Logitech Harmony 676 Universal Remote Control by Logitech
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Digital camera reviews of Logitech Harmony 676 Universal Remote Control
Digital camera Review: Buttons don't work after a year or so
Summary: 1 Stars
I loved this remote until the most used buttons stopped working after about a year and a half. Since it is out of warranty is basically now a paper weight. At first I would have given this unit 5 stars, now I will only give it one star.Digital camera Review: Buy it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Configuring the control takes a little time, but the web interface makes it as easy as possible and afterwards it works great.Digital camera Review: Close to Perfection
Summary: 4 Stars
I just received my new Harmony 676 remote control today, and I am impressed.
Set-up:
It was relatively simple, with the directions being straight-forward and the whole process taking just over an hour to complete. Although Harmony says set-up is around 30 minutes, you will need extra time to work out the kinks, and add more activities (if you need them.)The only kink I haven't been able to fix yet is my Panasonic HTIB, is having trouble switching to AUX for watching TV etc., it stops at Front Music Player, which the original remote, had you press twice to get to Aux. Thanks for the music port Panasonic! However, I'm going to call support tomorrow, since from what I hear, they are very helpful.
I added activities for:
1.)TV
2.)DVD/Surround Sound
3.)CDs and Radio
4.)Xbox 360 (works flawlessly)
5.)PS2 (need DVD remote to program, at least thats what I think it told me, but you can set inputs and surround sound)
6.)Wii (not compatible due to bluetooth, can only set inputs and surround sound)
7.)Computer (need to create a generic activity, then change name. I think they should have a preset activity for using TV as monitor by now.)
Ergonomics:
Very well-built remote with soft silicon keypads and high-quality rubber (reminds me of VW dashboards) which covers everything else. Button placement is good, but the numerical keypads I find are a tad too small and low for channel surfing. There are also finger holds on the bottom, which hold your hand in an ideal position for using the multi-direction fob, but nothing really below it.
Oh yeah, and those removable faceplates are very high-quality as well. The grey matches my wireless Logitech keyboard and mouse, but as we speak, I am rocking the burnt red (just in case you were interested...)
Conclusion:
It's not perfect, but pretty darn close.
Go buy one, and free yourself from the traffic jam that is your coffee table full of remotes!
Update 8/8/07:
Fixed Aux problem myself after going through menus, and input to Rear instead of Aux. Support was pretty useless on the phone, they dragged me through a 1/2 hr. of the usual tech support idiot-checks then said they were forwarding to lvl. 2 support. After listening to an hour of classical music on speaker phone, I hung up. This support might be atypical, but I just want others to know.
Digital camera Review: Complex: unpredictable when batteries get weak; works OK
Summary: 3 Stars
Plan on an hour or two if you have three or four things you want to control. I have a friend who's very tech savvy that just put his on eBay... after weeks of difficult attempts to get to to do as he wants.
If you want to impress people by not having a basket of remotes, this might be useful. Otherwise, use the basket of remotes.
It's useful if you ONLY have a TV and DVD Recorder. But don't attempt to try to perform multiple tasks simultaneously: record one channel while watching another, and then play back what you have just recorded.
Digital camera Review: Confusing
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm not tech neophyte, but I was underwhelmed with this device. I don't think it is any worse than the others, but I was lead to believe that these new Universal Remotes are nothing like the old ones that I personally felt were more trouble than they were worth. While, better, I didn't feel this was worth the effort to learn a new remote.