No more remote control alphabet!
343171
Great product for the price. I got this because my son loves to watch YouTube or Netflix and it's a pain using the TV remote to type in the search criteria. The bluetooth keyboard works great with Apple TV. It's decent quality and has all the keys you need.
2200456
My wife and I like to listen to the Squeezbox through our pillow speakers before we fall asleep, or if we're having trouble sleeping. I purchased this remote so that my wife could control the radio, which sits next to my side of the bed, from her side. With its myriad functions, it lacks the only one I need - the ability to select one of the six preset buttons on the radio. (If there's any advantage to having only six preset buttons, it's that you can easily remember which button is for which channel!) I'd assumed that I'd be able to select a preset by clicking its corresponding number on the controller. No such luck. It requires you to scroll through all the favorites you've set online - but as you scroll, you can't tell which channel you're hearing. If you're already having trouble getting to sleep and then start playing with this controller, you'll be wide awake with frustration before you find your channel!
64356
I bought this remote hoping it would out perform the older square style multi-code remote. I get better range now. I don't have to get out of the car to "open" the gate. That almost defeated the purpose of owning one. I'm going to need a few more to upgrade the remaining remotes!
1048376
Yes , before I bought it, I read the enthusiastic CNET review. Enthusiastic? Euphoric! And completely unbiased, I am sure.
So I was excited when I received my 200$ item - the 'last remote I'd ever need'!

It worked right out of the box and looked pretty sharp on the coffee table. And 6 weeks later, it still does. Looking sharp, I mean.

But, like other reviewers wrote before me, instead of replacing my 5 remotes, I now have 6 remotes. But one of them looks really sharp :-)

Yes, setup connected to a PC seems easy, intuitive, fast. But it works unreliable, sometimes it switches all programmed devices on, sometimes it misses one or two, and then you have to switch off all others and try again, or go through a multi-step 'help' routine which will eventually switch on the missibg devices. By then, of course, you are embarrassed and friends and family suggest impatiently, to go and get the 'real' remotes out of the drawer so you can finally watch the movie..

You'll find yourself spending much time programming and reprogramming the remote, communicating with Logitech customer support only to get a link to the same passage in the not very helpful manual you read again and again to no avail..

And I should struggle less than other victims of clever marketing strategies, being a computer support and programming professional. But no..

To list all the technical shortcomings would take some time. An example? The remote does not really transmit 'on' or 'off' codes. I sends 'toggle on/off' commands. The difference? Let's say, the TV was already on and you press the button 'watch dvd' to also switch on your blu-ray player and the surround sound receiver. The remote will switch both devices on (if you are lucky, that is), and it switches the TV off. Ok, you think, i'll try it again. Press the 'off' button on the remote and start over. Now it switches the dvd player and receiver off, and the TV on. SO you can either go through a comples series of steps on the remote to only switch the TV off, or you find yourself walking to your TV and switching it off manually. I am serious! The last remote you ever need? Uh..

Say you watch TV (TV and cable box on) and your kids come into the room and you'd like to start a dvd for them? No problem! Of course you cannot (!) press the button 'watch dvd' on the Harmony One. Because then it switches the dvd player and the receiver on, as programmed, but it turns the cable box and the TV off. You are doomed. Can't press the 'off' switch to try it again, because then it turns off the dvd player and receiver, but now it turns TV and cable box on again. Arrrgh..

You get the idea? Yes?
I could go on, and tell you some more, e.g. about simple macros not being programmable because you only have a few limited steps, the system will allow you to save, just not enough steps to do what you need to do.

Thanks 'Logitech customer service', for letting us know 'the device is working as intended'. That helps. Really. I'd better go and buy my girlfriend a new pair of shoes to justify the money I threw out for a 'useless gadget'..

We found that the Harmony One works in approximately 50% of attempts without problem. So every second time, roughly, (maybe it's 60%-40%, does that make it better for you?), it does not switch on one device you need and then it takes multiple steps to correct that, or it switches on a device you did not ask for. Amazing!

Frankly, I frequently find myself walking to the entertainment center to switch something on or off by hand, because the Harmony remote gets 'confused'. Oddly, that didn't happen before, with my 5 remotes on the coffee table. The last remote I ever need? Nooooooooo..

Oh well, we got all our remotes out of the drawer again, and I wasted an hour writing this up for you. But if I can make even one person think twice before he or she spends their hard earned money and only get a lot frustration in return, it's well worth it :-)
2324011
OK we bought this last April 2014 and it was working like a charm up until a few weeks ago. It was a little chilly one night so I turned on my side of the bed. A few minutes later when I wasn't feeling any change in temp, I noticed that the remote wasn't on and I knew I had turned it on. So I turned it on again, this time watching it and within 10 secs the control indicator went off. I am sooooo bummed out thinking I have to buy a new control for it. Before buying one I decided to trouble shoot and plugged my control into the other side of the bed and viola!! It worked. So now I'm doubly bummed because what could have been a less expensive fix $25-30 has now turned into replacing the whole darn bed warmer. This is the second time having our bed warmer burn out on us in a short period of time. I hate buying junk!!!!
3321607
We finally upgraded our 1987 T.V. and sound system and found we had remotes coming out of our ears - what a pain!  We did a little research and came up with this remote - it's great!!!!!  It is very smart and can correct any problems by just clicking a help button.  You want to watch t.v., click the watch t.v. button, likewise for listening to CD's or watching a DVD or listening to the radio.  You don't even need the Directv remote!  It controls every piece of electronic equipment including an iPod.  So easy to use once it is programed.  We had a geek squad person come and program it for us as we are remodeling our home and didn't have the want to spend hours figuring out the manual. (Also we are older and not really electronically savvy).  It was well worth the price not only for the remote, but to have the guy come and program it.  If you are frustrated with the 6 remotes or so you have lying on your coffee table - get this remote!!!!  We  checked around for quite a while on this and Amazon had the very best price and they are fast and reliable.
3140515
it wasn't the one that I needed so I now own a remote that does me absolutely no good!
2887073
This is lightweight, which is good.  It plays most (not all) of the CD/DVD types that it claims to, and does a pretty good job with them, with occasional skipping issues...

