although it does seem more like “efficient programming for the MX-810 platform”.īenefit: Installers save time (no learning curve) and improve overall reliability by tapping into their programming library and their accumulated knowledge of the time-tested MX-900.Įnlarge this photo. In fact, URC is playing up the MX-900 similarities, marketing the MX-880 as “color graphics on the MX-900 platform”. This is a very good thing, as anyone familiar with URC’s products will already know that MX-900 is one of the company’s quickest remotes to program, while still offering a good level of versatility.
What’s new is that the MX-880 abandons the experimental “wizard” style of programming (which you either loved or hated) and replaces it with new software that the company describes as “programs like an MX-900”. Sporting a color LCD screen, USB port, plus IR and RF capabilities, the overall design is very similar to the existing MX-810. has announced that they are now shipping the all-new MX-880 universal remote control.