Blogs, and the bloggers that love them

It's odd how blogs have taken over as a way of getting information. Thanks to Jason Zada's blog, I may have found an universal remote that will finally work for my sustem.

I've got four remotes now, controlling a plasma TV, TIVO/DirecTV tuner, receiver, DVD player and VCR. My wife has got the hang of it, but try to explain it to a guest and we're in for a twenty minute discussion.

In a post last week, Jason raved about his new universal remote, a LogiTech Harmony 688. It sounded like he had the same set-up I do, so I looked into it. I asked him a couple of questions through his comments link and he confirmed the features I was looking for.

Unfortunately, my wife didn't like the price, $250. I had previously spent $200 on a Sony remote that I ended up returning because it wouldn't work on half my equipment. Even the Good Guys technician who came to install my TV couldn't program it, so back to the store it went.

But then, thanks to the comments area, Jason pointed me to the same remote for a hundred bucks less at Amazon. My wife still wasn't happier with the new price, but at least we'll get rid of the remote morass on our coffee table.

I love the blogosphere.