Logitech Harmony 880
Advanced Universal Remote
The Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It´s home entertainment the way it should be—simple.
Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming.
High-end systems deserve a high-end remote. Designed with brushed chrome and charcoal accents, a color LCD display and a low-profile recharging station, the Harmony 880 Remote will match your most advanced audio-video components perfectly.
Logitech has won a total of eight Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in the past two years, including five of Japan´s prestigious 2004 Good Design Awards. This experience helped us design the Harmony 880. Featuring a comfort grip shape and a centered directional pad, it fits easily in your hand and naturally guides you to the most frequently used controls. Even the buttons are sculpted, to help you locate them by feel not sight.
Smart State Technology allows the Harmony remote to completely control an entertainment system by knowing how to control each separate component while tracking the current state of up to 15 devices simultaneously.
Color Display
Why settle for another boring remote? The Harmony 880´s color LCD is both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, button icons and text.
Recharging Station
Never replace batteries again. The Harmony 880 includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged. Your family will always know where to put the remote—and you´ll always know where to find it!
Easy To Set-Up
Just connect your Harmony remote to your computer and the Web wizard walks you step-by-step through a simple set up. Enter in your model numbers for your components, then answer a few easy questions about how you “Watch TV” or “Watch a DVD.” You´ll be controlling even the most complex system without any of the hassles of elaborate macro-programming.
Easy To Use
The Harmony Remote is the world´s only remote with Smart State Technology®. Just press one of the Activity buttons, such as “Watch TV” or “Listen to Music,” and your Harmony Remote automatically sets up your entertainment system, without you ever having to program a "macro."
Easy To Get Help
With the Harmony remote, you don´t have to know anything about your entertainment system to operate it. No sound? No picture? No problem! There´s even a handy “HELP” button to guide you through simple troubleshooting and get you back in control. Everyone from the kids to the babysitter can now enjoy the full home theater experience.
Never Out of Date
The Harmony Remote device database is constantly updated with new components and fine-tuned settings. Simply connect it to your computer using its USB interface, and your remote is updated automatically!
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Features
Optimized for use with today’s complicated HDTV and PVR systems
Award-winning Logitech Industrial Design
Color LCD
Rechargeability
The award-winning Harmony advanced universal remote platform with Smart State Technology
Activity based: One click sets all the entertainment system’s components in the right state for any activity
Easy setup: Intuitive, online setup process asks questions for automated configuration; database includes tens of thousands of devices and the infrared codes that can control them
Never out of date: With its USB interface, it’s always easy to update the Harmony remote with new components or fine tune settings for the most specific of needs
Truly universal control: Harmony remotes can control any device with an infrared receiver; each remote can control as many as 15 individual devices
Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote
Reviewed By Our Editors
Bring simplicity on your multimedia – control-wise, that is. Thanks to the Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote, you don’t have to manipulate dozens of remote for all your audio-video system components since all you need is one.
Don’t you just hate it when you push the wrong remote button for the wrong appliance? The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote is designed to make your life easy by controlling it all with one magic remote. This is far different from ordinary remotes since it is equipped with innovative features and technology that are easy to use and definitely helpful for you.
Apparently, making your life easy is what the Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote’s primary goal is, and lucky for you, it is equipped with the technology to make that a reality. This remote can easily do the things you find it hard to do on ordinary remotes, like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. You can quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming.
What’s cool is it’s equipped with a color display to let you maximize your remote control properly. Harmony 880´s color LCD is both functional and stylish. It’s is not everyday that you see a television or home theater system remote that has a display screen. You can also customize the backgrounds, button icons and text of the display to further establish control.
Tired of changing and re-changing batteries? Stop wasting money with the Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote. It has a shiny and elegant docking station that serves as your remote’s charger as well. Enjoy continuous control with your fully-charged remote. Also, this dock is pretty convenient for those people who lose their remotes habitually. The dock is the place where you can leave your remote, and the place you can find it.
