[MW Forums]

Logitech Inc. on Wednesday announced that it will display the Harmony 880, its new universal remote control, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The show officially kicks off on Thursday. more

[leicaman]

$250? They've got to be kidding.

[roadwarrior]

I've seen more expensive ones...full touch-screen control, about the size of a 20-oz cheese brick.

[mixylplik3]

I nearly bought one at MW Boston this year. They were selling them really cheap ($100?) for the older non-color LCD ones. I bet MWSF attendees might have a shot at getting them for less.

[melgross]

I bought one at DV Expo here in NYC. It's not that great. It doesn't really control anything well. Try to figure out which buttons do what. My McIntosh Pre-Amp is listed, but it doesn't work with the code. So I had it search. It found a code for some other manufacturer. All it would do was turn the unit off and on. I did it manually with the remote. It said that it was good, but I could never get it to work. Problems with other devices as well.
I'm now playing with the universal remote that came with the DVR I just got from Time Warner.

[mwheeler]

Thanks for the info on the remote. I was thinking about something like that remote because I've got more remotes than will fit it my remote caddy.
McIntosh makes serious stuff. What's the rest of your setup like? I have separates too but they're nothing special. The best component I have is my speakers which are Vandersteen 2Ci speakers. If I only had a bigger budget and a better room layout for placement.

[DontBblue]

No, I'd pay more. You would too. Pretend that this was made by a guy named Jobs. And he charged $500. You want 2 or 3? Only difference here is that this works well even after the first 6 months AND you can change the batteries when they go bad.

[DontBblue]

You don't need a code with these remotes! You program them from your computer. If one of the commands doesn't work, you can teach the remote from your original remote.

[NegativeZero]

melgross, you're saying you actually bought an 880 already? far as i know the prototype was only shown this friday gone at CES. i'm going to assume that you meant a different model. i'mot not sure exactly what problems you're having with the model you got, but i've had a 688 for several months now, and i've found it to be one of the best consumer devices i've ever bought. (it's sertainly my wife's favourite since she can now watch tv without me being there! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
if you haven't already, you should give their tech support a call. logitech's harmony support line has some of the most knowledgeable and helpful staff i have ever encountered. if you like, drop me an email at dondredd@hotmail.com , and i'd be happy to help you out.
~NegZ
EDIT:
oh and you should be careful about buying harmony remotes cheaply. to the best of my knowledge, every company that i've seen selling them below $200 are not authorised resellers and as such, you would not get a warranty on your remote. the best prices i've found are at bestbuyplasma

EDIT 2:
logitech currently has a 50% off sale on the current harmony line up here