#LOGITECH HARMONY REMOTE TV#

The 900 has one major feature that the One does not, the ability to transmit in RF and the included IR Extender System. The Harmony 900 is almost identical to its less costly sibling, the Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote. That means when you change the channel the remote talks to your DVR, when you raise/lower the sound, it talks to your receiver, and when you turn on/off that ‘Activity’ it turns on/off all of those devices in one fell swoop.

#LOGITECH HARMONY REMOTE TV#

The ‘Watch TV’ activity for example would be configured to watch TV through your LCD TV, with the signal (channel changing/recordings) coming from your Comcast DVR, and sound being controlled by your A/V receiver. Once you have all of your components inputted, you can set up Activity profiles on how you plan to use these devices together, such as ‘Watch TV’, ‘Watch DVD’ or ‘Play a Game’. The setup application makes it nearly impossible to mess up inputting your profile. You will need the make and model numbers of all your media devices. To begin the setup process, you have to create an account which then takes you through the process, remembers your devices/activities and enables you to tweak your remote’s programming at anytime without having to re-input all of your info. The web-based application Logitech includes with their remotes leads you through programming of the device, tailoring the controls to each individual A/V setup. It communicates with your computer and Logitech application via usb cable. Setting up the remote is a relatively easy process.

The upper half of the back is a matte black, rubbery material for better grip. Along with the new look, better button layout, more controls, and more ergonomic feel the 900 has a high resolution touch screen, backlit buttons, and RF (radio frequency) transmit capability.Ī majority of the Harmony 900 has a high gloss finish with the top black and half the back in light gray. I do not remember the details of why I did not continue using the Harmony 880, but after setting it up I could not believe I had not been using it all along.Īs you can see from the above picture, the Harmony 900 is a sleek modern version of Harmony’s older remotes….very evolutionary. When I found out that I was going to be reviewing the Harmony 900, I decided to dust off my old 880 to see if I could get it fully operational in the interim. I played with it for a couple of weeks, but after several failed attempts at making it work I boxed it up and went back to the quasi-universal remote that came with my Comcast HD DVR. I purchased a Harmony 880, Logitech’s former flagship of a few years ago, early last year, however I never really embraced it. The whole purpose of the Harmony 900 and other universal remotes like it, is to replace our ever growing mountain of remote controls with a single all-controlling device. Having helped many friends and family members setup their TV/DVR/DVD systems I know there are a lot of folks out there that could bring a bit more Zen to their Tech-World with one of these. Logitech has recently released a new high-end device to their line, the Harmony 900 universal remote that allows you to seamlessly control up to 15 devices in one. To alleviate this type of hassle, Logitech has been making universal remotes for a very long time. Admittedly, some of those remotes have the ability to control other devices but sadly none can control them all. All of those components having their own remote which adds up to a fair amount of juggling just to do something as simple as watch TV. This past holiday season, my wife and I remodeled our basement putting in a relatively nice media room with fancy in-the-wall speakers, A/V receiver, big LCD TV, Blu-ray player, AppleTV, and Nintendo Wii.

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