Set up is also a breeze. All you have to do is connect your Harmony remote to your computer and a Web wizard will walk you through step-by-step for a simple set up. Then enter in the model numbers for your components, answer some easy questions about how you “watch TV” or “watch a DVD.” You´ll be controlling even the most complex system without any of the hassles of elaborate macro-programming.
Use is as easy as its setup. The Smart State Technology is exclusive for the Harmony Remote, and this is responsible for making your life a whole lot easier. Just press one of the Activity buttons, which includes the likes of ‘watch TV’ or ‘listen to music,’ and the Harmony Remote will then set up your entertainment system, without you ever having to program a ‘macro.’
Does your standard remote control have a ‘Help’ feature? I don’t think so. But the Harmony remote does! No need to refer to your user manual everytime there is no sound or no picture on your electronic appliances. A ‘Help’ button is readily available for your immediate need. It will guide you through simple troubleshooting, and will eventually help you get back in control. Even the kids will love this support!
Move over, standard remotes, the Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote is here to give users a simpler time taking control of their home theater.
I have had my 880 for almost a year now and it is operating ''Completely'' 1 Pioneer receiver, 4 vcrs (2 Panasonic, 1 JVC, 1 Sharp), 5 televisions,(1 Toshiba, 1 Daiwoo, 1 Memorex, 1 Samsung, 1 Westinghouse). Also a CD/Radio/Cassette by Aiwa. In addition to, 1 cable bx,(Motorola) and 2 satellite receivers (Viewsat & Sonicview). I recently purchased a new Satellite receiver with ext hard drive and because it is new, logitec did not have all the commands. I used the IR learning function to learn every command from my remote. All commands work well. The only thing I could not operate is my Huntington Ceiling fan. That is why I give it a 4 for features. Very good buy. The recharcable battery lasts a long time before needing to be recharged. Oh, it will not make Popcorn. LOL!
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Oct 15, 2008
I've had this for about a year. No issues, I love it. I don't have the charging problems mentioned... the buttons still work fine.
I had no problem programming it (although there was one component that it did not correctly configure, but I was able to do that manually fairly easily).
The PC software could be better. I could see someone having a problem programming if they can't find their way around a computer.
REVIEW BY: ncrstc Reviewed
Sep 12, 2008
well cycloman, just put little weight on the remote to get good contact with the base for recharging the device, easy like that. Easy to change configuration and setting are kept on the web server of harmony. I have setup the device for pioneer 1381 and it work to fix my pioneer DVD 633 with hard disk.You setup 2 user, one for each configuration. It will open you tv, sound system, dvd in one click(be sure to point long enough to the device so all of it will go on). This device is great.
ncrstc
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Sep 12, 2008
I don't know how I ever lived without this remote. I was skeptical about its range of compatability but was blown away immediately after using it for a very short time. It controls my xbox, all my av/stereo components, and even my satellite radio like butter! Very rich in features and highly customizable. I'm a very happy camper.
REVIEW BY: AS400Jocke Reviewed
Sep 04, 2008
Works great... until it dies.
We've owned this for a couple years. It works all the gadgets. Very cool. A bit of a chore to get it programmed, but even that was pretty slick once you get used to the software.
BUT...
The buttons have started failing. Googling around for this problem shows that it's a very common complaint, and that Logitech will hide behind their 12 month warranty.
I took this apart and was disasppointed to see that each button is a metal circle, somehow fastened to the printed circuit board. Nothing can be done to repair it short of replacing the board. Other remotes have rubber keypads that can be cleaned and reassembled. Not so with this one.
We paid almost $300 for this thing. Given how long we've owned it, I'd say that we paid about 50 cents a day to use this... and now it's nearly useless.
FOR THE PRICE OF THIS THING, LOGITECH OUGHT TO BE A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT STANDING BEHIND THE PRODUCT.
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Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote
$159.99
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Logitech Mfg Part No:
966187-0403 UPC No:
097855031792 Box Size:
( Length:
4, Width:
11, Depth:
8 )
Shipping Weight:
1.0000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
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