[slinkelist] Sony CDP-CX400 vs CDP-CX450

[David Morgenlender]

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:16:35 +0300, you wrote:

>I bought the 350 about one year ago, and too one look at the remote and
>the 2-(NO)Way remote is still in the original packing bag never been
>used.=20
>I later bought STR-DB930 receiver and that had the 2-Way remote also,
>and that one I MUST use, after first 10 seconds I felt wanted to throw
>that remote out of the window, and ever since I have been regretting
>that I didn't.
>
>If I had to choose between 2 otherwise identical models ,I for one would
>pay more for one WITHOUT the 2-way remote.
>
>
>'m not sure if the 400 has the "MegaChanger" feature, but that one is
>quite useless when you have Slinke box & CDJ. Find out if the 400 can
>also act as "MegaChanger" master (controlling another player), if it can
>then I see no reason to pay extra for that horrible remote.
>
>I though to list all what is wrong with the remote, but it's much easier
>to list what is not wrong with the remote :=20
>
>. (end of list)

I haven't used the remote very much, since I now have a Slink-e.  But, if=
 you're
problems with it are the user interface, then I certainly must agree!  =
It's
awful having to open the lid to get to frequently used functions.  OTOH, =
I find
its functionality to be pretty good ... I suspect the ability to search =
by
title, artist, etc. could be pretty useful ... but I've never actually =
used
those features!  Nor have I used it enough to see if anything is missing.=
  But,
in my mind, it's all irrelevant ... with a Slink-e there's just no need =
for it.

OTOH, I've found a universal remote to be very useful with my Slink-e, =
since an
unused device can be used to control CDJ!

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Dave Morgenlender
e-mail: dmorgen@alum.mit.edu
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