Logitech Harmony 1100 Universal Infrared Remote Control

It's GGGGrrrrreat

Reviewed By: wombat on 4/19/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: It is very light. The screen is big and clear screen, touch screen is very sensitive and the icons are easy hit. It has a rechargeable battery and a docking station. Programming was very easy too, just follow the directions and it should be a snap. You can customize the hell out of this thing. If you want a specific icon or symbol for a channel, just do a google image search and find a pic that is the right size and just import it to the controller. Very cool.

Cons: No real cons yet just some observations

Feels fragile, and I am a bit nervous of how it will do in a fall. I just have to be a bit more careful now. Also the oils on my hands show up pretty visibly on the housing and the screen, I can't help it I am Puerto Rican and pretty oily...

Other Thoughts: Super cool controller, a bit on the expensive side, but this beats me looking around for all of my controllers. It looks awesome and the programming was really simple. No buyers remorse here.

Thanks newegg

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totally witorth

Reviewed By: on 2/9/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros: when your friends come over and you bust this bad boy out..... they might feel like they just came into a sci fi movie... this remote has it allll options to the max

Cons: price, although it is worth it i dont think its a hugeee upgrade from the 1000 series remote which is about 100 dollars less... but if your spending 350 on a remote already might as well shell out the extra cash and get this one

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Note about 'won't connect via usb'

Reviewed By: T.W. - Fort Worth on 11/14/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Another user stated: "It did not work at all, my windows xp laptop did not discover the device when I plugged it in. It did charge its battery (woohoo) but otherwise, no joy."

I almost thought the same thing--then I realized that the device CANNOT BE IN THE CHARGING STATION when you try to connect it to your computer via USB.

This IS stated in the instructions, but is easy to miss; if the unit is in the charging station, then as the previous user said, 'it will charge, but won't connect to the laptop'. Take it out of the charging station, and all works as it should.

ALSO, I love the fact that setup is not based on trying a set of obscure remote codes pulled from the back of a manual... we're finally past the day of writing "pseudo-assembler" macro codes to get a remote doing what it should do.

Cons: None! Finally put all my other remotes away!

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Logitech has done it right

Reviewed By: T.W. - Fort Worth on 11/14/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: While it can take a little time to set up the device using the software (Windows or Mac), it is easy to do. A step-by-step wizard effortlessly guides you through identifying all of the components in your system--even very high end components--and automatically configuring standard one-touch activities such as "Watch TV", "Watch DVD", "Play Games". I particularly like the way the remote confirms (via OK button or Help button) that the system did configure itself appropriately. If it did not (say, for example, your TV ended up on the HD2 input instead of HD1, or a component ended up turned off instead of on), the Help button quickly corrects such issues. For the first time ever, I was REALLY able to put away all other remotes. Well built, the weight and touch/feel are perfect, it's ergonomic and well-balanced, and the software allows you to customize all soft buttons (both the displayed text/picture and the activated function).

Cons: - Nobody will want to wait the "5 hours" the Quick Setup chart says to charge the battery before using; I was able to use the device immediately, right out of the box--the battery had enough of a charge to allow initial setup, which took me about 30 minutes from opening the box, to configuring, testing, and small tweaks to being done.
-Expensive, but much less than other high-end remotes with touchscreen capability sold by home theater stores. I think it's a bargain, especially at NewEgg's discounted price.
-Out of the box, the configuration was perfect except that the Watch TV screen was missing the 'Cancel' soft button for the Dish Network VIP-622 HD DVR - this had the effect that one could pull up the Guide, but had no way to make the Guide 'go away'. Easily corrected with the 'customize' feature in the software, and I also added the DVR button and Skip Fwd and Skip Bkwd features that we so often utilized with the Dish remote.
-Can't auto set the volume

Other Thoughts: I almost bought the Harmony 1000 before a store clerk alerted me to the 1100 being the "current" and the 1000 being discontinued. Be sure to get the 1100!

If somebody walks in front of the remote while you're trying to select an activity, the full setup might not occur; however, the confirmation screen and Help button quickly fixes such things. This is an issue with all remotes, not just the Harmony, but is something to be aware of.

I love that it can control lights and blinds; might have to add those sometime, too.

I mentioned lack of preset volume levels as a con; while you can obviously control volume directly, I'd love it if there was a way to say that my A/V receiver should be set "here" for movies (DVD/Blu-Ray) and "here" for watching TV, vs "here" for listening to music, as an initial reference volume.

VERY easy to use--for the first time ever, I don't have to "train" guests on how to configure the system for TV or video watching.

Oh, and NewEgg rocks-fast shipp

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Reviewed By: Chumpy on 6/29/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Controls all my devices, my wife likes it. The touch screen is very responsive.

Cons: It's not as smart as it should be, and the setup program annoys me to no end. To make a small change you have to go though an quite a few menus, and if your into tech you'll tweking the setup until it works the way you want it to. So expect to get to know the setup program well.

Other Thoughts: Buy it if your looking for the 'cool' factor. Get a cheaper universal if you just want utility.

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