JP1 Remotes

Lynn,
Do you find the learning curve as steep as I do? Go away for 3 years and come back and everything has changed. Not a lot, but just enough to make you have to really work to get the most out of these FANTASTIC tools. (much good advice snipped)
Yes, I do find the learning curve to be steep ...

Lynn, I'm more or less a beginner too. I set up my remote 3 years ago and then left the forum. But I recently bought a new piece of equipment that required an "upgrade" and also forced me into an extender. I had been reluctant to try to use one, but once I did, I was hooked. With the use of Long ...

My minor grumble is: there is a gap between the highly technical information (like how to load and program an extender) and the basic (which remote has nice PVR buttons, or why would I want an extender).

You know what, YOU can write up some beginner documents. I was planning on adding a remote ...

PDF may be more reliable, but outside of Linux, finding free ways to generate PDF files not always easy to do.
Over the past six months or so, I've moved from Microsoft Office to Open Office -- and Open Office Writer generates good PDF files directly.

... and seems to read most everything I've ...

Which brings us to the URC remotes. From what I can tell, the only one that really has the capabilities I want is the MX-950 (or is it the 850?). That retails for $799.
Not to be confused with UEI. As far as I know, URC does not make any remote with a JP1 connector, and UEI doesn't have one over ...

I have the same kind of general question as mwm.

I've been extremely lucky to pick things that simply aren't represented on any one of the "universal" remotes supplied by any of the devices I have:

Viewsonic 3760w
DISH PVR 625
Apex 660 DVD (to be replaced)
Older SONY VCR (also to be replaced ...