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somunny:
Just curious about what owners think of these units.  I'd also like to know if you can include game system power up in the macros (non- XBOX 360 remote models).

CCM:
I have the 880 and love it for the functionality.  The web setup is very easy to use and makes setting up activities a snap.  It controls all of my components without a problem, TV, receiver, cable box, and dvd player.   It comes with a rechargeable battery and it's own recharging station, which is a nice feature.  I don't have an xbox, so I don't know how it would work with one. 

The biggest compliment I can give this remote is that my wife can now switch from watching tv to watching a dvd with one button, and without the need to call me on my cell phone if I'm not home.  I was in Vegas once with the guys and got a call at a craps table that the dog jumped on the romte and now there is just a black screen... no more calls like that with the harmony.

Ok, now on to the cons...  I don't like they way it feels, it's very light and it's almost slippery.  I had a Home TheaterMaster before the logitech and it had a rubber-like coating that made it stick in your hand.   The buttons on the logitech are very close together and I somtimes have trouble hitting only one with my thumb.  Although I mentioned the rechargeable battey as something I like, I am a bit worried about the availability/cost of a replacement battery when mine dies.

All-in-all it's probably the best home theater remote I've used.

bleemus:
Got one for my mom last Christmas, she loves it.  Things are very easy to do for people that normally get very upset with big entertainment centers.

Easy to program, easy to use, macros are pretty spiffy.

Only 2 bad things that I've seen:

* Delay in quick button presses, if you hit volume down quite a few times, will take a few seconds for them all to get sent out.  Holding down the button is much better.  There is a delay for pretty much all the buttons.
* They seem to have a life span of about 2 years.  I know 3 people that have the remote, and all 3 failed in 2 years.
I think they are a bit too spency for my tastes, and would not personally buy one myself. My remote that came with my Dish Network satellite is plenty to be able to use everything i need on a day to day basis.  Sure, I need to drag out the real remotes every now and then for setup stuff, but 95% of the time, a well used normal universal remote works just ducky.

I think it is great for people that wouldn't be able to use entertainment centers at all, but for people that know what they are doing, you can live without it.

AlanS17:
I'm adding one to my Christmas wish list. There's even one that's been re-branded as the Harman Kardon TC 30 (or something like that). It look like a combination of a couple of different Logitech Harmony remotes and includes a color screen. They retail at $300 but can be had on Ebay for less than half that price. The mark-down margin on actual Logitech Harmonies is much less.

My vote is between the HK and the XBox 360 Harmony.

shmokes:
Keep in mind that they won't control your PS3 if you decide to use it as a BluRay player because Sony didn't put in an IR receiver (or even a standard RF receiver).  The remote for the PS3 uses Bluetooth, which the Harmony won't do.

That said, I've had a Harmony 688 for a couple years and I love it.

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