Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control by Logitech
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Digital camera reviews of Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control
Digital camera Review: A pretty dumb "Smart" remote
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought the Logitech Harmony 880 Remote based on Logitech's Reputation as building good tech stuff. WOW, did I miss the boat on that one! The remote instructions are fairly straightforward, and all of that, and it seems easy to program, but the execution of the program is what stinks! THe remote has a hard time remembering when you have to alter a program after it is downloaded on to the remote. For example, it has a help screen that will walk thru the problem, but after you "fix" it that time, you have to "fix" it each time you use the remote. The Harmony 880 has now assumed a place of honor on the end table in the TV Room. It lives, undisturbed, beside the 4 remotes that it was supposed to replace, that we have come to depend on , again.....long story short, save your money, or find a better product! Wish I could send it back and get my 150 bucks back!Digital camera Review: A true "one remote" solution
Summary: 4 Stars
Everything that was promised - easy setup, easy first use, and continued performance. Only thing that kept it from 5 stars was that 2 weeks into usage it forgot how to turn on a movie - however, with a simple plug in back into the laptop and a reload of instructions it has worked great since.
This is going to be on my gift list for others for Christmas
Digital camera Review: A truely UNIVERSAL Remote Control
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the First remote to control all of my home theater and sound system with an extremely simple setup.Digital camera Review: A truly UNIVERSAL remote! Outstanding!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had several DirecTV/TIVO units and other components for years now but have never been able to find a truly universal remote that would control EVERYTHING. While a so-called universal remote would control all my TIVOs and the like, the A/V receiver would then be a problem, or vice versa. There always seemed to be some device that I could not control with a "universal" remote.
Not anymore. The Harmony 880 is a wonder! It truly IS a universal remote. Mine controls a DirecTV HD DVR, an HD TIVO, and an SD TIVO. It also controls a DVD player, CD player, and my Onkyo 805 A/V receiver, along with my Samsung 61" DLP HDTV. EVERYTHING is controlled by this wonderful, little remote!
There was a bit of a learning curve when I first got it, but that was probably my fault because I wasn't setting it up with activities the way I should have been. Since then, I've been able to set up this remote for my father in less than 30 minutes when he got one for himself. In addition, Harmony support is superb! They're helpful and will literally spoonfeed you if you get all panicky or confused.
One of the best aspects of working with this remote is that you create a log-in to Harmony's web site and go through the Harmony software on your PC. This way either you or a Harmony support person can work with it live, so to speak. You simply make changes while your remote's connected to your PC, then you update the thing and it reboots to the new specs.
This remote works so well it's almost scary. You create "activities" that basically do everything you want to do in one keystroke. Let's say you want to watch your HD TIVO. You program into your remote an activity entitled, "Watch HD TIVO," for example, and your remote will turn on your TV, turn on your A/V receiver, change its input to HD TIVO (or whatever it's called on your A/V), and turn on or make sure your HD TIVO is on and set. Now let's say you want to watch a DVD player that comes into your TV on different inputs, for example. You'd press the activity that says, "Watch DVD" and your remote changes the A/V's input to DVD, switches the TV to the DVD video feed (or similar), turns on the DVD player, etc. All this in one keystroke! How easier can it get than that?!?
Trust me, as someone who is easily a skeptic when it comes to such techie things, the Harmony 880 is truly unbelievable! I absolutely LOVE this thing. ALL my other remote have been stored away. I only need and use this one. That's it.
BTW, there are many who wonder if they should go with this or the Harmony 890. The 890 is the same thing but in RF mode. The 880 is IR mode. I'm a big fan of RF mode, but I opted for the 880 and IR for two reasons: (1) I didn't think the 890 was worth a hundred bucks more, (2) I really didn't plan on using the 880 from other rooms, so RF wasn't a dealbreaker. Besides, I've noticed that the 880's IR capability is excellent. It has a large IR sensor on it that allows it to be used without having to point directly at something. I can be pointing it 45* away from a component and it still works well. All in all, a great item at a great price here from Amazon!
Digital camera Review: A universal remote that works!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been burned in the past with supposedly "universal" remotes which were never able to synchronize all of my components correctly. The process of setting them up was tedious, and invariably something wouldn't work quite right.
I decided on the Harmony 880 based on the good reviews, and I couldn't be happier. The remote actually switches my AV receiver to the correct input, sets the TV to the right channel, and turns on my cable box with one button!
The GOOD: Works as advertised. You connect your remote to your PC, do a couple of really simple walk-throughs which explain to the remote what you want, and you're good to go. I am still in awe of being able to control so many disparate components with one button. Also, the remote lets you do the very same functions your old remotes did, even those arcane DVR or cable remotes. The design is elegant and it feels and looks good.
The BAD: The remote to cradle connection, as others have mentioned it, not as reliable as it could be. It does charge, but you have to jiggle it around sometimes so the connectors line up.
Overall, I HIGHLY recommend this product. It makes controlling my home theater, with A/V receiver, DVD, CD, Cable/DVR, TV, and multiple video games a breeze!