![]() ![]() It lets you create Devices (the individual components you want to control) and design Activities (simple or complex sequences of remote commands, called macros by remote control geeks, that are initiated by a single button press). The Harmony software asks a series of questions and uses your answers to guide you through the process of programming the remote. Logitech also keeps the latest configuration of your remote on its servers, so if your remote loses its mind, you can restore it to its rightful self easily and quickly. When you register your remote and set up a free account with Logitech, you get instant online access to the company’s Brobdingnagian database of remote control codes (225,000-plus devices from more than 5,000 manufacturers). To program the Harmony One, you’ll need an Internet connection and Logitech’s Harmony Remote Software running on either a Mac or a Windows PC. This makes it environmentally friendly, and it won’t force you to buy a new remote when the battery finally expires. By the way, the rechargeable battery is removable and replaceable, much like a cordless phone’s battery. This one has a deeper well that ensures a solid connection between the contact points on the remote and the charging cradle. My older Harmony 890 is sometimes finicky and refuses to make contact-and therefore doesn’t charge-when resting in its cradle. ![]() To recharge the battery, just place the remote in its horizontal charging cradle. It’s not super sensitive, though, so sometimes you’ll need to give the remote a quick shake to bring it to life. The Harmony One includes a built-in motion sensor that’s supposed to wake the remote when you pick it up. Although the individual keys are only slightly larger than those on an average remote, each has its own unique shape and is spaced far enough apart so that you can easily use the remote for basic operations without looking at it. The backlit hard keys are distinctly grouped together by function (transport, numeric keypad, etc.). At the business end is a bright 1.25-by-1.5-inch color touchscreen with enough resolution that you can easily recognize the tiny DVD logo on the DVD player icon. The Harmony One is as narrow as most single-device remotes, but it’s thinner and surprisingly light. It looks great, is easy to program, and is sweetly simple to use. The Harmony One is another in its long list of affordable universal remote controls. I don’t know what they put in the water cooler at Logitech, but I want to start drinking it. Programmable power-on, inter-key, inter-device delays.Help function uses questions and answers to fix system problems.Price: $250 At A Glance: Exceptionally intuitive ![]()
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