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Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control
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List Price: $249.99
Our Price: $89.00
Your Save: $ 160.99 ( 64% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Logitech
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Logitech
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1
CPU Type: AMD Athlon
Display Size: 669.2913385827
EAN: 0840356813028
Feature: Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems
Format: CD
Graphics Memory Size: 256
Hard Disk Size: 1
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Logitech
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Manufacturer: Logitech
Model: 966187-0403
Native Resolution: 640x480
Processor Count: 1
Publisher: Logitech
Studio: Logitech
System Memory Size: 128000
System Memory Type: DRAM
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems
Quickly choose a 16:9 or 4:3 ratio depending on the program source
Includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged
Color LCD is both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, button icons and text
On-screen battery level indicator shows you charge status
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Editorial Reviews:
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A dream comes true! One remote control for your entire home-theater and HDTV system. The Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It´s home entertainment the way it should be?simple. Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming. High-end systems deserve a high-end remote. Designed with brushed chrome and charcoal accents, a color LCD display and a low-profile recharging station, the Harmony 880 Remote will match your most advanced audio-video components perfectly. Logitech has won a total of eight Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in the past two years, including five of Japan´s prestigious 2004 Good Design Awards. This experience helped develop the Harmony 880 and its ergonomic design. Featuring a comfort grip shape and a centered directional pad, it fits easily in your hand and naturally guides you to the most frequently used controls. Even the buttons are sculpted, to help you locate them by feel not sight. Smart State Technology allows the Harmony remote to completely control an entertainment system by knowing how to control each separate component while tracking the current state of up to 15 devices simultaneously. Simply press an Activity button, such as "Watch TV" or "Listen to Music," and your Harmony Remote automatically sets up each of the devices required for that activity. Sleek docking station that remote fully charged Programmable with Windows PC or Macintosh computer / USB Cable included 53 top-mounted hard buttons and 8 on-screen activity buttons 2 MB non-volatile flash memory
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for awhile
Comment: We bought this remote a couple years ago when it was still $250. We LOVED it until recently. Several buttons have stopped working. We have switched some of the functions to other buttons over the last month, but now its time to replace it. For the price it is now, its probably still a good deal, but at $250 I'm dissappointed it didn't last longer.
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Summary: Another failure to power up refurbished unit.
Comment: I received the remote from Amazon, looked beautiful, clean and sealed yet completely failed to charge.It is disturbing that after so many negative reviews of the (refurbished?) units there are still more newly refurbished ones around that have the same problem. Someone is not owning up to their quality assurance responsibilities and tries to unload them anyway. Returned to Amazon, expect full credit and will update.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Just OK.
Comment: I recently upgraded to the 880 model. I miss the 670 model which is very sturdy.The buttons are raised and make them easier to use.They glow well in the dark unlike the 880 model which seems very cheap and only the screen glows in the dark.The 880 buttons however are better organized, most located below the central channel select while the 670 buttons are all over the place like most traditional remote control.So if you have used a remote control before, you will get used to the 670 model but for easier use the 880 model is better.The prints on the 670 model are larger and durable while the 880 model prints are smaller and of cheaper quality.
The 880 model looks very cheap and delicate.It is far from looking sleek which I think was the intention of the designers.The 670 is well designed for everyday hard use. I have dropped the 670 several times and find it very sturdy. My main complaint with the 670 model is that it does not have a re-chargeable base while the 880 model has.
Some reviewers have had problems with the rechargeable cradle. I have been fortunate to have one that the remote sits comfortable on.When I place the remote on the rechargeable cradle, I always make sure to see the battery re-charging icon on the display screen before I walk away. Which is an indication that the battery is charging and I have never had problems.I just do not drop the remote on the cradle and walk away. which I guess most users do, only to come back that their remote did not charge because it did not make good contact.I always have the battery indicator on the remote showing full charge each day after several hours of TV watching with the remote off the cradle. I enjoy this bit and it is the very reason I bought the 880 model, so I do not have to change batteries every 12 or so weeks.
I find the 880 model response time faster than the 670 model, maybe the 670 is slower because of use. Both models have a wide field of IR range. I do not have to aim both remotes directly to my appliances' IR eye, to get them to work. Which is great! My Samsung TV remote has to be pointed directly to the TV's IR eye for the TV to pick up the remote signal.The buttons of the 670 model has the number embossed unlike the 880 model.The numbers on the 880 models are cheap ink prints that will fade off with time.The letters and numbers on the 880 model are smaller in size than the 670 model.I always have to take my time looking at the prints on the 880 model. I wish the 670 model has a re-chargeable base and I have recommended to Logitech Harmony on their website to revisit the 670 model and make a rechargeable cradle for it.The design of the 670 model is almost flawless to me.If you do not mind buying new batteries every 12 to 16 weeks, I will strongly recommend the 670 model over the 880 model.But if changing batteries will be irritating to you as it was for me then go for the 880 or any other model with a re-chargeable base.I went for the 880 model because of the favorable reviews on it and cost.To be fair to the 670 model it does warn you when the batteries are weak but for me that happens rather too frequently. Both models have easy set-up and do a good job controlling all dedicated appliances-cable box,TV,Oppo Blu-ray player,Phillips 6 piece HTIB and the xbox 360.
Customer Rating:
Summary: So far so good
Comment: I haven't had the problems describe by other reviewers, but I have only owned this product for about a month. I might have to edit this review if things change.
This is my first all-in-1 remote, so I don't really have anything to compare to. But so far, I love the convinience of just having to press just one button to turn my tv, PS3 & reciever on. I thought about the Harmony One, because of the touch screen, But did not want to spend the extra $50.00. All in all I'm pretty happy with it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Have AV equipment with no manual or remote, This remote is your new best friend
Comment: This remote has saved me millions, not really, but in stress probably. I buy many audio components off of eBay. Many of the best deals do not have manuals or remotes. This Single remote has saved my life, in some respects. All be it any Harmony remote could do the trick.
I've owned this remote for a couple of years now. The initial setup takes a little bit of time, but its a fairly easy walk-through. The features you get to use on this remote, leaves other universal remotes in the dust.
I recently bought a New LCD Toshiba and a Yamaha 7.1 channel receiver I bought off of eBay. To swap out my old Samsung TV and my old Pioneer receiver took less than 10 minutes. I was even able to have more features on my Harmony remote than the factory OEM remotes for either of the other two. This remote even controls My Media Center PC, everything from movies and music to DVDs even iTunes and some feature of the internet. Support for this remote is also easy to find and updates for new equipment is often.
The only feature I wish this remote had, which are available in the more expensive, Harmony 890, 900, and 1100 models is the RF feature that could control the fireplace, ceiling fan, lights, and shades.
In my opinion I will probably never use another brand of remote for the foreseeable future. I was going to say for the rest of my life, but the amount of technology that has changed over the past ten years, it's hard to say what will be available 20 years from now. It might all be wetware(mind controlled).
I purchased my Harmony Remote from Woot! For $69.99
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