Which harmony hub?

sprite1275 · 26 Sep 2016 at 20:47

I want something to control my tv, blu-ray, onkyo, pc and hue lights.

From what I've seen I think the harmony hub will do this. I have a harmony touch already so not sure if that would work with a hub?

So out of the top 3 here https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_ss_i_3_4?k=harmony+hub&sprefix=harm

Which one do I need?

sprite1275 · 27 Sep 2016 at 10:54

I'm now looking at the Harmony Elite as I can get it for £180. Then again I'm not sure whether to get a harmony companion and buy a cheap tablet to use as a dedicated remote for it .

The companion seems to be the newer version of the smart hub.

sprite1275 · 27 Sep 2016 at 19:38

It's just the price putting me off

sprite1275 · 27 Sep 2016 at 21:32

Im thinking now maybe going for a cheap tablet and using as the central hub for the house. Wall mount it in some sort of charging mount, get a harmony smart hub and maybe nest in the future.

Then I could say come down stairs in the morning, wake the tablet, select an activity which turns on the tv, hue lights and heating on all in one go.

sprite1275 · 5 Oct 2016 at 20:47

ssmacc said:
I've got a Harmony One...I know it's a little out of date now but it's fantastic for controlling the devices you have mentioned, I bought one new and another second hand, no problem with either and can be picked up relatively cheap now...

edit sorry not sure about the "hue lights"...

Can anyone confirm that it does control the hue lights?

sprite1275 · 11 Oct 2016 at 19:48

DataVampire said:
I have both the harmony touch remote and the harmony hub, both work together without problems.

I thought the harmony touch was just IR, does it not need to be RF to work with the hub?