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Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote | 
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| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $193.39
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Avg. Customer Rating:  425 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 915-000035
Model: 915-000035
UPC: 097855046673
EAN: 0097855046673
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Easy Internet-based setup | | • | Dedicated on-screen activity buttons | | • | Color LCD touch screen | | • | Contoured backlit buttons | | • | Can learn IR codes from existing remote controls |
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Product Description
Logitech knows 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. Logitech can help with the Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote. Enjoy a full-color touch screen. Intuitive button layout. And an ergonomic design. So easy to use, the whole family will love it.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 420 more reviews...
 A slick rechargeable touchscreen remote from Logitech January 26, 2008
534 out of 545 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3SLVZLG7R7EK7 A video review of the Logitech Harmony One, focusing on a few fun features like the motion sensor, rechargeability (with included docking station), and ability to replace 5 of our other remotes, including the specialized Tivo remote. Easy to program and easy to use touch screen makes this a very cool remote control.
 Great remote with lots of 1st rev issues February 18, 2008
134 out of 155 found this review helpful
If you owned the 880 (or 890) the 'One' is a welcome addition. In fact, the remote is better laid out, the screen and feel are almost flawless, the buttons are well lit.
The problems come with this being early in the game: The commands and mismatches the remote has are still many; while the 880 controls your system without any issues, the One had 2 mismaps for a VSX-94 receiver, has too short IR bursts for HL-R Samsung TV models, cannot learn short-burst IR (for example the Nyko remote for the PS3 - which the 880 has NO problems with).
Logitech 2nd level support for Harmony is very good, and usually can help - making changes on your behalf that the software has no access to. But, wait half a year and you hopefully would not have those headaches.
Also, important to note, the IR field of vision is MUCH MORE NARROW than the 880 and 890; while the former could be pointed almost anywhere and the IR signal would hit your component at any angle, the One has issues with some equipment with recessed IR receivers - such as a lot of receivers by Denon and Pioneer. This is too bad, as, again, the 880 and 890 (as well as Sony AR-3000) have IRs shooting in a much broader fashion.
The One could easily be the best remote Harmony/Logitech have ever made. It needs a rev 2 to make it so, I am afraid.
 The couch potato's Excalibur January 30, 2008
96 out of 106 found this review helpful
Using Logitech's Harmony One universal remote control, I can't help but hear Queen's "I'm In Love With My Car" playing in my head. That may be overstating the appeal of this device a bit, but not by much. I haven't been this impressed with a technological gadget since the Flip video camera. The concept of a universal remote control that replaces the various "factory" remotes that come with most home entertainment devices isn't new, but Logitech takes it to a whole new level with this device.
The Harmony One remote includes the remote control unit, a rechargeable battery, charging station with power adapter, USB cable, and a CD that is used to program the device. Setup is extremely user-friendly. Once you have the software installed, you're asked to provide the make and models of the devices you want to control, as well as a few questions on how those devices are used. The software then programs the remote accordingly. The total setup time is roughly 30 minutes, and doesn't require any significant computer skills.
In addition to providing basic operational control over a huge array of audio/video components released since roughly the dawn of time (the dawn of remotes at least), the setup process programs key actions that are real time savers. Instead of using my TV remote to switch the set to Video 3 and then turning on the DVD player to watch a DVD, I just touch the "Play a DVD" button and the remote makes it happen. How cool is that? Right now I have a TV, DVD player, stereo, and iPod home unit controlled by the remote, and as I add or upgrade components, I can use the software to update the remote accordingly.
The remote's design is a wonder all by itself. In addition to the usual array of buttons you expect to find on a universal remote, the Harmony One also boasts a touch screen that works well beyond expectations. The ergonomic design makes the device fit perfectly in your hand, with your thumb resting right near the most utilized buttons.
If you've gone out of your way to make sure you have the best possible home audio and video system, you really need to invest in this uber-cool remote control. It's the perfect accessory for the flat-screen/HD/Blu-Ray era.
UPDATE: I recently upgraded my TV and DVD player, and updating the remote software took less than 10 minutes, including a bit of very user-friendly troubleshooting when things didn't work perfectly the first time. That's one more great feature of this ultimate remote control.
Fantastic Remote: Simple to Program, Even Easier to Use! February 4, 2008
76 out of 76 found this review helpful
A year ago, I purchased the Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control and have liked it so much that I had determined to buy a second remote this year in order to have one upstairs and one downstairs. Although both the Harmony 880 and the new Harmony One each control many devices (I currently have 14 devices configured on each), it became tiresome to have to go to a different floor of the house to grab the remote for the other level. Then Amazon Vine received the Harmony One remote from Logitech for review, and I was thrilled to be able to review it.
