Product Description

Step up to the ultimate in universal remotes. Experience a new standard in simplicity with even the most complex components. With just one touch you can start watching, listening or playing. And youll be proud to display the Harmony 1000s sleek brushed aluminum and iconic colour LCD. Total Command One trigger finger is all you need. One-Touch Control: Choose the activity you want to do, not the component you want to turn on. Up to 15 Components: Control video, audio, gamingeven lights and appliances. Learning Port: Add favourite functions from an old remote just by pointing it at your Harmony. Comfort and Convenience Never get numb-thumb again. 3.5" Colour Touch Screen: Navigate through all your options with ease. Charging Station: Put your remote in its own home and forget about changing batteries. Help Button: Confused? Let the Help Button figure it out for you. (No one else has one.) Simple Setup It doesnt get easier than this. Online Wizard: Plug into a USB port and walk right through initial setup or adding equipment. Incredible Compatibility: From laser disc to Blu-Ray® disc, find your components in our 175,000-device database. Free Support: Expect total customer satisfaction, whether you have a problem or just a question In the Box: Logitech® Harmony® 1000 Remote Control Charging station USB cable AC Adapter Lithium-ion battery Installation CD Installation guide 2-year warranty

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1187 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 1304834
• Released on: 2007-05-08

Manufacturer's Description
>From the Manufacturer
The essential center of your entertainment system. Say "Goodbye" to the wasted time and endless frustration of multiple remotes controlling multiple devices, and say hello to one single, easy-to-use device with a cool new shape. The Harmony 1000 remote control, with its engaging and logical interface, simplifies even the most complex programming functions. Logitech's patented Smart State technology® makes it possible to seamlessly control up to 15 separate components with just one touch. Programming your HDTV? The Harmony 1000's colour display makes it easy to control even the aspect ratio and sound modes. And, you can do it all without direct line-of-sight, since the Harmony sends both infrared (IR) and Z-wave wireless home automation standard (also known as radio frequency or RF).

1. Easy to set up:
Just connect your Harmony remote to your computer and the Web wizard walks you step-by-step through a simple set up. Enter in your model numbers for your components, then answer a few easy questions about how you "Watch TV" or "Watch a DVD" You'll be controlling even the most complex system without any of the hassles of elaborate macro-programming.

2. Easy to use:
The Harmony Remote is the world's only remote with Smart State Technology® activity control. Just press one of the Activity buttons, such as "Watch TV" or "Listen to Music," and your Harmony Remote automatically sets up your entertainment system, without you ever having to program a "macro."

3. Easy to get help:
With the Harmony remote, you don't have to know anything about your entertainment system to operate it. No sound? No picture? No problem! There's even a handy "HELP" button to guide you through simple troubleshooting and get you back in control.

4. Never out of date: 
The Harmony Remote device database is constantly updated with new components and fine-tuned settings.  Simply connect it to your computer using its USB interface, and your remote is updated automatically! 

Features

One-touch activity controls Simply touch one icon and the Harmony remote will power on all the necessary components.		Easy-to-use 3.5" touch screen Large, colour icons and backlit buttons ensure an entirely new level of ease and functionality.		Computer-based set-up Simply connect the Harmony 1000 to your computer, and the wizard guides you through the entire set-up process.
Rechargeable No need to worry about power with the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. The handy recharging stand ensures that the unit is always powered up and easy to find.		World's largest A/V control database Your Harmony 1000 will control everything from HDTVs to PVR/DVRs, from laser discs to VCRs—even lighting controls! Logitech's online database now includes 4500+ brands and 150,000+ IR devices — and the list is growing every day.		Control of devices through cabinets, walls, and floors With a wireless range of 100 feet, the Harmony RF Wireless Extender (sold separately) allows control of devices without a line of sight.

System Requirements

For Windows® systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, ME, or XP, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Internet access. For Macintosh® systems: Mac OS X 10.3 or later, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Internet access.

What's In The Box

Logitech® Harmony® 1000 remote control, charging station, USB cable, AC Adapter, Lithium-ion battery, Installation CD, Installation guide, 1-year warranty.

