Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 February 2011 21:33 Written by Joomla Admin Wednesday, 23 February 2011 16:06
John Sciacca is a columnist/blogger over at Residential Systems. He's got a great (if somewhat long) rant about an article written in the NY Times' Home Tech section.
Seems this 'journalist' Farhad Manjoo does a write-up on universal remotes in the Times and, quite frankly, the guy gets it all WRONG. Imo, Farhad is a boob and should put down the pen/keyboard when it comes to electronics and tech. He couldn't be doing his readers (and my industry) a greater disservice. And I note that Farhad's article can't be commented on. I won't make any assumptions why...
Here's John's article: http://www.residentialsystems.com/blog/53888.aspx#
Here's the NY Times article in case you missed the link in John's article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/garden/20hometech.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all
And for the record - I'm a professional URC programmer and dealer and I'm insulted by Farhad's misinformation. That MX980 + MSC400 John talks about for example, is a ROCK SOLID KICK ASS SETUP.
- BUT -
I also sell an MX450 with a simple base station for $450 which is very affordable. For smaller, less complex systems* on a budget this setup gets the job done sweet and simple, works every time and your mother-in-law could use it. Period. Farhad, get your head out of your ass and come join us in the 21st century. We have professionals here and some of our stuff actually works. :)
Want to know more? Wanna know if it's right for you? Call me or send an email.
*What's a smaller system? If you have, for example, a TV, a receiver, a cable box, and a DVD or Blu-Ray player, I consider that a smaller system. Got a PS3 or an XboX or Wii. Still ok. What's bigger? Well it kind of depends but in roundish terms, more than 4 or 5 sources or more than one or two small zones. For that you might need to step up, but your best bet is to just ask me
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