Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote with Color Touch Screen
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Manufacturer: LogitechAudio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: 915-000035
Product features:
- Easy Internet-based setup and live customer support (free customer support for 90 days)
- Dedicated on-screen activity buttons
- Color LCD touch screen
- Contoured backlit buttons
- Can learn IR codes from existing remote controls
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Customer Review: Finally, a truly "Universal" remote
Summary: 5 Stars
I already love this remote, despite the sticker-shock.
It's often not that hard to get a remote where you can enter a code number and it'll control a number of devices. Some can learn from existing remotes. We had a One-for-All Kameleon for some years, but it was kludgey, couldn't really be customized, I was never able to get downloaded remote programs to work on it, and it ate batteries like candy.
Meanwhile the remotes on our coffee table proliferated like a warren of rabbits. One for the TV, another for the AV Receiver, still others for the cable box, Roku, CinemaTube media player, Playstation 3, Yamaha region-free DVD changer... TOO. MANY. REMOTES!
I received the Harmony One and its PS3 bluetooth-to-infrared adapter accessory as an early holiday gift. (Actually, my spouse told me to go buy it.) Now it's still early for a real review, but my first impressions are very positive, with a few small criticisms.
Cons:
- Initial programming can be intimidating to the non-technical. But if you follow the program wizards, you should be able to get the remote up and running with reasonably complete functionality within a couple hours.
- The in-box printed documentation, while slick, is in my opinion extremely inadequate. There are some important details, information, and instructions which just can't really be figured out from the multi-lingual pictograms and declarative sentences. I'll cover a few of these below in Helpful Hints.
- The in-cradle charging display is totally misleading, and a bad design mistake (also covered below), made worse by misleading documentation.
- Should be more flexibility in creating 'Activities', other than just the single generic 'Utility' choice. Should be given options for custom Activity icons, too.
- Wish there were more custom icon options for the touchscreen buttons; at present, you can only do TV channels.
- I also wish there was some way to mix Activities and Devices. Sometimes you just want to control the one device, and it takes a few steps to make this happen. Also, as people have noted, Devices are sorted alphabetically; be nice to be able to sort them as one likes.
- Not inexpensive. Especially if you add the PS3 adapter. Not a remote you want young children or clumsy drunken party-attending adults to be fooling with.
Pros:
- Sleek, well-designed physically, comfortable to hold in the hand. Buttons are well-placed and easy to reach, and all of them are of a good size. Haven't had a remote this comfortable since we retired our old Tivo.
- Backlighting and touchscreen lighting are very nice. The touchscreen itself seems responsive, but not overly so (sensitivity is also configurable).
- I like the tilt sensor for turning it on when you pick up the remote, unlike our old Kameleon which flares like a blue nova if you even breathe at it.
- Between Logitech's fairly comprehensive online database, plus a few missing buttons I had Harmony learn, this is the first remote I've owned which has been able to learn every single remote we currently have.
- I very much like the customization possibilities, in setting or reprogramming buttons to do whatever you want, and it's wonderful being able to program every single button on the remote for multiple functions. I haven't even begun to explore multi-function sequences. However, I wish there was a more advanced interface available, and not forcing nearly everything to go through the wizard.
- No problems having the Harmony learn new commands from our other remotes (I needed to add some buttons from the Sony Bravia remote -- most notably the number pad 'period' and 'enter' keys.)
Helpful Hints:
- The battery goes in with the blank, white side up (they really should print 'this side up' and an insertion arrow on it). Push it in until the back edge drops into place; there's a little spring in the back of the battery enclosure, providing resistance for the last quarter inch. To remove the battery, lift the edge slightly and the spring should pop it out.
- When you put the Harmony One in the cradle, if it's charging, the touchscreen shows what looks like a 1/4 filled battery with a lightning bolt through it. The ONLY thing this indicates is that the Harmony is in fact receiving power. Otherwise ignore this static icon display, as it in no way shows actual battery charge amount. If you pick up the remote, on the touchscreen in the upper right corner, above the date/time, there's a tiny cell-phone style battery bar. Pretty small -- but that's where you can find the actual battery level. Normal charging time to full from out-of-the-box seems to be about 4 hours. Supposedly there's enough charge straight off to do the basic programming set-up...but I decided to wait a while, just in case.
- For learning from other remotes: The Harmony needs to be connected to your computer and the Logitech program running. Follow the prompts to add a button (there's online help if you're not sure how to do this). Note that the receiver for learning new codes is at the BOTTOM of the Harmony, not the top as is usual for other learning remotes. Also, the guide wizard says it may take up to 30 seconds to learn the function, but this doesn't mean mash the button and hold it. Press and release the button to learn from as you normally would use it. If the program doesn't pick it up, wait a couple seconds and press it again. The program itself usually will tell you if it's getting a good signal or not. Once learned, you can assign the new function to any button on the remote.
Would I get this remote again? Yes. "One remote to rule them all", as I've heard many times. Would I recommend it to a friend? Also yes.
Would I recommend it for the technologically challenged? Sort of... this might work out best if you or someone you know who is tech-savvy did the set-up and programming for them. However, for example, my spouse has been so intimidated by all our remotes and the complicated steps necessary to do almost anything with our set-up here, essentially I always run the equipment when we watch anything. I do think she'd be a little put off by the programming of the Harmony, since it can get complicated fast. She nevertheless likes the Harmony because now she can just point and shoot. "Watch TV" -- boom, done. "Watch Media Player" -- done. Play a movie, ditto.
Description of Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote with Color Touch Screen
Logitech Harmony One Universal Learning Remote Control Command the entirety of your home entertainment system with bravado and ease with the Logitech Harmony One Universal Learning Remote Control! This "learning" remote can implement the functions of your previous remotes simply by pointing them at it. A 2.2" LCD full color display lets you manage functions with the convenience that only a touch screen can provide. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery complete with charging station will make paying for batteries all but a distant memory! Features Learns IR codes from existing remote controls Easy internet setup Downloadable internet codes One-touch access 2.2" LCD display Full color touch screen Contoured backlit buttons Rechargeable battery Recharging station USB input Includes Remote control Lithium-ion battery Charging station AC adapter USB cable Installation CD Instruction manual One year vendor warrantyDigital Cameras and Photo Categories
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