Harmony Universal Remote

[akirby]

Almost forgot - here is a good forum for harmony remotes:

http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mb ... y/list.cgi

[Richard]

I have had a couple of clients with the Harmony who were very satisfied. The cool part was they purchased a Lumagen scaler and the remote codes were already online. They had the Harmony running the Lumagen before I left!

[akirby]

FYI - Harmony was just purchased by Logitech so I think their quality control and ergonomics will improve over the next year or so.

[geskel]

I've had my Harmony remote for six months and find that it's the best use of $300 in my whole collection of ten devices. If anything gets out of sync, it can be remedied in seconds. The best part is that even my wife can use it.

Jerry

[akirby]

The best part is that even my wife can use it.

Amen!

[curiouskeith]

I have it as my latest try at a universal remote. Seems I have a basket full of them. It has great ease of use, and programs easily over the internet. My only gripe is that you don't get alot of functionality with it. Just the very basic operation.

[akirby]

Please explain more. What functions do you want that you don't think you get?

[geskel]

I haven't found any function that the Harmony can't do. After exhausting the "regular" stuff, just call the tech, who will modify the code. (Actually, you can do it yourself if you know how.)

I have my remote set up with all the play, pause, stop, ff, jump ahead, jump back, etc. all in the same place for my two VCRs, DVD, and Replay. That way I don't have to remember which machine I'm operating. The moves become instinctive.

My advice is to take an afternoon and work the settings until they're just the way you want them.

Enjoy!

[lankobean]

I have the Harmony and I think its great. It is extremely easy to program via their web interface. The only thing that does not work is the Play, FF, Rew, Pause for my Comcast VOD. However, I have not taken the time to try to make it work. The device is extremely user friendly and anyone who has come over has been able to pick it up and use it without a problem. If you are looking for a powerful, yet easy to setup and easy to use remote control that won't baffle friends and loved ones, this is the device for you. At under $150 online its to good to pass up.

[curiouskeith]

I guess I'm missing something. I realize many features are available on the lcd menu, I just would like them at my fingertips. I must admit I haven't spent much time with it. I've been having a hard time just trying to watch TV at all. I'll have to try to make time to play with it.