Home Video : Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal

If you have 3,4 or 5 remotes to control your home theater system then this is your honey. Setting it up for basic operations (Watch TV, DVD, etc) is a cake. Considering their remote code database is so expansive, you may not even have to do anything except enter your components model numbers. Bad thing is, if you want to make the remote more user friendly you're out of luck. You can't rearrange functions under each device as you see fit. And doing any kind of advanced programing is out of the question because the setup software is very restrictive in this arena. Hide Full Review

I am fairly particiular when it comes to my AV equiptment... I received this product...and had everything all set up w/ TV, Receiver, Cable box (HD DVR), DVD & PS2 in no time at all.

very intuitive..had one small change to the remote that I could not make using their on-line software....I called the logitech help line on SUNDAY and they quickly "sent" the instructions to my remote while I was online and the phone with them.

outstanding support!! my cable box DVR works great with it as well... wife is very happy with the ease of use... outstanding Hide Full Review

Yes, this is a fantastic glow in the dark remote! Controls a million different devices. I found setup was easy, and it works with ease.



But, the button layout needs work. Frequently used button should be be larger than the others. Very hard to use this remote with one hand. A little slippery too.



Overall, save your money and wait for version 2.0 (..... the next version of this remote). Hide Full Review

The remote is great, I have it about 1 year now and I can do more with the Harmony 880 than I could do with the remote that came with my TV.

The web interface is good (but I agree with another user who says that it is slow).

They had the remote codes for everything I have, including an 8 year old Samsung stereo, just enter the brand and model numbers and presto all commands are there, very impressive!

The possibilities are endless, I have it setup for some activities that require 5 devices to turn on and be put in a certain mode and it works flawlessly.

Setting all this up did take some time and I did need to contact Logitech support twice (I work in IT, it does not happen very often that I contact support). I contacted them by email and even though it took more than a day, their response was very good and resolved my issues completely.

Sometimes it does get out of sync with the actual situation (HDR is on but remote thinks it is off), at that point I cover the remote with my hand and set it in the state that it has to be in, those things are inevitable.

Overall, it is one of the best purchases I did last year! Hide Full Review

Have no doubt that this remote will have no problem controlling any of your home theater equipment. Also have no doubt that this remote can be fine tuned to suit you needs right down to the milliseconds between commands when using the macros.

The problem lies with the web interface which makes the fine tuning process rather cumbersome. The pages that give you total control over the remote are very difficult to find. In fact I found them by accident.

In summation this remote is by far the best remote I've ever owned and if you don't really need total control over your remote this one is probably a god send. If you do need that level of control be prepared for a bit of 'hide and seek'. Hide Full Review