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    X10 iconRemote RF Universal Remote Review

    Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote Gives You More Physical Buttons

    Blu-Link Universal Remote Handles PS3 With Other Home Entertainment Devices

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    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    10/02/09

    In reply to X10 iconRemote RF Universal Remote Review
    And here I thought they went out of business a decade ago. They're still alive? I used to work with a guy who had his house heavily stocked with X10 controllers and loved them. I think they're novel but never much felt the need to have this much control over my appliances.

    That said, this remote looks awesome namely due to the "His" and 'Hers" buttons. Hilarious, yet not a bad idea!
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    Image of beartrash beartrash
    10/01/09

    In reply to X10 iconRemote RF Universal Remote Review
    I have never had X10 work well in any of three different homes.

    It's never been very reliable, it would often take two or three attempts to issue an on/off or dim command.

    Crap product.
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    SQLGuru promoted this comment beartrash was starred beartrash was unstarred
    Image of SQLGuru SQLGuru
    10/01/09

    @beartrash: I've had it work great for how I use it (lamps in apt's w/ no overhead lights) The big problem I have now is that with everything going to CF bulbs, the dimming doesn't work any more.
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    Image of CurtisLolzord CurtisLolzord
    10/01/09

    In reply to X10 iconRemote RF Universal Remote Review
    Weren't these the guys way back when who were the kings of all spam and/or really annoying banner adverts? Pop-unders? Some crap like that?
     Reply
    Jason Chen promoted this comment CurtisLolzord was starred CurtisLolzord was unstarred
    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    10/01/09

    @CurtisLolzord: Yup
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    Image of Monty Monty
    10/01/09

    In reply to X10 iconRemote RF Universal Remote Review
    Is it wrong for me to question any technology that has been around since the King James era and has barely evolved since then? They had an X10 control cartridge for the VIC-20.

    In a day when we want to control our entire home via a simple one buck iPhone App, is it reasonable to think we should be buying a billion RF boxes to control each device in our home separately with a barely acceptable remote control? Yes, there are a lot of add-on items for X10 technology, and I don't mean to dismiss that - but there is just something about this that seems way out of date, even to the old guy typing this.
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    09/03/09

    In reply to Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote Gives You More Physical Buttons
    Hey other folks with Blu-Ray, have you ever used the Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue buttons?
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    Image of Nassin Nassin
    09/03/09

    In reply to Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote Gives You More Physical Buttons
    I love my harmony. The only update I wish they would give all their remotes acroos the board is memory of the last activity that was done (and proper vizio support). I would be nice for once to do the same last activity and not have to hit the help button cause it went one input to far.
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    RoboBagins is the 13th Cylon promoted this comment Nassin was starred Nassin was unstarred
    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    09/03/09

    @Nassin: What sort of problems are you having with your Vizio? Is it the clunky way Vizio does Power and inputs? Have you upgraded your remote's firmware lately (not the same as updating instructions)?
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    09/03/09

    In reply to Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote Gives You More Physical Buttons
    Don't you mean available NOW?!?

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of aak7268 aak7268
    09/03/09

    In reply to Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote Gives You More Physical Buttons
    Hmmm - so they're "innovating" by adding back a feature that the Harmony 529 had back when they acquired the company?

    Bravo, Logitech! You have the ability to copy old designs and brand them as NEW! (Tell your friends!)

    *slow clap*
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    Platypus Man promoted this comment aak7268 was starred aak7268 was unstarred
    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/03/09

    In reply to Logitech Harmony 700 Universal Remote Gives You More Physical Buttons
    I love the design, but I do like the touchscreen on my Harmony One.
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    Image of MrGutts MrGutts
    09/03/09

    @KTK1990: I heard that those don't last very long, hence why they are bring back the dead.
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    Image of Geraldo Geraldo
    09/03/09

    @MrGutts: I have been on the fence on a Harmony One for a while, mainly due to price, but I have touchscreen durability concerns as well. However, what I find attractive is that the text is bigger and more legible on that bigger LCD. I had a 550 once that I sold to my buddy -- the text was a bit too small for me without reading glasses.
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    Image of Geraldo Geraldo
    09/03/09

    @Geraldo: I take that back. I see Amazon is actually selling the 700 at MSRP while the One is $180 (discounted) -- think BestBuy is doing the $180 price this week as well. I'm going to order the Harmony One from Amazon.
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    KTK1990 promoted this comment Geraldo was starred Geraldo was unstarred
    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/03/09

    @Geraldo: My harmony One works great after a year of use. I dont remember when I got it, but it still works like new.

