Remote Logitech Logitech Harmony Home Control - 8 Devices
Remote Logitech Logitech Harmony Home Control - 8 Devices
I've been using the Logitech One remote for several years, and found that it was the best remote I'd ever used.
The only complaints I had with the Logitech One were:
1) The battery was unreliable. I had to replace it about once a year because it would swell up and stop holding a charge.
2) It didn't work very well for controlling our Roku since it had an IR interface only.
Unfortunately, the next generation of Logitech remotes (like the Harmony Ultimate), just didn't work very well because of the placement of the buttons in front of the touch screen. That's why I was excited to see this remote where Logitech switched back to the excellent button placement of the previous remotes.
We upgraded our Media Center to a new Tivo Roamio, and decided it was time to upgrade our remote as well.
Anyway, here are the things we like about this new Harmony Home Control remote:
1) The feel of the remote is excellent! It has a much better feel than any remote I've ever used - with a solid-feeling rubberized body.
2) The button placement is just as good as the previous One and 900 series remotes - which is the most intuitive button setup I've ever used.
3) The setup was actually very simple. Fortunately, it was able to import my previous Logitech One remote setup; but, the addition of the new Tivo was very simple using the new mobile app on an Android phone.
It took all of 20 minutes to completely configure it; although, I did get hung up once with trying to customize the buttons. My mistake was trying to find the correct menu option instead of just following through the wizard. That part wasn't very intuitive - but it wasn't horrible either.
The only complaints I had with the Logitech One were:
1) The battery was unreliable. I had to replace it about once a year because it would swell up and stop holding a charge.
2) It didn't work very well for controlling our Roku since it had an IR interface only.
Unfortunately, the next generation of Logitech remotes (like the Harmony Ultimate), just didn't work very well because of the placement of the buttons in front of the touch screen. That's why I was excited to see this remote where Logitech switched back to the excellent button placement of the previous remotes.
We upgraded our Media Center to a new Tivo Roamio, and decided it was time to upgrade our remote as well.
Anyway, here are the things we like about this new Harmony Home Control remote:
1) The feel of the remote is excellent! It has a much better feel than any remote I've ever used - with a solid-feeling rubberized body.
2) The button placement is just as good as the previous One and 900 series remotes - which is the most intuitive button setup I've ever used.
3) The setup was actually very simple. Fortunately, it was able to import my previous Logitech One remote setup; but, the addition of the new Tivo was very simple using the new mobile app on an Android phone.
It took all of 20 minutes to completely configure it; although, I did get hung up once with trying to customize the buttons. My mistake was trying to find the correct menu option instead of just following through the wizard. That part wasn't very intuitive - but it wasn't horrible either.