The Harmony 880 and the Harmony One are very similar in functionality and programming. Both are programmed using a USB interface to your PC and the Logitech Harmony Remote Software. Both can handle multiple devices with considerable ease, allowing for most users to configure every remote-controlled device in their home. Both remotes can `learn' from the original remote if you are not able to configure a device using the model number. Both of these remotes enjoy a rechargeable dock.
Where the significant improvements are in the Harmony One over the Harmony 880 are the feel of the device in the hand, the improved backlit hard buttons that are easy to see in the dark, and a dock that cradles the remote much better (making it more difficult for your cat to knock the remote out of the dock! LOL). Also, with significant spaces between buttons on the Harmony One, it is easier to feel your way around the remote without looking.
If you are replacing an older Harmony remote, the Logitech Harmony software offers the opportunity to `replace' the currently configured device with the newer device, transferring your device setup for all the TVs, VCRs, DVRs, etc. to the new remote with little effort. As I did not want to replace, but add a new remote, I didn't use this function myself.
For those of us who are adding a new remote, I was a bit disappointed in the Harmony Remote software. You cannot have multiple remotes under one Logitech account. Instead, you must set up a separate ID for each remote. Many people use the same ID for most computer programs and online sites requiring one, and this requirement may cause some trouble for us in the future. I can easily imagine that the next time I need to program this remote I may have forgotten the ID I used to set it up with. While I keep pretty good track of my IDs and passwords, it will be hard to remember a year from now that I had to use a non-standard ID for this one. I would like to see the software revised to allow for multiple remotes in one account, and the ability to copy configurations from one to another.
On the bright side, the software really does make it easy to configure your televisions, Tivos, DVD players and more. If you have the model number of that device, this is the simplest method of configuring it, and with an extensive database of model numbers - including some very old tvs and the like (judging by my own setup), it is a pretty sure-fire way to set up your Harmony One Remote quickly and easily.
Of course, there are times when you simply cannot find the model number for a device. My bedroom television does not have a model number anywhere that I can find it. So, I used the `learn' function on the Harmony One Remote to teach the Logitech device the correct codes, using my original remote from the television. Even if you haven't the original remote, the remotes are still easy to configure using the brand name and the device type (i.e. Sharp TV) in the Harmony software.
Programming custom buttons for devices is very easy. I like to control the volume on my television while the remote is in Tivo mode, so I simply used the TV remote to program the volume buttons on the Harmony One Remote for the specific TV I will use. This procedure is as simple as lining up the two remotes and clicking the button you are configuring, then letting the Logitech software do its magic!
So far, I have configured a variety of devices with this remote easily: TVs, TiVos, DVD players, VCR, Cable Boxes, and an A/V receiver. None were problematic, and all work very well. I highly recommend the Harmony One Remote for anyone who wants to combine all their remotes to one and prefers ease of configuring. Oh, and it looks pretty sharp, too. Especially with my own photographs downloaded to run a pretty screensaver!
 Good but not perfect January 30, 2008
32 out of 38 found this review helpful
I've owned this remote control for a little over a week. Previously I had a Harmony 880, which had A LOT to be desired. The Harmony One is a big improvement, but certainly not perfect. The new sculpted hard buttons are great. Layout is logical, all are backlit, and feels well designed.
I do, though, have a number of complaints about the Harmony One
1) The touchscreen is a real pain to use. I frequently hit the wrong button and end up on a different screen or sending the wrong IR command. I really wish Logitech would have kept the hard buttons for LCD control. This feature sounds sexy, but falls flat in reality. Big thumbs down on this one.
2) Upgrading from my 880 LOST all custom button assignments and actions. The software tells you this is going to happen, but is not obvious. So I had to spend hours re-creating all my button assignments. Tech support was unable to help me.
3) The LCD only shows three activities and six device buttons on the screen. The 880 shows eight of each, which made for much less button pushing. Although trying to hit eight soft buttons on the touch-screen would be nearly impossible, so I see why they cut it down to six.
4) No new major software innovations. They ship 7.4, which is a very minor upgrade to prior releases.
5) No dedicated colored hard buttons (yellow, blue, green, red). Yes you can assign these to soft keys, but with six soft keys per screen it makes it that much harder to access all of your common functions without excessive button pushing.
6) The high-gloss finish shows lots of fingerprints. They include a cloth to clean the remote. But the instant you pick it up after a cleaning, it's smudged again. A matte black finish would have been much more practical.
Essentially you are only buying a better hard button layout and not much else. If you already own a Harmony or other universal remote and are happy with it, I would not "upgrade".
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