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What Am I Watching Right now? MAJOR BREAKING BAD SPOILERS IN HERE!

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tim1_2 wrote:Prags, the Harmony One has a "Help" button that goes through your devices one by one and asks you which ones are on or off, and fixes them individually. So the issue you bring up with stuff being "out of sync" has been addressed.

So you are using one remote to control all your AV stuff, Prags?

Yeah, I know about the help button. The point is the remote should have a preference to using discreet signals (a different one for on and off, as opposed to a single one that is a power toggle). For some reason it didn't. Maybe they changed that now.

My AV setup is very simple. I have a TV, a cable box, a PS3 and a sound bar. The soundbar is connected to the TV's digital audio out. The TV's volume is turned down to zero (doesn't affect digital audio out).

One remote does it. Until of course I want to watch a movie -- has the PS3 *finally* come out with a remote that has backlighting? I used about 5-6 buttons on that stupid thing and it has 50, so they are pretty crowded. Hard to hit the right ones in the dark.

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Didn't realize that Logitech is putting the Harmony division up for sale. Last quarter was disappointing:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=159335

From that thread:
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=1478316&postcount=4

I've found that Harmony remotes are/were a very leaky abstraction.

Because a lot of settings on AV receivers are "toggle" functions and a some are "cycle" functions. For example I have a Yamaha AV receiver that doesn't have a button-per-surround mode. It has a "next mode" and "previous mode" button. The same deal for inputs. This way they can make multiple AVR models that have a variable number of inputs and sound modes, but still be able to use the same remote.

Unfortunately, this means that building a universal remote control that works well with that AVR is next to impossible. For a universal remote to work well, you can't have "toggle" settings. You need a different IR code for on, a different code for off, and a different code for each input (etc, etc).

And that is why I couldn't really recommend a Harmony remote to anyone. It would just provide a leaky abstraction that would often break, especially if someone changed the state of the equipment through some method other than the harmony remote.

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My Harmony sends distinct power on/power off signals to my Yammy. Perhaps the issue is when the device itself does not support it. For things that toggle on my one, it has a toggle selection (ie: AM/FM toggle). And for the cycle ones, it has specific ones to each item you can cycle through. Considering how many different models and devices are out there, not surprising there are some issues.

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Taste the happy ...


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Knew what was coming in tonight's episode of Game of Thrones, but man it was still Cussing amazing. No show can match the emotions this series delivers.

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Yeah...I had heard things about the "Red Wedding" but had no idea what to expect, other than it would be gnarly. It lived up to the hype.

Game of Thrones is great.

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Anyone check out Under the Dome? New show on CBS. The pilot ran Monday and will re-air on Sunday. Sci Fi based on a Stephen King novel. I'll be setting my PVR.


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Keep us informed, if It's good I'll wait for the Netflix/online release

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LeKing wrote:Keep us informed, if It's good I'll wait for the Netflix/online release

It's already online: http://www.globaltv.com/underthedome/index.html


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LeKing wrote:Keep us informed, if It's good I'll wait for the Netflix/online release

Skip it. Interesting premise, stupid writing. And they killed The Lawnmower Man (or "Lapidus" from Lost) in, like, the second episode. Normally I'd consider that a spoiler and not mention it, but this is not a good enough show to really care, plus it's not like he had any time to develop any interesting story lines or anything. Man, he was the only actor I knew and then he gets killed off just like that.

While waiting between episodes we started watching The Killing. I'd heard that the 1st season ending was disappointing, but in some ways, when the ending is disappointing it's because the start of it was so good. Really enjoying it so far. Very well written with excellent acting, but some of the scenes (of the grieving parents) are hard to watch.


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Oh, also started watching The Bridge -- a new show on FX, just premiered last week. Heard critics raving about it so decided to check it out. Pretty good, so far.


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How did your reputation go to -22?

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He's not reputable.

Also, if you haven't seen Sharknado, you haven't lived.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2724064/

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LeKing wrote:How did your reputation go to -22?

I think someone's pissed off at me.


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Started S3 of The Killing. It's almost over on AMC now so I downloaded the first 10 episodes figuring I'd record the rest. Except there's only been 9 episodes aired (at the time). So what did I download? Apparently the entire 3rd season of the original Danish show on which The Killing is based. Apparently it's excellent but the language is a huge barrier (apparently I had also downloaded the Danish subtitles).

Anyhow, finally found the correct ones and been watching the last couple of nights. Shabbs should appreciate it -- Hugh Dillon is part of the cast of S3.


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Just started watching "Six Feet Under"...pretty good. The humour is quite...dark.

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The Conjuring. So good, so well directed, good acting aand based on a true story?? Go watch it.

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LeKing wrote:The Conjuring. So good, so well directed, good acting aand based on a true story?? Go watch it.

Yeah, I just saw this on Monday. It was quite good. You don't see too many solid, old-school horror movies anymore, so it's a nice surprise when you do. It had a few legitimate scares in it, too, without being over-the-top gory.

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