this is a sweet remote.. but $120.. from bargain hunters.. ha! not gonna happen

good remote, very easy to setup.

I like this remote a lot, I've had mine for ... oh, maybe two years now.

I have two beefs with it:

First of all, it feels cheap. The whole thing feels like it'll break apart in your hands. For $120 (actually, I paid $20 after a price error that Dell honored - no way I'd spend this kind of money on a remote), I'd expect better build quality.

Second of all, the battery isn't held in place well. If you drop it, the whole remote resets and it "forgets" what mode it was in. Consequently, none of the buttons work until you go back into your activity - which means covering the remote with your hand, going back into the activity, and waiting for the sequence to stop sending. The whole process of resetting etc. takes maybe 30 seconds which is a pain when all you wanted to do was change the channel. I stuffed a sizable piece of foam in the battery compartment and jammed the cover back on, and haven't had an issue since.

All in all, it functions really well and the newest release of the software is slick. I have no complaints with the actual functionality of it - top marks all around there. I just expected it to actually be put together well for this kind of money, and it's not. The buttons wobble, the plastic is flimsy and the battery compartment isn't built right.

These things apparently rock. I've seen one in action and they seem to work really well. $120 still seems a bit steep, though.

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I've got one and it's great, even knowing 'obscure' equipment like an HP de100c digital entertainment center. The web downloads add great expansion ability. The programmable buttons mean you're not limited to doing what the manufacturer thought you would want to do.

Most cool is the task orientation... the soft buttons will
normally be used for complete tasks: "Watch DVD" will turn on television, stereo, DVD player, set receiver and television to the correct input, mute the television, etc. One button and you're done.

The remote was great at first but didn't fit correctly into the charger and then stopped charging all together. I have talked to about 5 other people who had the exact same thing happen.

I was impressed by the functionality but the mechanics of the charging obviously are not up to par.

The functionality is great, but it does have a few limitations. For those with charging-dock problems, contact Logitech. They've issued replacement docks to address the charging issue. I've got four issues with the remote. First, the buttons lack the tactile feedback that many other remotes have. The buttons are more "clicky" than "squishy" making the entire remote somewhat slippery to hold and press with one hand. Also, the placement of some buttons isn't great. Some buttons near the very bottom of the remote are ones you'd use regularly ... they could've been moved elsewhere to work better. Third, the "training" utility where you setup the remote initially suffered from an unbelievable number of javascript error-popups. This may not be an issue for some if you have errors disabled, but they shouldn't happen at all. It was annoying to have to dismiss error popups time an again. Fourth, the signal it sends is slower than most remotes. Sending a signal to my TiVo lags a bit, which kinda sucks when you're trying to stop fast-forwarding through a commercial.

That said, it's a pretty good remote if you want push-button control over switching multiple components all at once, and it gives me the ability to switch things like TV inputs directly to a specific input without having to cycle through all of the choices like my TV's remote requires. I tend to use this to switch my devices then resort to the devices' native remotes for specific functionality.

You know I have a remote and I put batteries in it and it lasts over two years. Why do I need a docking station for a remote?

I have a 676 and these can be frustrating (imagine the TV won't go off and the cable box does, so you have to turn them both on, which switches the TV off. Then you turn the TV on only, then use the off button to shut them both off. etc.)

I have the 890 and it works great 90% of the them. The 10% is sometimes equipments go out of sync with their ON/OFF switch. It would take an extra step to go to equipments and correct it. But it is hard to explain that to the wife and mom. The other thing I don't like are the buttons which are too close to each other.

#9, there's an extremely simple solution for that. The remote has a "device" section (as well as an "activities" section) that simply operates like a normal remote and doesn't try to figure out what's going on.

My TV doesn't have a good IR receiver, so once in a while I have the system go off but not the TV. Hit "Device" and then turn your device off.

When something doesn't turn ON or OFF when expected, hit HELP. It has always fixed my issue.. this is using a similar Harmony remote.

I have the lower end model, and it is a wonderful device. The battery life is a bit worse than I would like though (4 AAAs), but that's what rechargeables are for. I don't think I would pay more than $50 for a remote though (paid $40 for mine almost 2 years ago)

#6 Call Logitech (1-866-291-1505). It seems that there was a known problem with the first charging stands, and there's an update. When I bought mine from Amazon, a few months later they sent me a message to say I had the old stand. When I started having problems, I called Logitech and they say there's a new stand in the post to me. Right, and I won't come in her mouth...

I have this Remote, it is nice, but not worth $120. It is you can program alot of things, but It is limited in programing very custom things if you want to be able to use two or more devices in one configuration. you would think they would allow you to pick a function from any of the configured devices and apply it to any button.

#15, um, you can. What can't you change?

I can change the function of literally any button on my remote in any activity.

I bought two of these as Christmas gifts for family members. I hope they're as good as the hype!

Great remote. I love mine. Software's not as flexible as I'd like, and being Java, it's a trifle slow and bloated, but it works well.

Updating with your own devices can be a bit of a chore, but is quite handy. I have the remote controlling all my audio equipment AND my home air purifiers and a few other things.

The shape is weird, which means you're almost ALWAYS going to have to look at the thing, as you'll never get used to the button placement.

Great remote, though. Nice complement of buttons and programmable features. Unlike poster #3, I've never had issues with it resetting or feeling cheap, and I dare say I've dropped this thing a lot (more than I should -- mostly due to it's odd shape).

Good info on the charging issue. I will contact Logitech...

This remote is good for improving the WAF of a complex system.
Using it alone to watch TV and play a few DVD's directly to the TV, it has limited value.
I have had mine for two years almost now... Glad I got one.

This is a good remote. I bought one last year from similar deal. I have some trouble to work with the new Samsung LCD TV.