Which Harmony Remote

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Morning all iv'e been pondering for some time now looking at Harmony remotes. Its to use for my TV soundbar and few other things and Alexa. Seen so many Harmony remotes on the market now. Are the LED display better then the likes of the Companion. Seen so many positive and negative reviews on the Harmony to the reason why iv'e been looking and thinking to what to do
 
I have several devices and couldn’t do without my Harmony. I recently replaced the Ultimate remote with an Elite and, while the functionality is the same, it is easier to hold and use.

Don’t pay full retail as they are heavily discounted every few months on Amazon and be patient with getting the setup just right. A lot of people give up and slap on a one star review.
 
TJM said:
Don’t pay full retail as they are heavily discounted every few months on Amazon and be patient with getting the setup just right. .
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Went down to only £129 about 2 weeks ago

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£129 seems a decent price. I agree about the setup the reviews seem to have issues with the initial setup but say its decent once setup. Looking for it to control Hue lights exc and plus maybe more wife friendly then using and swapping remotes. Thanks for the input everyone
 
I like my Harmony kit but the thing Logitech don't seem to be addressing is the whole house. You can't have multiple hubs linked together, I have a long HDMI cable to the bedroom with the Sky box downstairs. Can't control the bedroom using one hub and the Sky box with a second using one remote.
 
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I like my Harmony kit but the thing Logitech don't seem to be addressing is the whole house. You can't have multiple hubs linked together, I have a long HDMI cable to the bedroom with the Sky box downstairs. Can't control the bedroom using one hub and the Sky box with a second using one remote.
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Could you not use a sky magic IR eye for changing channels in the bedroom on the skybox ?
 
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To give an alternate perspective.

I'd been after a Harmony remote for absolutely years and finally made the plunge but after setting up all devices and configuring the easiest Harmony layout possible, it simply couldn't beat the speed/convenience of dedicated buttons on a regular remote.

I didn't mind using it but getting the family to use it was impossible. I even setup multi-action buttons which worked very rarely since it only takes one device to miss a command and a four button tasks turns into a twenty (i.e. simple one 'Watch Cable" will power on TV, switch to correct input, power on cable box, or a complicated one 'Watch a BluRay' would turn on the plasma, fire up the bluray, change the video input on the plasma, then press eject).

In the end since we use only the TV + FireTV remote 95% of the time, we just keep those out and keep the Harmony stored away.
 
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trentlad said:
To give an alternate perspective.

I'd been after a Harmony remote for absolutely years and finally made the plunge but after setting up all devices and configuring the easiest Harmony layout possible, it simply couldn't beat the speed/convenience of dedicated buttons on a regular remote.

I didn't mind using it but getting the family to use it was impossible. I even setup multi-action buttons which worked very rarely since it only takes one device to miss a command and a four button tasks turns into a twenty (i.e. simple one 'Watch Cable" will power on TV, switch to correct input, power on cable box, or a complicated one 'Watch a BluRay' would turn on the plasma, fire up the bluray, change the video input on the plasma, then press eject).

In the end since we use only the TV + FireTV remote 95% of the time, we just keep those out and keep the Harmony stored away.
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are you sure you had the hub and repeaters in the correct place?

The elite is marvellous, the hub makes everything so simple (except the setup...eurgh).
 
Can't say I know about the new Harmony remotes but I still use daily our Harmony One which I've had since 2007.

It controls the amp, tv, sky box, subwoofer volume flawlessly - honestly one of my top 5 purchases ever.

As trentlad above mentioned - a universal remote may be overkill if you only have a tv and a media box but comes into its own when you add in other devices which are used frequently i.e. change volume on amp and sub, control sky box, changing inputs/spatial effects and turning on/off devices.

Top tip though: always store your original remotes - you never know when you might just need to use a specific button you didn't programme into the Harmony ;)
 
If you want to use it with Alexa you will need one with a hub, I have the Harmony Ultimate and the Harmony Elite (Elite in living room, Ultimate in Bedroom) and couldnt imagine not having then to use. With the Alexa addition I can walk into my living room and say "Alexa turn on Sky" and my amp, TV and sky all turn on to the correct inputs, the only time this is annoying is if I then go and sit down and then realise the controller is on the charger across the room!! My Living room harmony controls TV, amp, Sky, Xbox, PS3, PS4 (once turned on), Wii U, and I am contemplating getting some hue lights to use the light buttons on it as well.

Upstairs its just the TV and sky Q, but still saves me having to use 2 controllers when in bed.

The other major benefit is they are not IR from the remote so you don't have to aim, meaning you can change channel whilst completely snuggled up under the duvet.
 
I wish they released something new. I had one and elite, both had lag in comparison to original remotes (even after playing with settings repeats, delay etc), so it was still changing volume even after I stopped pressing the button. Screen on it is so primitive. I would really prefer monochromatic with quicker system, sharper picture etc. Also mine had issue that it was charging but remote's system didn't recognise charging. So after few hours when I would like to use it it wouldn't work as software showed no battery ( while it was charged). Logitech one day replied to me that they are aware about the bug, but after year and a half it wasn't fixed. Got annoyed and returned it. I would like to move to remote that would replace all others that I use but not to what logitech currently has. Activities were working fine for me and was the only thing that I was happy about.
 
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