logitec updates their web site). Does anyone know if the old Tivo remote works with the S3?

If so, then I should not have any issues with my Harmony setup.

classicX · 09-13-2006, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joey398

I wonder if I will have problems with my Harmony remote. I am hopeful that just selecting a Tivo setup will allow it to work well (until logitec updates their web site). Does anyone know if the old Tivo remote works with the S3?

If so, then I should not have any issues with my Harmony setup.

This is a moot point, because you cannot purchase a Tivo without a remote control. If Logitech's database is not updated, you can learn all of the commands from your new S3 remote.

joey398 · 09-13-2006, 10:39 AM

I dont want to purchase a tivo without a remote control (besides already bought the S3 yesterday...now just waiting for it), I want to only have 1 remote to run all my HT equipment (aka my Harmony).

I was hoping that if the old Tivo remote works with the S3 then I would not have to spend the time "learning" the S3 remote to the Harmony remote.

Amnesia · 09-13-2006, 11:07 AM

I expect that I'll only have to learn the new buttons (like "Format"). No biggie...

Dan203 · 09-13-2006, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andydumi

Since they moved the volume and channel buttons up, are they still ergonomically accessible?
i am holding my old peanut, and having it perfectly balanced in my hand, the volume and channel buttons are in the perfect spot for my thumb. since they moved these buttons up somewhat, aren't they further away from access? after all, the thumbs buttons get a whole lot less use than the volume keys.
i guess ill have to go to bestbuy or something and play with the new remote.

Seems to me that the position would be better, especially for the channel up/down button. Since that button is also used as a page up/down button when navigating the menus, it makes sense to have it closer to the navigation D-Pad.

Dan