Marty Chinn
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Who else has gone this route? What do you use? Before I used the remote that came with my Pioneer receiver which was a pretty good learning remote and gave me control of almost everything. The problem was I had to map certain controls to buttons with labels that didn't make any sense which of course confused my g/f even though for the most part everything was logical.
So just a few days ago I picked up a Logitech Harmony 676 remote which I had been researching along with a couple other remotes and so far I'm quite impressed. While my old receiver remote was good for every day usage, I would have to pull out some other remotes every now and then for certain features. This remote has made it so that I could permanently put away all my remotes without ever a need for them again.
It has a nice web interface to make it easy to set up, and the one touch activity buttons are a god send. It feels weird that all I ever have to do is hit one button now rather than multiple buttons to either start up a DVD or watch TV. What's also cool is it allowed me to discover that my TV accepts certain remote commands that were not available on the original remote. For example, I used to have to hit the input button to cycle through all the inputs but apparently the TV can accept remote commands to go directly to any input.
What finally drove me over the edge to pull the trigger was the current deal Logitech is running. The remote retails for $199, but current net price is an average of $130. I found it for $112 and Logitech has a 25% off rebate that expires in mid March. That brings it down to a nice $84 which is not just a steal for this remote but any remote with the capabilities it has. I wanted to wait for the Harmony 880 with the slick color screen, but this was too good to pass up.
I always thought I'd end up with a color Philips Pronto even those cost $500 to $1000, but I've come to realize I prefer actual buttons rather than touch screen. So who else uses a universal remote, and what do you use?
And here's the 880 that I wanted to wait for:
So just a few days ago I picked up a Logitech Harmony 676 remote which I had been researching along with a couple other remotes and so far I'm quite impressed. While my old receiver remote was good for every day usage, I would have to pull out some other remotes every now and then for certain features. This remote has made it so that I could permanently put away all my remotes without ever a need for them again.
It has a nice web interface to make it easy to set up, and the one touch activity buttons are a god send. It feels weird that all I ever have to do is hit one button now rather than multiple buttons to either start up a DVD or watch TV. What's also cool is it allowed me to discover that my TV accepts certain remote commands that were not available on the original remote. For example, I used to have to hit the input button to cycle through all the inputs but apparently the TV can accept remote commands to go directly to any input.
What finally drove me over the edge to pull the trigger was the current deal Logitech is running. The remote retails for $199, but current net price is an average of $130. I found it for $112 and Logitech has a 25% off rebate that expires in mid March. That brings it down to a nice $84 which is not just a steal for this remote but any remote with the capabilities it has. I wanted to wait for the Harmony 880 with the slick color screen, but this was too good to pass up.
I always thought I'd end up with a color Philips Pronto even those cost $500 to $1000, but I've come to realize I prefer actual buttons rather than touch screen. So who else uses a universal remote, and what do you use?
And here's the 880 that I wanted to wait for:
