Logitech Harmony 890 Remote Control - Refurbished
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Customer Review: Just As Good As New, Just Without All the Fancy Packaging.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have ordered several NEW Harmony 890 remotes in the past and was a little hesitant to order a reconditioned one. I usually do not order reconditioned product, but need two of these for an install and the price was right on these. They came in a Plain brown box with the Logitech and Harmony logo on the outside and "factory remanufactured" printed in small type at the bottom. I opened the box and found both remotes to be in excellent condition. They are obviously not brand new but are in excellent condition. There were no scratches or marks on either of them. They had the screen protector on them that come with the new ones. The charging cradle and IR receiver were new. Both had the plastic wrap on them as new ones do. They are mint. The battery I think was also new. I cannot verify that but they both seem to have the battery life that new batteries would. The IR emitters and power transformers were obviously used as they were simply wound up by hand with no effort to make them neatly packaged.
After programming the remotes and testing them, I've not run into any problems whatsoever that I hadn't already encountered with new remotes. They work fine. I just ordered another one today. I normally don't order reconditioned product but the Amazon fast shipping, guarantee, and return process made it a viable choice for me and it turned out to work well with this item.
Bottom Line - If you are thinking about saving some money on a Harmony 890 remote and are considering the reconditioned version, then go for it. If it's not what you expected you can alway return it. More than likely you will end up keeping it!
Customer Review: Truth in Advertising
Summary: 5 Stars
I rearly write reviews. I almost never give an item a five star rating. This controller earned it.
I picked this controller up on special for $99. It is worth at least that much.
Before I bought this controller my entertainment system required four remotes to function. A couple of those remotes only had one or two buttons I needed. This remote replaced all but one of them. It will not replace a PS3 remote unless you buy a $60 adaptor.
The setup wasn't bad. It easily set itself up for all of my hardware in minutes. It was very easy and the questions is asked made it a very simple process. The bump in the road came when I tried to use the wireless RF expander. They would not work together. There was nothing in the FAQs that helped. There was nothing in the Troubleshooting that helped. I finally figured out that the remote and wireless RF needed new firmware. At least it was easy to update them. After that it worked great.
One of the best features of this remote is the "Activites" feature. It's a glorified macro. Pushing one button will do everything you want. If you push "Watch TV" it turns on my satalite, TV, and Sorround Sound and adjusts all of them to the correct inputs. If I then push "Watch Movie? It doesn't just change the inputs, it turns off the hardware that it's used to watch a movie.
There is also an enormous amount of flexibility put into this remote. You can set it up however you want.
If you can find it on sale this remote is worth it.
Customer Review: How can anyone live without a Harmony remote?
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this remote, and the Amazon "one day sale" price for a refurbished one (which looks like brand new) made me decide to buy it and "hand down" my harmony 657 to my son-in-law. I logged into the website, downloaded the current software via supplied USB cable, clicked on the icon for "change to a new Harmony remote", and voila! - it uploaded every single customized setting for my old remote onto this one in about 3 minutes. Yahoo! The 890 has a nice, bright color screen (good for those of us over 40), and feels good in your hand. It come with a recharging cradle, so no more searching for AAA batteries, and has an IR "add on" receiver if you have doors on where you store your components, or you want to operate things in another room.
I run my TV, AV receiver (both for speakers in the room and for those in the LR and on deck), DVR, CD jukebox, iPod dock, DVD, VCR, PC, and tuner with this one remote, and it is probably my all-time favorite gadget invention. Ever have baby-sitters, kids' friends, or just anyone not "in the know" about how to operate all your remotes come and screw the settings up so it takes you an hour to figure out what they did and how to fix it? No more - even a little kid can figure out how to turn on the TV, receiver, and DVR and set the receiver to "DVR in" with the press of the button that says "watch TV" and has a picture of a TV on it. Why doesn't everything (husband, kid, etc.) come with a Harmony remote?
Customer Review: Excellent remote
Summary: 5 Stars
I took me a long time looking for an IR extender or RF remote and I finally came to this one after lots of advice and research. What you don't see online is that the remote comes with the remote, the rf/ir extender and ir emitters for when you hide your receivers, cable box etc... behind a cabinet door. It also comes with a nice cell phone type battery and a recharging cradle. The cradle holds the remote well. No fiddling to get it charge like some others.
My components are all behind me in my living room and the extender lives just above the components behind me. I don't have to point the remote at anything. It can program any remote control product, including fans, fireplaces, whatever. This is the end all, be all remote control.
Set up was easy. You hook up both the remote and the extender to the computer via provide USB cables and program them to work your components. I was done in ~ 15 minutes. The codes are programmed into the remote for you. No need to try and find the code through trial and error.
By the way, yes, this remote works every single option on Time Warner's Scientific Atlanta DVR HD box. You can put their remote away after you've bought this one.
Customer Review: Harmony 890
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this remote as an upgrade to my Harmony 880. I had always lean away from the 890 because of the price tag, but when this remote went on sale I made the leap and I am very happy I did so. This remote features all the ease-of-use of the 880 and adds RF capabilities which allow you to keep your components inside a cabinet while controlling them. Sure, you can accomplish the same objective with a IR-repeater, but the RF to IR-blaster setup means you don't even have to be in the same room to control the music.
At first I was weary about purchasing a refurbished unit. When I opened the first package to see that the device was deeply scratched, I was really disappointed. But Amazon's customer service was excellent. Within 15 minutes of emailing them, I had received an email apologizing for the damaged item and a printable UPS label to return it. They also immediately shipped me another refurbished unit to replace the one that had been damaged. That one arrived it great condition and I sent back the original. I was truly amazed with the way Amazon stood by their product.