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2008-09-10 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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This is my first Harmony universal remote. I suspect those who have gone through many high end remotes may be more difficult to please, but I am very happy with this remote. I think the dumbbell shaped design is sleek and helps with spouse... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Cannot get this to work |
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2008-09-09 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control
I tried several times to set this up - I even had a friend help me. I cannot get the remote to change channels on TV (Read full review at Amazon)
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2008-09-08 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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This remote is pretty intuitive. Buttons are layed out nicely. My only real complaint is that the buttons seem a bit touchy. You have to press them really fast or else you'll get repeated actions. I found this especially annoying when trying... (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Love it! |
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2008-09-07 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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Incredible! My husband loves it; it was easy for me to program (he's the remote king, but I get to do any programming or tech stuff involved). Highly recommend it. (Read full review at Amazon)
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| Pretty Easy to set up |
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2008-09-01 00:00:00 0 out of 0 found this reivew helpful |
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This is the second Harmony remote that I've owned. Had the 520 before and replaced it after I dropped it and the LCD screen became scrambled.
Very easy to set up and use. I keep the original remotes and wife uses the Harmony. (Read full review at Amazon)
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| -- Pcper Expert, Pcper 1 out of 2 found this reivew helpful |
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| Introduction and Packaging Not long ago, Dell Canada had a great deal on the Logitech Harmony 880 remote control. I've heard so much about it and they always seem to sell out whenever a good deal comes along. So when there was a good discount, I did not hesitate to buy one. But honestly I wasn't sure how well it was going to work in my own environment. I had a vague idea about how the Harmony remote functioned, but its claims to control all my devices made me skeptical. The short of it is that the Harmony 880 remote does exactly what Logitech states: it simplifies all your remote devices into one controller. It's great when it works right the first time you set it up, but when things don't work exactly the way you want, frustration can quickly set in. Luckily Logitech has spent some time Let's get on to the review. The Package The Logitech Harmony 880 remote control in a cardboard box and a clear clamshell inside holding the remote and contents snuggly. The clamshell isn't a splinter pack, so it's easy to open without needing to demolish the packaging with a pair scissors or chainsaw. Inside the box are: Harmony 880 remote Lithium-ion battery Charging cradle USB cable (mini USB to full USB cable to connect the remote to your computer for configuration) Software CD Brief instructions Next Page - Design Click here for the Detailed Review ...
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| -- Htpcnews Expert, Htpcnews 1 out of 2 found this reivew helpful |
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| Techgage gives a pretty good review of the Harmony 880. Their only complaints are with the [comparitively] slow button response time, and the inability to customize the screen graphics. From Techgage : Right out of the box I was impressed with the lightweight feel, ergonomic design and balance of the unit itself. The docking recharge cradle is sleek, small and holds your remote horizontally, and is thankfully only a half-brick power supply. The docking cradle is designed in such a way that you can direct the power cord in the direction from the unit that best suits your setup. Comments ( 0 ) >> Write comment Name Title Comment Add Comment Please enable JavaScript to post a new comment if(xajaxLoaded) {xajax_jcxLoadUserInfo(readCookie('jc_name'),readCookie('jc_email'),readCookie('jc_website'));} ...
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| -- ConsumerSearch Expert, ConsumerSearch 1 out of 2 found this reivew helpful |
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| The brand-new Harmony 880 is generating all kinds of buzz among gadget lovers, who hail its color display and battery charging station. The sleek-looking 880 has unique features for owners of widescreen HDTVs, and its macros include controls for aspect ratio depending on the programming source. Although it's more expensive than any other model in our chart, experts say it's a must-have luxury gadget for sophisticated home theaters. However, you'll get nearly the same functionality from the Harmony 676, which lacks aspect-ratio features. ...
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| -- Digitaltrends Expert, Digitaltrends 1 out of 2 found this reivew helpful |
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| Design and Features The first thing you notice about the Harmony 880 is not the appealing 64K color screen (that’s the second thing) but the large charging dock that comes with it—the one that connects to an AC outlet. Since color touchscreens use a lot of power compared with monochrome displays that can last months on a single set of AAA cells, you need an outlet nearby to re-energize the device. Logitech rates the battery life of this lithium-ion rechargeable at one week. I knocked out one of three bars in an afternoon. Harmony remote controls borrow from an impressive database of codes stored at Harmonyremote.com . Like other remotes in the Harmony lineup, the 880 operates up to 15 devices and 255 commands. Its Help button troubleshoots common problems, and prompts you through fixes when necessary. The remote has a backlight to illuminate buttons in a dimly lit room. Customizable buttons are available for each activity. For codes not known by the huge Harmony library, you can teach codes to the Harmony from the original by holding the two head to head. The device is compatible with Windows 98SE and later PCs and Mac OS X 10.2 and later. Fifty-three buttons are included on the 8.1 x 2.3 x 1.3-inch device, with eight on-screen activity buttons for macros, or sequential commands. One smart extra is an aspect ratio button that appears on each video activity to let you quickly switch between 4:3 and 16:9 according to program material--without navigating menus. Image Courtesy of Logitech ...
