Product Description

The Philips TSU9600 Pronto Home Control Panel Universal Remote gives you complete control of your AV entertainment, lighting and music throughout your entire home. Flush-mounted display means that the screen is not recessed anymore, but instead flows smoothly with the casing. One-touch control allows you to perform multiple commands with one press of a button via a macro. This simplifies selecting tracks and playlists so it frees up your TV screen for other activities. Through optional software, the Pronto control panel can incorporate Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) PC functionality to access any digital files from your MCE PC via the control panel. ProntoScript enables installers to create a dynamic 2-way user interface for system control incorporated in the ProntoEdit Professional software. For typical installations, you may opt to use standard installation reference files and simply re-assign the various components. Music server control with intuitive rotary cursor Access digital files from any Windows MCE PC White Display Backlight 1 Built-in Loudspeaker Built-in wireless technology - 802.11g Encryption security - WEP 128 bit & WEP 64 bit Network mode - DHCP, Fixed IP Battery capacity - 2100 mAh Charging time - Up to 3 hours On/Off switch Sound - WAV format 44 kHz, 16-bit mono CPU - Freescale 32 bit RISC CPU speed - 266 MHz Flash memory size - 64 MB Operating distance - 36 feet (12 m) Learning frequency range - 25 kHz - 1 MHz 5 Transmitting LEDs Universal IR code database WiFi based Multi language - English, Spanish, French, German and Dutch System Requirements - CD-ROM drive, 250 MB free space, 256MB RAM, Free USB port, Windows 2000 and XP Dimensions - Width 6.2 x Depth 3.9 x Height 1.3 Weight - 0.63 pounds

Product Details

• Brand: Philips
• Model: TSU9600/37
• Dimensions: 16.00" h x 20.00" w x 12.00" l, 3.00 pounds

Features

• Included Accessories - AC/DC Adaptor, CD-ROM, Docking Station, Printed User Guide, USB cable and Warranty Card
• 3.7 VGA LCD TFT Screen with superb contrast and vivid colors
• 640x480 Resolution Touch Panel
• Cutting-edge design with flush-mounted display
• Built-in stylus for accurate control

Customer Reviews

Not for amateurs
The Pronto TSU9600 is a powerful control panel that should easily replace all of your remotes, allowing you to consolidate your home theater control in one stylish, easy to use unit. However, programming this unit is not for amateurs. I have the Pronto Pro and had become fairly adept at programming it, but it took many hours to master. The 9600 is far and away more complex, and not user-friendly by anyone's definition. On the plus side, it is a beatiful piece of work, and works great once you have it programmed. If you're technology friendly, I highly recommend it.

Wow, times 6.
The wow, times 6 refers to the 6 remotes that I was happily able to put in a drawer by replacing them all with this beauty.

Obviously, it's very expensive and I will tell you right now that I know that it is WAY over-kill for my modest system, but I haven't regretted getting it for one second. Also you need to know that unless you have some programming skills, then you will need someone to program it for you and that will add to the over-all cost, as well. It has zero capability of controlling your system out of the box, and must be custom programmed for all of your devices, and thats not a simple task.

Here's what I have programmed it to control:

Panasonic plasma TV
Tivo HD
Toshiba HD DVD player
Onkyo receiver
Sony PS3 ( using IR USB adapter from Nyko BluWave remote set )
Roku SoundBridge ( via 802.11g wireless communication to SlimServer running on my home network ).

It can also access the internet to grab things like the current time, and weather.

Great Product, expensive
This is great control only for expesive installations, you will need a
week to learn how to use the software or hire an expert installer, there some pronto modules to control av and lighiting two ways, but to download them you will need to be a pronto certificate one.
i gave a three star because a compare it to ipod touch tecnology,
that is more impresive than all the av controllers that are in the market.
That will be my idea of a great controller a 7" ipod touch that could control av components. Mail, skype, music, internet, etc.