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Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Remote

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Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Remote $75 at Buy.com
 
Discuss (9) : History : Tell : Posted 6:35 AM PST 01/29/09 by Ben
Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced RemoteBuy.com has the refurbished Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote for $75 + $0 shipping = $75 shipped. [Review]

  • Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems
  • Includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged
  • Color LCD, with user-customizable backgrounds, button icons and text
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    #1   Farm - Posted 7:00 am PST 01/29/09 (173 Posts)
    This is the non-RF version of the 890, which is a great remote and still one of the best values in RF capable remotes. For non-RF, I would look more to the new Harmony One over the 880.
    #2   chrismgan - Posted 7:38 am PST 01/29/09 (54 Posts)
    Only difference between this and the Harmony One is a small touch screen on the "One". I bought the One for $150 not too long ago. If I had to do it all over, I'd go with this one at this price.
    #3   Enduro - Posted 7:43 am PST 01/29/09 (881 Posts)
    Happy with mine, gifted one to my parents and they always tell me how much they love it.
    #4   bigdady92 - Posted 7:43 am PST 01/29/09 (134 Posts)
    Best remote ever on the face of the planet.
    #5   krusty - Posted 7:53 am PST 01/29/09 (589 Posts)
    Good price, even for a refurb.
    #6   Beerstalker - Posted 8:04 am PST 01/29/09 (73 Posts)
    I have bought three of these remotes for myself and my family, and two of the Harmony Ones for myself. This is a great deal. The biggest problem with this remote is the docking station. The early models had 3 contacts and many people had a hard time getting the remotes to charge properly. You would have to play around with the remote in the base station in order to get it to charge. Logitech has since come out with a newer base station that has a small black magnet where the center contact was that helps pull the remote down onto the other 2 contacts. This base station has worked much better.

    There have also been a few complaints about buttons sticking on this remote. I have never had that problem with any of the 3 I have purchased. I believe many of these people must be getting food or drinks into the remote which makes the buttons stick.

    Finally as far as this and the One go. The button placement on the One is much better, and the writing is much easier to read. Once you get used to the layout of the 880 it isn't bad, but it still isn't as nice as the One. The screen graphics of the One are also much nicer. I do not like the touchscreen though, and prefer the buttons next to the screen like the 880 has. Finally the One charges perfectly in it's base, I haven't heard any complaints about it not charging. It does seem to go through the battery quicker than the 880.
    #7   Crash And Burn - Posted 8:51 am PST 01/29/09 (2031 Posts)
    I have one and for this price you can't go wrong. I agree with #6 that the button layout isn't the best. It's a pain with my DVR. My Dish remote is much easier to use without looking at it and I never hit the wrong buttons since they are spaced out. Remote heaven remains a dream.. The Harmony One may be better but I won't pay that much for a remote.
    #8   Megatron - Posted 11:42 am PST 01/29/09 (51 Posts)
    I bought an 880, recently. Was having trouble getting the settings right so I called their customer service line. I was expecting a long hold time with the typical uncaring customer service you might receive. WOW was I impressed. I got right in and the rep completely set up my device AND answered all my questions. Best customer service experience ever.

    This is a great remote, but you can find it (new) for $99, at Buydig + free shipping. Also, a new 880 comes with a one year warranty.

    I found the Buydig deal, here, so search for it and give Ben the click.
    #9   twikoff - Posted 12:34 pm PST 01/31/09 (1257 Posts)
    at this price, i would have had to pick one up... even refurb

    but missed out on this one Sad
     
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