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iconremote
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:06 am
by Marineau
Does anyone have info about this new Remote ?
Does anyone know if this remote is JP1 or JP1.2 compatible ?
Does anyone know :
made by ???
Does nayone have another link about this remote ?
http://kbase.x10.com/wiki/Iconremote
http://www.x10.com/pdfs/kbase_iconr_setup.pdf
http://www.x10.com/pdfs/kbase_iconr_manual.pdf
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:10 pm
by jherrick
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:41 pm
by Mark Pierson
And apparently they're all
sold out.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:54 pm
by Marineau
Mark Pierson wrote:And apparently they're all
sold out.
Yesterday 100 was available for sale !
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:46 am
by sixt7gt350
And I won't have one to fiddle with anytime soon.
Here's what I received when I asked for my tracking number:
A credit was issued for sales order ####### due to backordered item IR10A. We do apologize for any inconvenience.
Thanks!
Roberta Garliyo
Order Processing Manager
X10 Wireless Technology, Inc
P - 425 203 3935
F - 425 203 3950
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:59 pm
by The Robman
That's not the first time X10 has pulled that crap either, they did it with the HT-Pro remotes also.
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:24 am
by sixt7gt350
Yeah, to offer a cool product and not fulfill orders is a really good way to pad the e-mail address database. (even though I was already in it)
X10 has a pretty bad name for spamming and horribly annoying ads.
I have a VERY large box full of X10 stuff, including way too many remotes of various X10-specific and universal styles.
(one particularly cool universal remote also functions as a wireless mouse for the PC)
My wife made me uninstall all the items.
I could control the whole house from my computer or universal remote at one point.
I even had their dialing alarm system, with sensors on all the doors and windows.
I've never had a bad experience with them until now.
To let me think for so long that my order had shipped, only to tell me later that it really didn't, is a bit crappy.
Sigh.
Kenwood and JP1 5XXX Replay remotes will still rule the house for a while, it seems.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:07 am
by sixt7gt350
Someone with one has posted pics of a USB port on the side.
No JP1 maybe, but a USB port for??????
EDIT: Per Rob's suggestion, the missing "E" has found its home and the extra "with" has been sent packing.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:10 am
by The Robman
sixt7gt350 wrote:Someone with with on has posted pics of a USB port on the side. No JP1 mabybe, but a USB port for??????
Did you proof-read this at all before posting it???
I have an iconRemote
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:59 am
by Sven Gaudy
The iconRemotes are back on sale now. I got one a couple of days ago and it is awesome! The favorite channel feature is pretty cool. I can answer any questions about it.
Re: I have an iconRemote
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:32 pm
by Marineau
Sven Gaudy wrote:The iconRemotes are back on sale now. I got one a couple of days ago and it is awesome! The favorite channel feature is pretty cool. I can answer any questions about it.
Hi,
I leave in Canada !
Does a TVA, RadioCanada and TQS Icon exist in iconremote ?
Does I can draw my icone myself and upload in remote ?
Does IconRemote is compatible with JP1 ?
Thanks
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:11 pm
by The Robman
The Icon is definitely not JP1 compatible. As for what Sven might have to say about it, I'm not sure that he's 100% reliable...
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=827243
On the other hand, it appears that one of the software developers for the Icon has appeared over at AVS, so if you have questions....
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthre ... st10150719
IconRemote
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:12 am
by chaunguyen
Please be careful when buying this remote from X10. I ordered one from them and they sent me a defective remote that don't work at all. It looked like the remote that they sent was an opened box one. X10 issued a RMA but expected me to pay for the shipping. This is a brand new unit that didn't work at all and I have to pay for the shipping so that I can get a replacement. I didn't agree with this so I called customer support and the lady who was very rude to me said that she will request for a shipping
label and send it to me but it never happened. I called again and was told the same thing. At this point, all I want to do was to return the remote.
About the remote, it looked very cheap and nothing like the picture. It was packaged in a way that made me think that this is something that cost
around 10-15 bucks not $129.99. It was a huge disappointment. For $17.49 more, I'm going back to buy the Logitech Harmony 880 for the peace of mind.
Re: IconRemote
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:23 pm
by The Robman
chaunguyen wrote:It was packaged in a way that made me think that this is something that cost around 10-15 bucks not $129.99. It was a huge disappointment. For $17.49 more, I'm going back to buy the Logitech Harmony 880 for the peace of mind.
Of course, you could always buy a JP1 compatible remote and cable for around $40 which can do pretty much everything that the Harmony can do, and then some.
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:52 pm
by GLT
Rob,
Very entertaining links.
From your AVS post:
"It appears that X10 has launched a bunch of marketers out into forum land...."
I noted on the X10 forum that 3 Moderators all posted about their "new" icon remotes the same day. A fourth posted about it, but it was unclear if he had one.
These people LOUDLY claim to recieve no compensation, and none posted whether they received their icon free or not. (Even when asked.)
I'm not very popular over there anymore.
In any case, I see no way this remote is worth $130 (maybe if they ever enable the usb port - but still probably not).
Happy enjoying my $8.99 15-2116's here.
GLT