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| -- CNET Expert, CNET 1 out of 2 found this reivew helpful |
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| Editor's note: We have changed the rating in this review to reflect recent changes in our rating scale. Click here to find out more. Over the last couple of years, we've developed a fondness for Harmony Web-programmable universal remotes. The brand was originally developed by Canada's Intrigue Technologies, which was purchased last year by accessories giant Logitech. The new parent company finished out 2004 with a couple of models that were already in Intrigue's hopper, but the $249 Harmony 880 is the first Harmony remote to be fully conceived by Logitech's designers. It's also the first Harmony to feature a color screen and a built-in rechargeable battery along with a docking station. Though slightly larger than its predecessors, the 880 retains a similar dumbbell shape, measuring 8.1 inches long by 2.3 inches wide by 1.3 inches deep and weighing 5.8 ounces. However, a couple of significant differences separate it from previous models. In addition to the screen's color capabilities (previous models were limited to black-and-white), the LCD is larger. The increased screen real estate offers room for a total of eight contextual icons, corresponding to adjacent hard buttons. That's up from six on previous Harmony models. The 128x160-pixel color display is pretty low resolution (read: early Palm color screen), but it's a big improvement over the monochrome screens found on such models as the Harmony 688 and 676 . One thing we didn't love was that the activity-based icons could have been a little cleaner-looking and easier to read; hopefully Logitech will tweak them in due time. Previous Harmony remotes featured soft, rubbery buttons that sometimes weren't as responsive as we would have liked. For this model, Logitech has gone with all hard plastic buttons--generally a good thing, though buttons such as the video-transport buttons (record, play, rewind, fast-forward, pause, and stop) and the 12-digit keypad are still spaced very close to each other, so it's hard to operate by feel alone. However, it is worth noting that context-specific side keys--volume and channel up/down--are raised nicely in just the right places. All in all, we felt the button layout was pretty well thought out; it shouldn't cause too many irritations and seems friendly enough toward digital set-top boxes, DVRs, and even Media Center PCs, though you will have to map/customize certain buttons manually to perform certain tasks. As noted, the 880 includes a docking station for juicing up the included rechargeable batteries; you simply lie the remote down in its cradle. Not only is it nice to have a recharging option to save dough on batteries, but if you're good about leaving the remote in its cradle, you'll always know where it is when you need it. The other nice feature that the 880 offers is its motion sensor: when you pick up the remote, it automatically turns on. You can also easily add your own digital images as backgrounds and screensavers--there's a slide-show feature--though we found that we had to crop our images into vertical shots or they'd appear hideously stretched on the screen. And it really wasn't a good idea to have a picture as a background because it made the icons difficult to read; stick with the default blue background. Other than that, the 880 works the same way that other Harmony remotes do. As we noted in our earlier reviews, programming a universal remote can be a frustrating and time-consuming process, involving punching a series of multidigit codes for each component in your A/V system. By contrast, Harmony remotes are programmed by connecting them to your Internet-connected Windows PC or Mac with the supplied USB cable, installing the driver software, and answering a fairly simple online questionnaire on the company's Web site. You simply choose your home-theater components from a list; explain how they're connected; and define their roles in activity-based functions, such as Watch TV, Watch DVD, and Listen to Music. For each function, you specify which devices and inputs the remote must enable. You can also choose which keypad functions will "punch through" to which specific devices--always having the channel buttons control the cable box or the volume controls dedicated to the TV, for instance. After you've completed the questionnaire, the software uploads all the relevant control codes to the 880. You can also periodically upload channel listings and call them up on the LCD, but that service is free for only your first two months of use. The process still involves some trial and error. You must verify that the commands work with your equipment as intended, then modify them as necessary. Fortunately, the Web site provides advanced, macro-style options for delay times, multistep commands, and other functions. Even better, the remote's Help key aids in troubleshooting by asking natural-language questions on the LCD. For instance, the screen might read, "Is the digital set-top box on?" And Harmony's e-mail-based customer support is excellent; problems are assigned a help-ticket number and followed through to their conclusion. The Harmony 880 performed just as well as previous Harmony remotes we've tested, and after a couple of tweaks, we were in command of a six-component system: HDTV, A/V receiver, DVD player, CD-jukebox, Xbox, and HD set-top box. Logitech says you should be able to go a few weeks without recharging, but obviously, if you leave the unit in its cradle, the battery will remain fully juiced. It's also worth noting that the batteries are replaceable, so when they eventually wear out--and they will--you'll be able swap new ones in. In the final analysis, the Harmony 880 represents a nice step forward for Logitech. While it has some elements of a high-end remote (color screen, motion sensor, docking station), the $250 price tag is still fairly reasonable. In fact, the only real non-Logitech competition in this price range is the Home Theater Master MX-700 , but it lacks the color screen and the rechargeable battery, and its PC-programmable macros require more hands-on massaging. In the future, we'd like to see an RF version (unlike IR, RF passes signals through walls and cabinets), which would appeal to people with multiroom setups or hidden components. But for those that have single room setups with all their components exposed, the 880 certainly makes an excellent choice. Editor's note: Senior Associate Editor John Falcone contributed to this review. ...
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