Universal Remotes

August 25th, 2010 by Man Blogger

No, not those dinky little remotes you get from Wal-Mart or something, I’m talkin about a real man’s remote, like the one pictures to the left. Universal remotes are far from the old style type in your device code, these remotes are internet connected and are able to do just about anything. This in in particular has so many features. You can hook it into your computer via the USB port and configure everything about it, right down to the icons to represent your devices. Many universal remotes aren’t just limited to controlling your TV, DVD player, etc, but they can also be set up to control compatible lighting systems, ceiling fans, and more. So if you have a certain atmosphere you like to watch movies in, you can set up the remote to turn on the tv, turn on the Blu-ray player, turn on your surround receiver, change the input to Blu-ray, dim the lights, turn down the fan, and open the Blu-ray player’s tray so all you have to do is put the disc in and go. Pretty sweet, huh? Now if only we could set it up to control the wife. That would be perfect.