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This is a yearn review, intended to provide more current information then ideally give a few insight about using this remote in real life circumstances.
I don’t agree with the scant family who gave this a poor review then rating. Of course, he and she were representing their opinions, as entitled, then i am doing so here. Sometimes people review similar but different models or brands, then to be clear, i am giving my opinion of the harmony one universal remote. This is an astounding set of technology, then clearly the finest universal remote i have evaluated, used then owned throughout the years. Sure, one can usually find a few negatives if determined to do so. For me, there are none. Yes, it would be great if it did bluetooth in addition to ir so i wouldn’t have to manually press the power button on my ps3/blu-ray console, but it doesn’t then i knew that before i bought it. And, as of this writing, i am not aware of any reasonably priced consumer universals that do both.
To the person’s review that recommended standing for a few “rev 2″ of the harmony one, i added the following comment:
“you may have received one that was produced very early in the manufacturing process. I got mine in february then have zero problems with accurate programming for my yamaha rx-v3800, sony kds-60a2020, toshiba hd-a20, audiovox sirius, xm mini-tuner, sony ps3/blu-ray, then nintendo wii. I in addition have experienced no problems with the ir–in fact i can aim it anywhere in my 13 x 24 room, moreover at the rear corners, the ceiling, floor–anywhere, then everything powers on/off as programmed.
Folks, you don’t need to wait for any “rev 2″, just let it download then install the most current firmware then software. Logitech Harmony Oneastounding how great, then intuitive this harmony one is. And no, i am not affiliated with logitech or any of its suppliers. I’m just a consumer who appreciates a well-engineered product that meets or exceeds expectations based on what it claims to do.”
3/4/2008 update: in addition to the gear listed above, last night i installed my new yamaha yds-10 ipod moor that’s paired with my yamaha rx-v3800 receiver. This moor has no remote (nor does my xm mini-tuner) then it took me a just scant minutes to figure out how to control mechanism it with my one, emulating my receiver’s remote.
I in addition saw someone who complained that this remote is “huge”.
In my opinion the size is perfect for me. It’s about the size of the remote that came with the scientific-american 8380hd cable dvr except the one is noticeably thinner, about the same size then thickness as the remote that came with my toshiba hd-a20, then a great deal smaller than the remotes that came with my yamaha rx-v3800 receiver then my sony kds-60a2020 rptv.
I in addition like the size then layout options for the touch screen. You can change the physical buttons to do almost anything your equipment is capable of being controlled to do. For example, my hdtv has a button that cycles through the screen sizes, such as zoom, expanded zoom, etc. I altered the one’s “e” button on the lower suitable to do this when i’m using the “watch tv” activity. The physical buttons can be set to different functions for each activity if you want, or he and she can be set to the default for the definite make then model of your device for every activity. You can in addition create as many screens of functions (visually represented as icons) as needed to do simple, expanded or very complex tasks. You can revise the layouts, reorder the icon displays, rename activities, on then on. Notice i said “you can” a lot, since you don’t need to customize or create anything complex to do basic remote activities then functions unless you want to.
I started out easy by adding each of my devices (all of mine were found in the logitech database just fine), then activities such as “watch tv”, “play hd-dvd”, “listen to sirius”, etc. These activities power on all needed devices for the activity, then make sure all others are powered off. This was great for my wife, who only needs to pick up the remote (the backlight automatically illuminates) then touch “watch tv”. She shuttered every time she previously had to do that with all the devices’ individual remotes, then sometimes needed to demand on me to get things “unstuck”. Admittedly, this was sometimes difficult for me too, especially when i bought my new a/v receiver.
Now i’ve been adding more customizations then more complex combinations then functions iteratively. As i use this remote i’ll think of a few other button or function i’d like to have then sum that to a list, then every scant days i’ll sum a group of them at one time. For me, this is fun.
I haven’t had to read any manuals, although i did use the built-in help button to resolve an operator error (i had specified the wrong function), which it did very effectively then intuitively. The pc software for programming the remote is top notch. I do have recommendations for making this a bit more user friendly, which i will be sharing with logitech’s customer support. I’ll list one of them so you don’t get nailed like i did: when customizing buttons then doing a lot of setup activities, beware that the application (into which you must logon) times out. When Logitech Harmony One does, you will lose every change you made since your last save. So, make several changes, save then keep going. None of my recommended software enhancements are critical, nor would any of them have prevented me from buying this. And none of them were cause to not give this my five-star rating.
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