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Earlier this week I picked up a Logitec Harmony 880 universal remote to replace my now defunct Sony RM3000 which had been dropped one too many times. Simplicity in a remote is the key criterion here since my wife is a technophobe when it comes to audio and I have a 15 YO step son who already blew out more than one set of speakers by cranking the volume up full blast trying to get sound out of the system, then realizing he needed to switch inputs, and forgetting to turn the volume down before doing so.
The answer of course is an activities driven remote, or at least one that has solid macro ability to create activities and limit acess to specific devices. The Harmony fills that bill completely. It's sooooo easy to program, you just go online and follow instructions. Tech support is also excellent. I was having some difficulties consitently controlling my Rotel 1098 processor, and they were able to custom modify and upload IR delays to fix that without my touching a thing. They were also kind enough to create a customized activity for me to independently control my lights via the lutron Maestro IR that I have. Anyway, everything works like a charm. I like the feel of the remote in my hand, the way it's color screen turns on and off to movement and the logical way the buttons are laid out and lit to operate in the dark. For $249 it's an extreme value and very tempting for anyone who ever wanted a truely powerfull universal remote but was unwilling to commit $600-$1000 to a Pronto or whatever.
The answer of course is an activities driven remote, or at least one that has solid macro ability to create activities and limit acess to specific devices. The Harmony fills that bill completely. It's sooooo easy to program, you just go online and follow instructions. Tech support is also excellent. I was having some difficulties consitently controlling my Rotel 1098 processor, and they were able to custom modify and upload IR delays to fix that without my touching a thing. They were also kind enough to create a customized activity for me to independently control my lights via the lutron Maestro IR that I have. Anyway, everything works like a charm. I like the feel of the remote in my hand, the way it's color screen turns on and off to movement and the logical way the buttons are laid out and lit to operate in the dark. For $249 it's an extreme value and very tempting for anyone who ever wanted a truely powerfull universal remote but was unwilling to commit $600-$1000 to a Pronto or whatever.
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