PDA to replace Pronto? and use as Tom-Tom
09 October 2006, 02:27 PM
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PDA to replace Pronto? and use as Tom-Tom
A friend is not using a PDA, said i can have it for my Pronto.
So i'm now thinking i can use it for many things.
1) Now i've got a phillips pronto (RU960), i just wandered if anyone has used their PDA as a remote? (I've seen the dongle & s/ware advertised)
My equipment is placed about 12ft away in a unit with glass doors. Plus i use the pronto for X10 and other lighting devices.
Could i replace the pronto with a PDA? It's colour too, compared to the pronto's greyscales and all my movies are in an excel s/sheet with IMDB links, so could be good, if it can actually control everything.
2) Is Tom-Tom on the PDA's any good?
So i'm now thinking i can use it for many things.
1) Now i've got a phillips pronto (RU960), i just wandered if anyone has used their PDA as a remote? (I've seen the dongle & s/ware advertised)
My equipment is placed about 12ft away in a unit with glass doors. Plus i use the pronto for X10 and other lighting devices.
Could i replace the pronto with a PDA? It's colour too, compared to the pronto's greyscales and all my movies are in an excel s/sheet with IMDB links, so could be good, if it can actually control everything.
2) Is Tom-Tom on the PDA's any good?
09 October 2006, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by joey_turbo
I have no idea what a Pronto is, but there a re plenty of IR controlling programs for the PDA.
I have Tom-Tom on my PDA and its just like the real thing.
I have Tom-Tom on my PDA and its just like the real thing.
Pronto - http://www.pronto.philips.com/index.cfm?id=1204
10 October 2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by GazTheHat
Any experience of or heard comments on the IR programs?
If you would like a link to loads of PDA app's, let me know.
11 October 2006, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by joey_turbo
I believe I did attempt to use one once before, but couldn't work it without thinking about it too much. So gave up.
If you would like a link to loads of PDA app's, let me know.
If you would like a link to loads of PDA app's, let me know.
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