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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 30, 2006
Pros: Simplifies all the devices into one.
Cons: Still not ready for prime time for most of us because of complexity and price.
Summary: Handheld remote controls are, like the VCR and its derivatives, something our kids take for granted but something that came into many of our lives when we reached adulthood. I know this dates me (doesn't everything now?), but there was a time when, if ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 23, 2011
Pros: Easy programming. Tactile activity selection. Durable. Reasonable price.
Cons: No significant issues.
Summary: If you are considering your first activity-based remote, the Logitech Harmony 880 is the only real option. What is an activity-based remote? It groups a series of remote control commands into categories (known as activities) that allow you to turn on ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 15, 2009
Pros: Simple to use once set up
One-button on/off
Truly Universal
Highly programmable
Cons: Challenging to set up
Poor battery life
LCD on too much
Buttons sometimes misfire
Summary: I've written several reviews on universal remotes on epinions over the years. This review is about the Logitech Harmony 880 remote, one that I've owned for nearly 3 years, and it is by far the best universal remote I've ever owned.The best ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2009
Pros: Easy setup
one handed functioning
rechargeable
plenty of devices
Cons: None found yet, at least at this price.
Summary: My wife was complaining about not being able to get anything to work with our new system. Yet, she was not willing to have me pay the $250 for a Harmony One. Some reconditioned 880s were put on sale at Amazon for under $90, so I jumped. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 25, 2009
Pros: Simplifies all of your remotes into one EASY TO USE for all people system, rechargeable
Cons: Small buttons, no UHF control, programming could be difficult for some people.
Summary: I bought this for my wife who is technically impaired. She would constantly call me at work because the TV wasn't working or she couldn't figure out how to play a DVD or with other issues. My 2 year old daughter would commonly change the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2009
Pros: One remote works all of your components.
Cons: The initial programming of the remote on Logitech's website.
Summary: This remote is awesome. I saw this remote in Best Buy. The salesman demonstrated it for me and it looked promising. However, I was skeptical of the price, and I really didn't think it would operate all of the functions of my home theatre system ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 3, 2008
Pros: Makes life with complicated home theaters a joy! Your wife will love it!
Cons: Small buttons.
Summary: I now own two Harmony remotes the first being one of the originals. If you are familiar with these remotes you can skip this introduction section.Introductio
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to Harmony Remotes< b>Harmony remotes stand out among universal remotes. They ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 28, 2008
Pros: DIGITAL AND SLEEK
Cons: PRICE BUT WELL WORTH IT!
Summary: I have two children and far too many games and movies and it was such a pain when we tried to watch a movie and then we had to switch .....I struggled with four different remotes for so long....until THIS product came to my house and I just love ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 12, 2008
Pros: Great for replacing all your remotes, easy to use.
Cons: None to speak of.
Summary: The 880 can control virtually any of your audio/video components (called “devices”). Setup is pretty simple. You install Logitech’s software, which connects to the Internet and accesses Logitech’s database once you set up an account. Before running ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 19, 2008
Pros: Easy to use,looks great,easy to program,downloadable settings for practically every component out there.
Cons: Some characters give it fits (see above)
Summary: My home theater: Denon 3808 A/R receiver Yamaha 7.1 speakers Sony 60" A3000 TV PS3 (Blu-Ray) Xbox 360 (HD-DVD) though it rarely gets used nowadays Satellite HD DVR This remote controls everything with exception of the PS3 which for some oddball ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2008
Pros: Slim, easy navigation, family-friendly, backlit, intuitive interface.
Cons: Finessing detailed programming a chore, pricey, mechanical buttons may fail over time.
Summary: I bought this model in 2006, and it was indeed a big step up from a cluster of single-use remotes. The 880 was my replacement for a Sony Remote Commander AVR-1100, which is a big, boxy remote control with a huge backlit LCD screen with dozens of soft ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 28, 2008
Pros: Easiest universal remote to program I have every used. Period.
Cons: Build quality may be suspect; keys are small and lack tactile feedback.
Summary: Firstly, let me get the obvious out of the way - no universal remote is as good as the original unit that came with your component. But, the 880 comes close. The 880 is a replacement for my three year old Sony Commander (the brick with the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2007
Pros: nice looking. Fits hand well.
Cons: Very buggy. Buttons too small.Volume not linear.
Summary: I am not actually a new member. My other member name is zedex but for some reason can not access my account.Its been deactivated. :( Anyways. I received this remote as a gift. Cool looking remote. Fits the hand well. Buttons are too small ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2007
Pros: ease of programming!
Cons: Buttons a little small.
Summary: After suffering with my Phillips Pronto Universal remote for years, i had to do something due to my new Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR cable box not being compatible with any remotes i had. So I was pleasantly surprised to try to new Logitech 880 and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2007
Pros: easy to set up. do not need to buy batteries. works for many appliances.
Cons: does not always work properly. expensive
Summary: In terms of functionality and performance this is a decent remote control but not sure if its worth the price. It seems pretty simple to configure as you connect it to your computer and enter the details of the devices it needs to control. I guess the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 5, 2007
Pros: Replaces all remotes, inexpensive for what it does. Easy to use, setup and customise.
Cons: Docking cradle.
Summary: Simply the best remote I have ever owned. Easy to use for the family, quick set up and easy to follow guides help. Sure, a PC and net connection is required but, most people have this. Also, once it's set up, you don't need to hook it up to the PC ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 15, 2007
Pros: extremely flexible - lets you customize devices, activities, and commands for the LCD
Cons: Learning function fails to learn, programming software unreliable and slow.
Summary: I got the Harmony 880 because, like a lot of other people I know, my home theatre system was running away with me and I was juggling remotes with alarming frequency. The biggest problem was the sheer number of functions that 8 or 9 remotes can have. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2007
Pros: - not that hard to program
- works most of the time
Cons: - poor value for cost
- only does basic things easily (on/off/set inputs)
- buggy
Summary: My system is pretty basic. TV, AV Receiver, DVD player, VCR, TiVo. Why others have enjoyed this remote, I'm not sure. The siren song of a single remote is good, but for this price, it needs to be far better in execution than the Harmony 880. Maybe ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 11, 2007
Pros: Functional, easy to program, looks neat
Cons: Expensive, takes a long time to execute long macros
Summary: I bought this remote to use with my new TV setup, figuring that an advanced learning remote would be easier to use with a DVD, cable box, DVR, AV receiver, and TV. Boy, was I right in this case. The Harmony 880 makes it so simple to set up advanced ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 25, 2007
Pros: PC/Internet Interface
Motion sensor turns on backlight
Ergonomics
Controls everything
Cons: a bit difficult to "feel" your way around in the dark
just a nit-pick
Summary: Coming from a Pronto TSU 3000, I wanted a universal remote that would control everything without having to look at a touch screen, hover my finger over a button, aim at the gear and press. What I liked about the Pronto was that it is fully customizable, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 18, 2007
Pros: Easy to set up, very user friendly
Cons: A little (sometimes A LOT) tricky to get into its charging base
Summary: If you watched the first season if The Osbournes on MTV, you may remember a scene where a pharmaceutically addled Ozzy struggled to use his TV using a remote control so bulky it needed to be handled with both hands. As someone who last year ... read more
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