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Logitech Harmony 670 Universal Remote - Refurbished
Studio : Logitech
by Logitech
Brand : Logitech
Model : 996-000026
Publisher : Logitech
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0097855051721
UPC : 097855051721
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 44 reviews)
List Price : $149.99
Our Price : $76.95
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Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
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Mac OS X 10.3 or later
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Choose the activity you want to do, not the component you want to turn on.
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Access the most common DVR controls in one central location.
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Product Description |
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Master the art of skipping commercials. Enjoy the total command of a universal remote that includes all the functions of your DVR and lets you choose any entertainment activity with just one touch. |
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Great Remote that Works Well, but Can Only Update On Computer |
This remote works excellent, I've switched my entertainment system configuration a bit since I got it and haven't had any problem getting everything working the way I want.
The only downside is that there's no way to update settings right from the remote. The software to update it isn't too intuitive either, it takes a while to set up. Overall though, very happy, especially for the price. |
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One of the best remotes I have ever used! |
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I was on the fence about getting a universal remote and I didnt want to spend $150-$200 on the harmony one so I settled on the 670. It looks like my Tivo remote so I figured it would work the same way. Actually it works better. I have a home theater, TV, DVR, and blu-ray programmed to it and everyhting works perfectly. It took me all of 45 minutes to set up and it hasnt looked back. I was a little nervous buying refurbished but the remote only cost me $50 so for the price, the risk was well worth it. Buying refurbished, you still get the same warranty from Logitech as well!! My wife is able to use this remote with no problems and since we like our room dark when viewing TV the light up feature is a plus. Make sure you have your model numbers for your units handy when you begin programming and make sure you take the time to customize your settings for your activities and for each unit being controlled. It will make your life a whole lot easier. |
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okay remote, poor config software and worse customer support |
First the good: the remote works well, and is fairly versatile. It can learn any IR device you have, and the online database of ready to go remotes is huge, so if you have lost your old remote, it is probably in the database for you.
The form factor is easy to hold and press the buttons with one hand. The keys are back lit, and the full color screen is easy to read.
It's rechargeable, and the remote cradle helps you keep track of where you left the remote!
Now the less than good:
A) The setup software leaves MUCH to be desired: UPDATE: Software still is very poor. below is my recent analysis of the poor software:
1) You cannot reorder the devices list - it is created in the order you create devices, and that is the order they appear on the remote. If you have more than 8 devices, then some will be on a second page on the remote screen - while it would be preferable to have certain "hot" devices on that main screen.
2) The database if full of commands that don't exist, and that end up on your list of commands for you to delete - and deleting commands, and moving commands around is tedious - in some cases there are 10 pages of "additional commands" on the remote to page through - and to delete them and reorder these commands is simply annoying.
2b) Database commands frequently don't work, and commands that should stream, don't stream. (I.e. continuous actuation).
3) When you try to create your own device, the software will push a device template on you that may or may not work well.
4) You cannot set "evergreen" commands. For instance, the volume +- should be work the receiver volume REGARDLESS what device is active. You can only make this happen as an "activity", and have to individually program it for each activity.
5) In general, the software is a bit clumsy to use - it's a Java based app, and therefore does not use the drag and drop functionality of the operating system (Windoze or Mac) - and leaves much to be desired.
6) You cannot assign commands to "stream" such that when you hold down a button, the command is continuously sent - this is allowed for volume, but for any other command, you have to pay Logitech $29.00 to set a command to stream.
A well designed application would allow for drag and drop command arrangement, setting evergreen keys (such as making volume and mute affect the receiver at all times), Assigning the order of devices both on the main device menu, and while a specific activity was active.
7) HORRIBLE SUPPORT. Absolutely useless. And if you ask questions on their user forum with even a hint that you may not like a feature, they will delete your account.
At vers 7.7 I'd think it would be a bit more customizable, but they are a long way from an easy to use and highly configurable product.
Here are the principal issues:
1) General cludgyness: the setup is so terribly long, involved and "Fisher-Price" simplified. It is annoying, cumbersome, slow, tedious, and limiting.
Specifically, adding and moving custom buttons, navigating through the "wizards" and trying to find where you have hidden some particular "option" is utterly aggravating. Seriously, you expect us to guess the difference from "Settings" or "Options" ??!?! - how unclear can you get?
"Customize buttons" is on the main activities page for activities, but buried in the "options" or "settings" page for devices. The inconsistency throughout the application is aggravating.