But the remote control is the WORST.  You have to press the keys incredibly hard to get them to work at all, and if you're not within three feet of the device you have to press the keys more than once.

I would avoid this, unless you already have a programmable remote control.  If so, throw away the remote that comes with it and use your own.  You'll spare yourself strained fingers and muttered curses.
3040154
They're not making them anymore, and what a shame that is! This little guy replaces five remotes in my living room. I can use my phone to run a macro that will automatically start Plex, YouTube, and MLB.tv - even to the point where I can enjoy moderate volume surround sound in a ballgame and change things with one button push to loud 2-channel sound for music. It will take you a while to get good at it... spend a day to learn it and you'll enjoy it until it's time for lights out, and one button on my phone will do that too. Set it for a 30 second delay...
1962148
Extended illness and a love of channel surfing led to the demise of one cable box remote, ad the put another in critical condition.  My sister suggested I get a universal remote, a gadget not known to me.  Initial research online brought up remotes that cost over $100 and required computer access or the "learn" feature.  Due to the state of the other remotes, "learn" was not really an option.  This Philips remote was reasonably priced and from a name I trust, so I bought two.  Setup was simple, just entering codes for the tv brands and cable provider.  These remotes worked perfectly, with no "learning."  One tv's remote has been missing for years, so we always had to manually turn it on, adjust the volume, etc.  No more!  Now once again I can channel surf while sitting at my computer or lying in bed, mute the tv when answering the phone, and do everything that could be done with the original remotes.
4457617
If you were like me & you own the Python 872 system, then you know that the remote design SUCKED!! The little pins on the back of the original design SUCKED! They would always break off real easily. Well this new design is Awesome!! I love it.
579742
Under most desks and behind TVs there are all those power bricks and devices that are always sucking power. I discovered a product (with an incredibly lousy name) called Bye Bye Standby. You plug it into the wall and plug your power strip(s) into it. It comes with a nice little remote so with the press of a button, everything is REALLY off. Under my desk I have my cable modem and router permanently powered up and all the other stuff plugged into this device. When I quit for the day I hit the remote and all printers, scanner, speakers, etc are really off. Behind the TV, I only leave the Tivo box permanently on, the other stuff can be turned off with another remote. The savings in electricity should be significant.

By-the-way, I previously bought a similar Belkin device called Conserve that was lousy. The first one was defective and I had to return it. The replacement was equally bad. The Bye Bye Standby above is a set of two and is half the price of the single Belkin device!
1140977
We lost our remote during a move. I thought it was no big until I realized not even the apps for phones with IR blasters have the stupid Vizio Hub button. So without a Vizio remote, your Vizio smart TV is rendered well, not so smart anymore. I didn't have the qwerty keyboard on my original remote but I had to have it. It works great on all the apps and is a necessity if you use Netflix or YouTube.
4063010
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT REPLACEMENT! So glad I looked on Amazon instead of contacting DirecTV AGAIN! So instead of paying $25, we only paid $6 for an EXACT REPLACEMENT. Great, Great, Great! This makes the third remote COMPLETELY destroyed and replaced. Guess we're hard on remotes.
(Edit) After way too short a time this Quit Working. It was Cheap, but should have lasted longer. Would NOT buy again.
3007755
wow, this is finally available - our up/down remote died ~2 years after install, 12 years ago - and no replacement options were available from HD or HB, only the single light version.

a tip:  if your stuck with the single light version, which only controls the "down" light - press the fan-lo and the light buttons at the same time to operate the second light.  has worked for us for ~10 years after accidentally discovering it.
4703299
If you have a PS3 and want to use it for media purposes, you need to buy this.  There are no other remote controls on the market as of this date that allow you to control the PS3 fully like this one does.  So, yes, this remote control is an essential accessory.  Sadly, it is also a poorly designed one.  Here are the issues I've run into:

(1) First and foremost, if a remote control needs to be babysitted, it might cause more problems than it solves.  This remote control needs to be babysitted in more ways than one. You can't just leave it lying around where people might accidentally touch it since pressing any button on it, even if the remote control is stowed away somewhere, will cause the PS3 to be turned on, and unless you're paying attention, you won't even notice.  In addition to wasting huge amounts of electricity, this is unbelievably annoying because:

(2) There is no "off" button on the remote control itself.  You have to go thru an on-screen menu to turn the unit off remotely so, either you turn the TV on just to turn the PS3 off or you walk to wherever the PS3 is located and press the power button in front.  This is doable and I don't mind walking a couple of feet; but it becomes annoying when you have to do it repeatedly as a result of people accidentally pressing one of the remote control buttons.  Of course, you can also memorize the sequence of buttons that need to be pressed in order to turn the PS3 off remotely; but I've found that this doesn't work reliably every time for one reason or another.

(3) As mentioned in other reviews, this control doesn't have backlit buttons.  This is unforgivable for a media remote control this day and age.

So, get this now; but keep an eye on future remote control solutions for the PS3.  I keep dreaming that Logitech will one day make a bluetooth/infrared universal remote control that will work with the PS3.
911933
Don't buy under any circumstances if you plan to have a raised installation! whoever heard of a remote WITHOUT an on/off control, this means every time you want to use this devise to turn on/off you have to do it manually , dumb, dumb and dumber; its going back