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Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote | 
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| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $189.95
You Save: $60.04 (24%)
New (41) Used (2) from $189.95
Rating:  262 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 915-000035
Model: ONE
UPC: 097855046673
EAN: 0097855046673
ASIN: B00119T6NQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Easy Internet-based setup | | • | Dedicated on-screen activity buttons | | • | Color LCD touch screen | | • | Contoured backlit buttons | | • | Can learn IR codes from existing remote controls |
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Product Description
Enjoy a full-color touch screen, intuitive button layout and an ergonomic design. So easy to use, the whole family will love it. Ergonomic design - Fits comfortably in your hand Rechargeable design - Eliminates the worry about replacing batteries World's largest A/V control database - Be confident your Harmony remote can control virtually any home-entertainment device you have today or buy tomorrow System Requirements - Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Internet access, Macintosh OS X 10.3 or later
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| Customer Reviews: Read 257 more reviews...
 Excellent remote with just a small durability problem August 19, 2008
Well I've had this remote for a few weeks and overall I'm very satisfied with it. I decided to order this remote after reading many reviews here on Amazon. Setup was an absolute breeze for me and I'm somewhat confused as to how people on here have so many problems with setting it up. I consider myself a "power user" so naturally I skipped the manual (never read them for anything except furniture) and popped in the disc. For reference I used a 64 bit Windows Vista Home Premium system to configure my Harmony One. After installation was complete I started up the Logitech software without restarting my system (wasn't offered the option to do so). As far as I could tell this did not cause any problems during configuration. During the configuration, the software asked what devices I owned and if I wanted to set up any activities. Naturally I wanted to do this since activities are half the point of paying so much for a remote control. During the activity set up (for example Watch TV), the software asked me what source my HDTV needed to be on to receive cable, whether I use a cable box to watch cable, what I use to control volume (I use my 5.1 surround system), and etc. Transferring my configuration to the remote took longer than expected, but the wait time was not terrible. The only problem I've had with this remote is its durability. After a few weeks of service the Harmony One resets itself after putting it into the charger or after giving it a light tap near charging contacts on the back of the remote. This is most unfortunate as otherwise this remote is amazing, and luckily Amazon is next-daying me a replacement which will be here tomorrow.
Update: My replacement Harmony One works fine but the screen has a lit pixel. I'm debating on exchanging it, but I don't know if I want to bother for one lit pixel or not.
 remote works well but the setup process is tedious August 17, 2008
The Harmony One form factor seems pretty well designed. The layout of the touchscreen and the physical buttons works well and the remote feels solid in your hands. The touchscreen has excellent resolution and contrast and feels responsive enough. And the charging dock means you never have to deal with batteries again.
Where the Harmony One falls short is in the configuration process. You can only configure the remote over USB using your computer (Mac or Windows) along with the Harmony application. The initial setup isn't too bad, it will walk you through adding your devices (by model and manufacture) and organizing things into activities. This worked well for my TV, DVD, and receiver but it seemed to get the wrong IR codes for my other devices (like PVR) so I had to do these manually.
The most frustrating thing is how long it takes to update the remote to test out a change. Even if you just want to change one button, you have to wait 5-10 minutes for the remote to reprogram. Then you disconnect USB, try the command, find out it doesn't work, reconnect USB, and go through the configuration process again. Forget about experimenting, once it's "good enough" you're not going to want to change things unless you have to.
A few other gripes about the Harmony software:
- It detected all of the possible codes for my receiver and laid them out as buttons on the touchscreen (good) but the ordering seemed completely random (e.g. I had to flip through 6 pages to locate the command to manually power on/off)
- Rearranging buttons between pages is a huge pain (delete and re-add)
- There is no way to create groups of related commands (e.g. volume controls, playback controls, picture, etc.)
- There is no way to change the size of buttons or customize the icons
- The software requires you to be logged in to your Harmony account every time
The Harmony One has replaced my 6 remotes with just one and that is saying a lot. Apart from the software issues, as a day-to-day remote it mostly "just works". Guests can now watch a DVD without needing a 5-minute lecture and everything can be powered down with a single button press.
Fantastic product !! August 15, 2008
I'm a 62 yr old great-grandmother, with a reasonable, but by no means expert, knowledge of computers and electronic equipment. I purchased the Harmony One Universal Remote yesterday from Best Buy. I buy tons of stuff from Amazon, but was in a bit of a hurry to get this up and going.
I have a not too complicated Home Theater setup: a 50" LG Plasma TV, Sony DVD/VHS combo, Sony AV Receiver, and Sony 5-disc CD changer, and an HD Motorola ATT U-Verse receiver . Up until today, I (and worse, my grandchildren) had to use a minimum of 3 remotes to simply watch a DVD (TV, DVD player, and AV sound), etc.
I had absolutely no problems getting this remote setup and working with ALL of my equipment. The software instructions were excellent. Until this remote, I did not have a remote, except the original "commander", that would work well with the DVD/VHS combo player. The only two problems that I've incurred are not the Harmony's fault. Several years ago I'd purchased a fairly expensive (at that time) Sony Universal remote and to get it to work with the AV Receiver, I either had to or accidently set the AV Receiver's remote function to a second option (not the factory default). It worked well with the Sony Universal but would not work thereafter with the original "commander". In order to get the Harmony One to work with the AV Receiver, I had to reset the set's function back to the factory default. The second problem I'm experiencing is that all but one of my components appear to have fairly strong IR signal acceptance. The DVD/VHS combo does not. So I have to be pretty accurate in aiming the Harmony One at that component when I'm turning it on or off. Otherwise, the other components respond, but the DVD/VHS combo doesn't.
All in all, I'm thrilled at last to finally have only one remote to control everything. The display is well laid out (and customizable) for anyone to understand and use. All appropriate components turn on or off with the press of one on-screen button. I had been debating getting one of the Harmony models for about 6 months. I'm glad I waited for the Harmony One Advanced to come out.
Great job Logitech !!!
Great universal remote but... August 15, 2008
I've owned a couple of universal remotes and this one is my favorite but usually new toys are. I like the feel and the use of this remote and I agree with the other comments I've read that yes the wife and family members can use it too with no difficulties.
My only complaint was the time it required to setup the Direct TV HD-DVR remote and the dvr functions. They did not setup automatically and i had to configure most of the buttons and use the learn feature. I figured if i had the code for the device everything would work and i was wrong.
But after I got past this hurdle it's been a breeze.
The only other comment is the battery life. The previous remote by Phillips Pronto, the battery lasted much longer than this one. I'm recharging about once a week and maybe that's because we are heavy dvr users and like to fast forward through commercials but i would have liked the battery to last a bit longer.
But other than those two comments, i like the remote very much and would recommend it to others.
Good And Useful Product August 15, 2008
I Have very old TV And Amplifier and I did not expect that this product is operated, but he has already done so Thanks For Logitech Harmony
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