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<blockquote data-quote="2BitSculptor" data-source="post: 278944" data-attributes="member: 65661">I don't know about experienced... but my Harmony 670 is working beautifully. I went with the Harmony so I wouldn't have to diddle with setting up the MCE blasters. It's pretty easy to follow the directions in the Harmony software. It hooks up to an internet database of devices supported... you put in the make and model of the device... you set up multiple devices for any of the 4 buttons across the top. Media Portal is supported already as a Home Theater device.My &quot;Watch Movies&quot; button turns on my VCR, turns on my TV (if it hasn't been turned on already by one of the other buttons) changes the channel to the antenna input/channel 3, and turns on my Audio system (if it hasn't been turned on by some other button) and sets the audio input to VCR... My &quot;Watch TV&quot; button turns on the TV to the S-Video input, Audio system is set to Digital Optical input and puts Media Portal into full screen LiveTV (full screen live tv is set using MP config).My &quot;Listen to Music&quot; button turns on the TV to the S-Video input (if it isn't already there), Audio is set to Digital Optical (if not already) and puts Media Portal into My Music (ready to play music)My &quot;start&quot; button (displayed on the LCD) starts Media Portal if it isn't already running (with MPTRAYMOD from /Plugins/Input)I figure if I can do it... anybody can.Good luck,Chuck</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2BitSculptor, post: 278944, member: 65661"] I don't know about experienced... but my Harmony 670 is working beautifully. I went with the Harmony so I wouldn't have to diddle with setting up the MCE blasters. It's pretty easy to follow the directions in the Harmony software. It hooks up to an internet database of devices supported... you put in the make and model of the device... you set up multiple devices for any of the 4 buttons across the top. Media Portal is supported already as a Home Theater device. My "Watch Movies" button turns on my VCR, turns on my TV (if it hasn't been turned on already by one of the other buttons) changes the channel to the antenna input/channel 3, and turns on my Audio system (if it hasn't been turned on by some other button) and sets the audio input to VCR... My "Watch TV" button turns on the TV to the S-Video input, Audio system is set to Digital Optical input and puts Media Portal into full screen LiveTV (full screen live tv is set using MP config). My "Listen to Music" button turns on the TV to the S-Video input (if it isn't already there), Audio is set to Digital Optical (if not already) and puts Media Portal into My Music (ready to play music) My "start" button (displayed on the LCD) starts Media Portal if it isn't already running (with MPTRAYMOD from /Plugins/Input) I figure if I can do it... anybody can. Good luck, Chuck [/QUOTE]

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