Product Description
The Logitech Harmony 1000 features a brilliant 3.5-inch colour touch screen that allows for one-touch activity-based control of even the most sophisticated A/V components. Say goodbye to the inconvenience of multiple remotes controlling multiple devices; Logitech's patented Smart State Technology makes it easy to control your HDTV, adjust aspect ratios, or change sound modes?there are no complicated macros to program. Just press an on-screen activity icon and Harmony does the rest. One remote is all you'll need to control even the most complex home entertainment systems. And when used together with a Harmony RF Wireless Extender (sold separately), you can further reduce clutter by placing your components out of sight. Since the remote can transmit both infrared and radio frequency commands, you can control equipment inside a cabinet or even in the next room.

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Customer Reviews

Good stuff....
Received the product today, very impressed.

Looks the business and works great.

I had a minor issue to do with not being able to select from menus in Sky Digital, and although it didn't pick up the control mapping out of the box (Everything else did: TV, DVD, AVR), after a call to Tech Support, I was able to map the right command.

The way in which the control troubleshoots is superb. For some reason my TV wasn't turning on or off, after a few questions along the lines of "Now is it working?" and it going off and trying something else, it fixed it.

Tech support were really efficient, which bodes well for other Logitech devices. As a brand I find them excellent, I've been using their keyboards and mice for years, so it's nice to know the first time I had to contact them that they delivered.

Only one negative thing to point out that I didn't realise previously, and it's hardly Logitech's fault, you won't be able to control a Sony PS3.

May only be first day gloss, but hey, it inspired me to write something here.....

Beautiful hardware, terrible software
I'm editing my review because after some use, I've figured out ways around the issues I had before.

I came from a Philips Pronto to this, so it was a shock to see how most of the options were done for me by Logitech. Long story short: Logitech automates the entire process for better or worse, and when you haven't quite figured it out, it's for the worse. However, once you learn the logitech logic, you can work around certain issues and the results are AMAZING.

The software doesn't work on my laptop, had to install it on the PC and even then I had to disable the firewall/antivirus. The software is annoying in that it's totally online. Meaning all your setup is done via an interface that connects online to Logitech and the software is based there. You can't therefore save different variations. Every change you make, you have to undo if you don't like it or it doesn't work. You can't simply revert to a previous backup.
Also, no way to simulate how the remote works like with the pronto, you have to update the remote.

Worse: if you have a RF extender, you have to update that first as well! and both things take a long while. Stupid having to unplug the RF extender each time for changes that do not affect the RF extender. And what's with the "connect" button?

Anyway, that aside, the remote works wonderfully and intelligently. The screen is outstanding, and it even has a slideshow and personalised wallpaper. A bit of tweaking and you'll have this working everything. I wouldn't be without it now, but you do have to learn how to get around the difficulties caused by Logitech-enforced rules. But it's doable and the end result is faultless.
No crashing, no problems at all. Only thing is it screams when you first put it into the charging base while the screen does the slideshow. No biggy.

logitech Harmony 1000
We purchased this product October last year. it took about an hour or so to set up as we decided get it to do everything. it sets up the Xbox, DVD, amp, Cable, Plasma and the DVD recorder. It all works fine, and if it does not then it does go through a series of questions to sort it out. This was great for only two weeks, then the charger blew, and there is no fuses anywhere to check. This took us a month to sort out with logitech, after lots of emails and checks, they sent us a whole new replacement unit and charger. Again we were up and running and could finally charge and use the remote again. Then 2 months later, guess what, the charger has blown again. After doing some checks, we have found that by using the dock from the original charger and cable from the replacement, we have got it running again. Not sure how long this is going to last, but i cringe when i turn the plug on. Only reason we got to try and swap cables and docks around is logitech never gave us a return address for the faulty one first time round.
It works very well when it's able to be charged, unfortunatley the dodgy chargers we have has made us give it such a poor rating. I must admit though, now we do not even use it anymore. It spends it time gathering dust and we use all the original remotes again now. The battery life is rubbish on it too, so if you try to charge via the usb, it takes an age.