Originally posted by: slinx
Originally posted by: RossMAN
I use my remote 95% of the time in the dark from my bed, so having physical buttons is a must for me ...
So I'm 99% sold on the 2116 so far.
I recently picked up the 15-2117 after discovering the jp1 yahoo group. The 2117 is the same remote as the 2116 only it also has RF capabilitiy in addition to IR (so it works through walls, across the house, etc). After I got it I found it had no code for my JVC receiver (had codes for jvc cd player, dvd, etc,. but not receiver), but wasn't a priblem. With about an hours worth of reading through the tutorials on how to add a custom code it was controlling my receiver w/o a hitch. Making the jp1 cable was relatively straight forward once I got all the parts together (ordered from
mouser) and worked the first time (which was a feat for me...I am pretty horrible with a soldering iron). My a/v equipment is pretty basic right now, and the 2116/2117 is probably overkill at this point, but I consider it the first step in my grand plans for a future basement home theater.