I Need A Universal Remote! Bad!

[topspeed]

I would venture to say the most popular UM here is the Harmony 880. I went from a Sony RM3000 to the 880 and it was a quantum leap in user friendliness. All functions are downloadable online and the user interface is as simple as they come. Highly recommended.

If you'd like a little more research, check out remotecentral.com. The forums there are also a good place to check out potential shortcomings with whatever you choose.

Hope this helps.

[Micycle]

I would venture to say the most popular UM here is the Harmony 880. I went from a Sony RM3000 to the 880 and it was a quantum leap in user friendliness. All functions are downloadable online and the user interface is as simple as they come. Highly recommended.

If you'd like a little more research, check out remotecentral.com. The forums there are also a good place to check out potential shortcomings with whatever you choose.

Hope this helps.

remotecentral.com, huh? I guess that makes sense. Yeah, it helps a lot, I appreciate it. I'll take a look and see if anything interesting comes up, but yeah, a lot of people have been talking about the Harmony Remotes. I think the 550 is closest to my price range. So is the iconRemote from x10. I don't know much about the Sony remotes, other than the RMAX4000, and it looks a little intimidating.

[Rich-n-Texas]

I'm giving serious consideration to the x10 remote: $129.99 http://www.x10iconremote.com/ There's a lot of x10 home automation technology on the market, so I believe it to be proven technology. Smarthome.com sells a lot of products based on x10. This particular remote has been in development and up until now it looks like, the company was only accepting pre-orders.

Having said that, I do have the Harmony 880 in my shopping cart at Amazon.com (my favorite online shopping center) for $154 w/free shipping. The major difference between the x10 unit and the 880 is that you don't need a computer to set it up. Some of the more dated reviews on the Harmony 890 complained about the buggy software, but a recent reviewer indicates that he didn't have problems with the software when setting up his 880. My CC manager at work describes himself as a spokesman for Logitech, and has three Harmony remotes, which he swears by. He says they're wife proof.

FWIW, I'm going to, for the time being struggle along with my five remotes until the dust settles.

[PeruvianSkies]

I would venture to say the most popular UM here is the Harmony 880. I went from a Sony RM3000 to the 880 and it was a quantum leap in user friendliness. All functions are downloadable online and the user interface is as simple as they come. Highly recommended.

If you'd like a little more research, check out remotecentral.com. The forums there are also a good place to check out potential shortcomings with whatever you choose.

Hope this helps.

Very popular, very easy to use.

[RoyY51]

Logitech Harmony...great remote, great price. Even my technology-challenged wife can use it!...wait...that's me...

[Micycle]

Yeah, don't get me wrong, the Harmony 880 looks great, but it also looks a little out of my price range. I don't think I've seen it anywhere for around $150. Keep in mind, I'm a poor college student. Poor because all of my money is spent on books and beer. One thing I don't like about the Harmony is that you have to get a computer involved. And, as far as I know, you have to set up an online account. For what purpose? I don't get it. I'm sure it's fine, but I tend to shy away from things that rely too heavily on computers-- I've never even bought anything off the internet before, and refuse to cash a check by way of ATM. Guess I'm just ol' school like that...