Comments on: Logitech Harmony 1000i Universal Remote Reviewed http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:39:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: OffBeatMammal http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-175340 Wed, 09 May 2007 17:49:19 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-175340 Sadly after my last exposure to the Logitech programing model - stupid web interface, slow, painful and inefficient I'm not inclined to waste another buck on these people until they come up with a decent local solution (or at least make a decent Ajax interface so I can drag'n'drop and not wait ages for each page refresh assuming I can find my way around) My 880 remote was also pretty sloppy... the paint started coming off and the battery charging cradle was very position sensitive Sadly after my last exposure to the Logitech programing model - stupid web interface, slow, painful and inefficient I’m not inclined to waste another buck on these people until they come up with a decent local solution (or at least make a decent Ajax interface so I can drag’n'drop and not wait ages for each page refresh assuming I can find my way around)
My 880 remote was also pretty sloppy… the paint started coming off and the battery charging cradle was very position sensitive

]]> by: Jim Frost http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-174723 Wed, 09 May 2007 01:50:41 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-174723 I have three of their remotes. I concur with "missing frame" that the software is painful to work with; it wasn't when it first came out, but they tried to make it friendly and managed to make it really hard to work with whenever you want to make a simple change. But once programmed (and face it, even with the time you spend programming the Harmony it's still less work for better results than anything else I've ever seen) the Harmony remotes are really great. This new one, though ... it's big, and maybe that's ok. But it doesn't have hard buttons for a number of common features (like, say, "play"). I could see using this for a media room used primarily for movies and music but not for a living room. I have three of their remotes. I concur with “missing frame” that the software is painful to work with; it wasn’t when it first came out, but they tried to make it friendly and managed to make it really hard to work with whenever you want to make a simple change.

But once programmed (and face it, even with the time you spend programming the Harmony it’s still less work for better results than anything else I’ve ever seen) the Harmony remotes are really great.

This new one, though … it’s big, and maybe that’s ok. But it doesn’t have hard buttons for a number of common features (like, say, “play”). I could see using this for a media room used primarily for movies and music but not for a living room.

]]> by: MissingFrame http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-174474 Tue, 08 May 2007 16:09:51 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-174474 What kills the universal part of Logitech remotes is their software. I could spend a page of text explaining why it doesn't work well. Basically they hide the most powerful features behind a neophyte menu system that is painful to navigate. You really can have this one remote replace all your other remotes, but you'll spend weeks fighting their software in order to do it. What kills the universal part of Logitech remotes is their software. I could spend a page of text explaining why it doesn’t work well. Basically they hide the most powerful features behind a neophyte menu system that is painful to navigate.

You really can have this one remote replace all your other remotes, but you’ll spend weeks fighting their software in order to do it.

]]> by: Lewie http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-174376 Tue, 08 May 2007 12:22:06 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4370#comment-174376 A universal remote control? Yeah, I've heard that before. I've gotten used to the fact that I'll need three or four controllers laying around. What I'd like to have is a beeper on all of them, like on my cordless phone, so I can find them when I need them. A universal remote control? Yeah, I’ve heard that before. I’ve gotten used to the fact that I’ll need three or four controllers laying around. What I’d like to have is a beeper on all of them, like on my cordless phone, so I can find them when I need them.

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