My first experiences and insights with Skip1S:
- It takes half an hour to understand how the software works, but after playing around with it for a while, it is easy to handle
- I experienced that sometimes the gear in the upper right corner of an activity disappears and I had to restart the APP to see it again
- I am working with a MAC so I didn't have the Windows Errors, discussed here :-)
- The syncing of the software config to the remote is super fast and much easier than with Logitech Harmony
- The database of devices (50.000) is very, very small compared to Logitech Harmony (225.000)
- in my case I did not find my Philips TV and had to use one of a few "generic" configs
- The generic config names "group 1", "group 2" and so on are not self-explanatory. That means "trial and error"
- Much more annoying is that I did not find the central/heart of my installation: the AV-Switch, where everything is connected. That means I cannot use my Skip 1S at the moment because...
- ... there is no chance to teach the Skip 1S the few commands of the AV-Switches remote to change the HDMI ports of it. So I am desperately awaiting the teaching/learning function
- CEC is nor really an alternative for me, because the different implementation of CEC by the manufacturers is sometimes not interoperable. In my case the AppleTV sometimes takes over, connects to the TV and stops me from watching TV or Blu-ray
- Another annoying point is that switching between activities means: every device of activity A is switched off and then every device for activity B (or C) is switched on when you change activity. Practically that means: at least the TV is switched off and on for every activity change .... grrrrrrrr
- and the last point - but in that case, the Skip1S is not to blame - Infrared must see the devices. So it's a good idea to spent a few bucks and buy an IR repeater like https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01F91NHYA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Regards
Martin