Lacking any display (or any way of connecting one), the unit has you use the sluggish remote to prompt the device to read back which songs are available.
The new remote is a vast improvement, the back-light is perfect for use in dark rooms and the tactile feel is much nicer, from the feel of the buttons to the texture on the bottom, and the DVR switch allows you to control two TiVo's with one remote which means you can use the new better remote to control with your older HD DirecTiVos.
It can be awkward to drop in on a client and then ask if you can use the machine's Remote Disc feature to wirelessly borrow the optical drive on one of the client's computers if he hands you material on a CD-ROM.
The rx3100 - They're dubbing the rx3100 a "Mobile Media Companion", and it comes with 64MB of RAM, built-in 802.11b WiFi and Bluetooth, a 3.5-inch LCD screen, an SD expansion card slot, and software for wirelessly browsing your music, photo, and video collection from anywhere in your home and so you can use the rx3100 as a universal remote control.
In addition, some of the feedback we got from customers was that the D70 has a small optional ML-L3 infrared remote trigger, a push-button you can use to trigger the camera.
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To use it, you simply hit the down button on the remote twice while watching live TV, and from that point forward the DVR will buffer live TV on two channels instead of one. (The feature turns itself off after two hours.) We particularly like the ability to pause one channel, switch to the other and find the video automatically resuming from where we left off.
When you're on your home network, though, you can have the search results show up on your television, at which point your phone transforms into a remote you can use to scroll through menus and the like.
With Bluetooth capability, you can use a discreet remote control to change volume, turn the device on and off, toggle between electronic devices, answer hands-free phone calls and stream music, sort of like having a miniature wireless headset in your ear.
With HDMI Control, you can use your HDTV's remote to control playback functions and navigate the camera's menus from the comfort of your couch.
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This is a definite deal breaker for some -- you can't use a universal remote or home automation controller to control the player while watching Blu-ray discs.
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First, in order to use it, you're going to need the 1.3 firmware update, and the reviewer also cautions that you can't use more than one remote with a particular PS3, nor can you use multiple PS3s with one remote, because you have to pair them as you would any other Bluetooth device.
For the truly paranoid, there are also remote employee monitoring software programs you can use.
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