One Remote to Rule Them All

[borc killer]

If it's easy, why not lower the price?

Easy is priceless. Or at least worth paying real money for.

 

[Bront]

If it's easy, why not lower the price?

What does one have to do with the other?

Logitech has to maintain the online database, though it is updated by consumers as well. They also have to program it to understand what you want to do from the start.

Honestly, it's priced similarly to any other high end universal remote that I've seen (And I mean the high function scripting ones), but is head and shoulders ahead of them in terms of usability for the programing as well as the actual use.

It can even work for windows media centers and game consols that support remotes.

 

[Ranger REG]

Easy is priceless. Or at least worth paying real money for.

Unfortunately, I don't have "real" money. Just a po' boy.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Love my Harmony remote. Had a 688 for a couple years and loved it but it started to flake a bit on me so I got a newer one which actually does a better job at letting me get to the cable-box features. I recommend Harmony to everyone I see with more than 2 remotes by their couch.

 

[dogoftheunderworld]

550?

The Hamrony line look sreally cool. Any downside to getting the 550? (I might be able to sell my wife on $100 remote... maybe.)

Thanks,

Brian

 

[andargor]

The Hamrony line look sreally cool. Any downside to getting the 550? (I might be able to sell my wife on $100 remote... maybe.)

Thanks,

Brian

I don't know the subtleties, usually the difference is as trivial as the number of "one-touch" activity buttons.

Here's a comparison chart:

http://reviews.cnet.com/remote-controls/logitech-harmony-670/4540-7900_7-32109109-4.html

 

[dogoftheunderworld]

I don't know the subtleties, usually the difference is as trivial as the number of "one-touch" activity buttons.{snip}

Thanks!

 

[borc killer]

Yeah, the price still scares me.

Yea took me a while to justify it. But I am old with a real job so that helps when buying silly things.