Meridian G95 DVD Surround Receiver

[autoboy]

That honestly sounds more like user error and refusal to spend 10 minutes learning than the need for a whole new product. Receivers are not that hard to use especially ones that come with a HTiB they literally need the speaker wires connected where they say and some have one input and that one input is for the dvd player that comes with them thats it. You turn the receiver on and adjust the volume and thats all it really does. Next time your well off folks want something simple to watch dvds with tell them to get blose all their stuff is very simple and shouldn't confuse them.

You still don't get 5.1 sound for Digital TV without switching inputs on the reciever and the TV! They don't want a crappy HTiB. They want something better that is even simpler. Ugg, where is the bash your head against a wall smilely when you really need it. Ok, so the revceiver in the TV was a bad idea, but all I ask is for 5.1 pre-outs instead of stereo. I knew this would be an uphill battle amoung audio guys, but come on, someone here has to see some benefit to this, or they need to convince me with a better arguement than non-technical people are dumb and can rot in hell.

 

[MDS]

Non technical people easily get how to use a well designed universal remote. Maybe YOU have to program it for them, as I do for my family and friends, but once you do it they are perfectly capable of using it.

It's really not hard for totally inexperienced users to understand 'Press and hold the ON button for 1 second to turn everything On'.

 

[obscbyclouds]

Non technical people easily get how to use a well designed universal remote. Maybe YOU have to program it for them, as I do for my family and friends, but once you do it they are perfectly capable of using it.

It's really not hard for totally inexperienced users to understand 'Press and hold the ON button for 1 second to turn everything On'.

This is exactly what I was trying to say!

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

Now if the device had a built-in cable card slot + 250gig HD, and used an HD-DVD and/orBRD drive instead of plain old DVD they'll be on the right track. Add MultiEQ for even more fun.

Then put big easy to use buttons on the front: 1. Power 2.'TV' 3.HD 4. Volume knob. (Real tiny button behind fold-down plate, next to mic input: 'Run Speaker Calibration'). And add a relay for Monitor power.

Then a customer can power unit up, select source, and play with the volume.... So easy my dad could use it after only six weeks of phone calls (from his rotary-dial phone).

 

[autoboy]

Ok, so I get what you are saying about the 5.1 output. Chances are, only 1% of the users would actually use it. To work properly, you would need to set crossovers, set line level, and set distances. Ideally you would have a mic that connected to the TV for these novices to autosetup. This would be costly to set up and can be done easily with a cheap reciever. None of these settings are required for stereo pre-outs. Most of these folks wouldn't even set that up properly.

Ok, i guess I will stick to harmony 890s. The main problem I have with my other remotes is that folks don't point them at the TV long enough for everything to switch properly. RF solves that problem. Another thing I can do is set up my reciever to route all the signals over a single HDMI cable to the TV. This would eliminate having the change any TV inputs and now all you need is to power up the TV. Anytime I can eliminate a complexity I'm happy and they can learn the system better. Sorry, to ninja this thread.