    Best remote I have. No need for 3 remotes, now down to 2 (Harmony One, and one for my Bose surround sound system)
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    09/01/09

    In reply to Blu-Link Universal Remote Handles PS3 With Other Home Entertainment Devices
    So I decided to search for this on Amazon, and found some totally different product with the same name and a product page so incoherent I thought I was on EBay:

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of ManoloDF ManoloDF
    09/01/09

    @Canoehead:
    heh, the one you link to also says Phillips on the bottom
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    09/01/09

    @ManoloDF: Yup - though I think it is just some random "consumer" submitted picture.
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    09/01/09

    In reply to Blu-Link Universal Remote Handles PS3 With Other Home Entertainment Devices
    Not a bad idea - the Harmony seems to intimidate the wife, and won't control the PS3 (or is that the other way around, I forget?)
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/16/09

    In reply to CRISTAL: Control Your Living Room By Dragging, Dropping, Swiping a Surface Table
    This could be interesting... couple of months ago.

    But now? Meh.

    Project Natal + Mod.
    Instead of having a stinking table filled with handgrease, germs and whatnot (which will also require a projector and f*ckton of money it seems), you just point to your lamp and say "LET THERE BE LIGHT!!!"
    And thus thou shall have spoken, for light will be.
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    Image of the real that guy dave the real that guy dave
    08/15/09

    In reply to CRISTAL: Control Your Living Room By Dragging, Dropping, Swiping a Surface Table
    Pirated Ice Age 3, nicely done. I keep all my "backups" on a media server as well.
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    Image of green or blue green or blue
    08/15/09

    In reply to CRISTAL: Control Your Living Room By Dragging, Dropping, Swiping a Surface Table
    not about this article whatsoever, but anyone else notice they pulled the apple tablet article?
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    Image of jasondiaz jasondiaz
    08/15/09

    @green or blue: I notice the same thing.
    I wonder if Apple ask them to take it down?
    could it be...
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    Image of green or blue green or blue
    08/15/09

    @jasondiaz: exactly what I was wondering, maybe it held water.
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    08/11/09

    In reply to Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote Review
    Until they make a way for the remote to know what is already turned on in the system they are useless. First time, no problem, turns on the tv, sound system, and cable box. Well now I want to watch a dvd, so I hit the "watch dvd" button, off goes the tv, sound system, but the dvd player turns on! Useless...
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    Image of toddgarvin toddgarvin
    08/11/09

    @Barry99705: You haven't got your remote set up correctly. Go back into the software and setup your DVD player again. Only items not in use should turn off.
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment toddgarvin was starred toddgarvin was unstarred
    Image of Jason Chen Jason Chen
    08/11/09

    @Barry99705: That means you didn't set up the process correctly. Logitechs will know which you need for what activity and keep those on.
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    Image of wired203 wired203
    08/11/09

    @Barry99705: I was just logging in to say your activity wasn't setup correctly. First time after a program though you want everything off, then whatever it turns on it remembers that it had turned it on. Love my harmony 520 and 880
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment wired203 was starred wired203 was unstarred
    Image of hardcache hardcache
    08/11/09

    @Barry99705: mine doesn't do that. I think you need to tweek your settings.
    ... and I now see that several people beat me to letting you in on this.

    I have the white xbox 360 harmony remote. it took me a good hour or 2 to set it up properly, but once I figured out how the set up works I have never had any problems with it. I LOVE it!
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment Edited by hardcache at 08/11/09 1:50 PM hardcache was starred hardcache was unstarred
    Image of Yousty Yousty
    08/11/09

    @Barry99705: You've obviously never used one of these remotes.
    It DOES keep track of what's on and off. If you hit Watch TV, yes it would turn on the TV, AV receiver and cable box and set them to the correct inputs. Then if you hit Activities -> Watch DVD, it would turn off ONLY the cable box and turn on the DVD player and switch all of the inputs accordingly. Then when you hit Off it turns off everything that is on.
    Don't bash a product unless you've personally used it. I have the Harmony One and absolutely love it. Worth every single penny.
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    Jason Chen promoted this comment Edited by Yousty at 08/11/09 1:58 PM Yousty was starred Yousty was unstarred
    Image of milrtime83 milrtime83
    08/11/09

    @Barry99705:
    The one thing that I didn't see anyone mention is that you have to use the remote to turn on/off everything, if you use a button on the tv, dvd player, etc. there is no way for the remote to know that and it will get screwed up.
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    Image of selianth selianth
    08/11/09

    @milrtime83: Well, that's what the "Help" button is for.
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