Product Description

The Logitech Harmony One will get the thumbs up from the whole family! This easy-to-use universal remote control reduces clutter on your coffee table, because it can control up to 15 devices. The Logitech Harmony One has a set of backlit buttons and a colour touch screen, so you can find the command you?re searching for even in the dark. All your multimedia entertainment is the touch of a button away. You don?t have to change the batteries either, because the Harmony One works with a single rechargeable battery. Technical features: Direct access to multimedia entertainment Replaces up to 15 remote controls Colour touch screen Sculpted, backlit buttons in logical zones User-friendly design A rechargeable battery Guided online setup Large A/V control database

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #257 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 915-000038
• Released on: 2008-02-01

Manufacturer's Description
Touch-screen simplicity

We know who you are. You have a half-dozen remotes on the coffee table. And you’re the only one in the family who knows how to use them.  We can help. Enjoy a full-colour touch screen. Intuitive button layout. And an ergonomic design. So easy to use, the whole family will love it.

	Simplify Your Home Entertainment Get one-touch access to your entertainment. Enjoy easy, one-touch access to the home-entertainment activities you love. Want to watch a DVD? One simple press of the touch screen and the Harmony One remote does the rest. Replace up to 15 remotes - reduce the clutter and complexity of your living room.
	Exceptional User-Friendly Design A full-colour touch screen gives you easy, one-touch access to any entertainment activity - such as watching a DVD, watching TV, listening to music, and more. Sculpted, backlighted buttons in logical zones allow you to find the right channel even in the dark. The One's ergonomic design fits comfortably in your hand. And the rechargeable design eliminates the worry about replacing batteries.
	Sophisticated Setup Help for a Long-Term Solution Guided online setup helps you when you need it. You don’t have to be an expert when you have access to our helpful online setup software and live customer support team. The world’s largest A/V control database means you can be confident your Harmony remote can control virtually any home-entertainment device you have today--or buy tomorrow. Its online database supports more than 225,000 devices from more than 5,000 brands and the list grows larger every day.

 

What's In the Box: Harmony® One remote control, charging station, USB cable, AC adapter, Lithium-ion battery, installation CD, installation guide, 2-year limited hardware warranty.
System Requirements for PC: Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Internet access. System Requirements for Mac: Macintosh OS X 10.3 or later, USB port, CD-ROM drive, Internet access.

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Customer Reviews

Is this a bad joke?
I don't understand any of the reviews here. I admit that the remote control itself is probably more than capable of doing exactly what I want it to.

But the software is the most hideously restrictive piece of garbage I have ever had the misfortune to work with.

As somebody who is quite/very computer literate I was hoping when it said 'advanced' that it actually allowed me some control over the features/control codes it sends. NO. You tell it you want to switch from xbox to computer and it will attempt to switch off your xbox and turn on your computer. Not exactly great when it takes 3 minutes to boot your PC and you just wanted to check your mail.

All I needed was a piece of software to list the commands it sends. But instead I had to go through 5 pages of 'program in a browser', click on this tiny option here to confirm, click down here on another tiny option if you are sure and click next.

Nice looking remote destroyed by the software. Probably OK if you are not computer literate and do not want any control over your hardware. But then why are you buying this?

What a remote, well worth the cost!!!
After receiving the remote and inspecting the fabulously styled remote and charging cradle, information is transferred to the remote by connecting a USB cable to a hidden connector on the remote - After a wait for the initial charging period to finish - then it was time to begin programming the remote!

I was replacing 6 remotes (Sky+, 42" Sharp Aquos, Sony Bluray, Sony AV Receiver, Sony SACD & HDMI switch), and attempting to make switching from one activity to another as simple as possible for my whole family.

Setup for the devices was relatively easy, but not as straightforward as the manual would suggest. The programming procedure is by means of a PC based application and an online database of devices and their codes. By selecting type of device, manufacturer, then model you can filter down to the exact model you have, failing that the Harmony 1 will perform as a learning remote, but still requiring the PC based application to manage the learning process and attribute the learnt code to a chosen button.

It all went smoothly, and then it's time to program the Activities, such as 'watch a film' which in my situation involves turning on the TV, turning the volume down (a mute dignal means the screen displays a 'mute' message!) and selecting the correct input, switching on the amp, and selecting the correct input - a macro. The remote performs flawlessly. If you then select 'listen to music' the remote 'knows' the current state of the devices (whether they're on/off etc) so will change the Amp's input, turn off the TV, and turn on the SACD player - it's seamless!!

Other nice features are being able to have favourite channel icons when watching TV (there is a great website out there which has done all the hard work for you by creating a huge array of icons - this is great for my children who recognise the channel icons (cbbc etc) and with a single press the Sky box is set the channel string (e.g. 602) and it magically turns over!

If the remote gets out of synch with the device (users manually operating devices, or using another remote) then the 'help' button walks you through simple questions such as 'is the TV on' with a 'yes' or 'no' choice, and then manages to fix the problem.

Some reviews mention that the remote does not have the coloured buttons Sky users need, they are correct that there are no coloured physical buttons. When you bring up you Sky 'device' or are performing an activity which uses it, by pressing the 'command' button on the screen brings up 4 large coloured buttons - it works great.

The display is bright and easy to read, has a robust resistive touchscreen with adjustable sensitivity. Battery life is suprisingly good, and the device only needs charging every 3 days.

In total i've spent around 3 hours getting the remote to work 100% correctly, and every now and again it's just a little 'tweak' to improve functionality. I have now put away my other remotes, after the initial period of not having the Harmony working 100% and keeping them as a 'backup' measure.

The next step is to use one half of a Powermid remote extender so I can use the IR harmony one to control RF based products (Domialite home automation)

Logitech Support
Anyone uncertain over whether they should buy this product should do so with absolute confidence.

The support from Logitech is first class. When you do your set-up, the actual settings are all stored on a web-server. So, when you have a problem, you drop an email to Logitech support, who simply email you back within a few minutes / hours. However, this email does not tell you how to fix the problem - it actually tells you that the problem is fixed and all you have to do is simply update the Harmony One.

Its monkey-proof.