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Old 10-30-07, 04:56 PM   #1 (Link)
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Harmony 880 programable remote control


I recently bought the Harmony 880 programable remote control and must admit that it works better than I thought.

I used to have a touch screen remote by Cambrage Audio and hated using it as it was always eating batteries and was awkward to use. The Harmony does what it was meant to do and more.

The menus are easy to read and the software on the PC is fast to setup and downloads all the codes for each device without doing a timely search for them.

The remote comes with a lighted (Blue LED) docking station that charges it and comes with a USB cable that plugs directly into the remotes back end. The remote itself is fully back lit and is easily seen in a dark room. The one feature I like the most is the fact that it automatically turns on the backlight as soon as it is moved or picked up so your not searching for a button to turn it on.
The Software installs fast and I was up and running within 15 min of fully charging it overnight. The Macros are fast and menus easy to read and the best part is that it alows you to turn off macros or go into the more complicated remote buttons for the receiver or DVD players.
The only thing I do not like about it so far is the rather fragile (or so they seem) buttons to the left and right of the screen and are a bit hard to use but thats more a fact that I have large hands.
All In all I give it a 4 out of 5 stars.


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