2) LACK OF CONTROL: you have designed the remote to function around "activities", yet they do not provide full control of activities. WHY? In order to have functions of a certain device available in an activity, then you have to add that device TO the activity.
3) CAN'T REORDER DEVICES (in or not in an activity). Okay, so you want us to program the device around activities - but as noted above, even then you do not have accurate control of devices added to an activity.
We need the ability to reorder devices when not in an activity, and reorder them separately if desired for each activity. they way you have it now, the devices move all over the place in seemingly random ways, and when you have more than 8 devices it is INCREDIBLY annoying to hunt and find them in some new location each time.
Random device positions? Yea, great idea. NOT. This is a horrid "feature"!!
4) BAD IR COMMAND DATABASE. Okay, here's a case of quantity does not equal quality. It seems like every user's custom programmed commands get stuck into this database. While this might be an easy way for you to "grow" your database, using the database becomes cumbersome at best. Moreover, many commands are mislabeled, or do not function as expected. It seems that mis-named commands get into the database and never get out.
Worse, for use users, there is no way to permanently edit the database to suit our particular device. In other words, we'd like to be able to make our own localized version of a particular device and customize the entire command list - this would not affect your main database, just our remote. This way, everytime we went to adjust the programming of our remote, we wouldn't have to scroll through the hundreds of useless commands that do not apply to our device.
5) IR COMMAND LEARNING LIMITATIONS. Yes, you can learn new commands. But you have little control over those commands.
For instance, on original remotes, some commands will "stream" a commands when you hold a button down. With harmony, you seem to be able to do that only with volume. A serious deficiency.
The only way to get the remote to stream commands is to PAY customer service ($29.00 as of this writing) to set a command to stream - after spending hundreds on a remote, this is ludicrous. There should be an option to stream any command, but again, tis is left out of the software.
6) CAN'T SAVE SETUPS. Right, so we make a mistake, but after we re-configure, there is no way to "get back" to a previous programmed state.
7) MUST BE ONLINE. If order to program your remote, you must be online, and you cannot work offline to program or configure the remote. Why? why should I have to be online for a learning remote? You should allow for offline configuration, learning, saving, etc.
SUMMARY OF FEATURES THAT ARE NEEDED:
For the config software: Put all settings for a device in ONE place, under ONE menu. Stop spreading config pages all over the place.
Consistency: Chose one term, "settings" OR "options" and stick with it. Put related settings in the same relative place throughout the application.
Allow for direct settings controls instead of cumbersome wizards.
Allow devices in activities to NO CHANGE STATE when entering that activity.
Allow device reordering, both outside of activities, and in each activity.
Allow deleting IR commands for a device.
Allow "stream" commands (like volume) but for any command (selection choice).
Be able to "save as" setups, to store previous configurations.
Be able to work offline.
Final comment:
Seriously, it's 2010 - these things should be self evident. It seems instead that Logitech hired programmers that got fired from Microsoft. Poor implementation, and other much more feature rich remotes out there - I am sorry i made this purchase, and I refuse to ever buy another Logitech product. My encounters with the utterly abysmal tech support have left me less than satisfied. |
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This remote is a waste of money! |
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This remote has an Achilles heel - the USB port on the front. Everyone I know who has owned this remote in the past has complained of the same thing - the remote works fine, but sooner or later, it gets dropped, and the USB port breaks off. The remote still works, but it's impossible to program new codes without a working USB port. My poor experience with the Harmony 670 has turned me off of Logitech remotes forever since they all depend on USB ports to be programmed. Go with a nice learning remote like the URC-R50 instead (my current remote.) |
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Alert! Do not buy! |
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This is the worst piece of technology I have ever purchased. I am pretty tech savy and I have not been able to make this thing work efficiently. Here's what the remote does. It asks you to program the remote to remember what inputs are being used and which ones are open and unused. What's the problem? The remote does not remember which input it is on. To switch over to something like your Playstation or whatever, it remembers that it has to press input 2 times to cycle down to that input which has been designated for your Playstation (or whatever input you have your playstation on, for me its the 3rd one). So far so good right? Well, after playing a game, I want to watch TV on input #2, the remote remembers from default, it is one input down from default and it hits the input once. Well, since I'm not on input #1, I'm on input #3 from playing Playstation, it goes down to input #4 and then changes the channel on my receiver. Its totally messed up. There are countless other problems, but this one is the most annoying. I don't feel like typing for an hour though. |
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