 "SUPER Customizable, Truly Universal Remote" | 2009-09-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2EX2GBF89LM56 |
I bought this remote refurbished, downloaded the latest version of the remote's software from the Logitech support website via my laptop, and plugged my remote into my laptop with the provided USB cable. Immediately, I was impressed by the ease of setting up the remote using Logitech's software. Their software includes a very detailed, step-by-step wizard that pretty much anybody can use - it doesn't get any easier than this!
With some fairly obscure hardware (Dynex TV, Insignia Blu-ray player, ancient Sony receiver) in my home theater setup, I was nervous that the remote wouldn't recognize one or more of the components, but my fears were quickly alleviated when the Logitech software found all the settings for all my devices by simply typing in the model name for each of the devices.
When I had an issue with my Dynex TV not switching to the correct input, I plugged the remote back into my laptop with the USB cable and used the Logitech troubleshooting guide to program the remote to switch the input correctly. The learning feature on the remote worked perfectly - I was able to use my original remote from my TV to program the Logitech remote to perform the correct function. The depth of programmability that this remote offers is quite astounding.
All in all, I am extremly impressed - hopefully the remote itself holds up well over time. The remote itself is a little lightweight compared to some other remotes, and I could see it getting broken if I whacked it on a hard surface or the dog carried it off and drooled on it, but as long as I keep it safe, I think it will be fine. |
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| "EVEN MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK" | 2009-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMJOS1BZL1VS |
WOW THIS REMOTE DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS IT IS AWESOME SO EASY TO SET UP AND INSTALL IS A BREEZE
It wworks with my xbox blue ray and cable box and the girlfriend works this product with ease.. |
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 "Great universal remote" | 2009-09-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A15CWE6YHZNLHE |
I bought this remote for myself with Sprint Rewards points a few months ago. It took me a few weeks of use to get used to the buttons, they're kind of 'clickey' in that it takes a bit more effort to push them that the sort of spongey buttons on other remotes take. Now that I've had it for some time and have refined the programming on it, I don't think that I could go back to a standard universal remote or, even worse, multiple remotes.
I have several game consoles, a gen one Xbox that I run XBMC on, and this controls it well. It even can control my air conditioner. Programming the remote couldn't be easier, but setting up the soft keys next to the screen could use a bit of refining, it would also be nice to be able to program some of the functions from the remote, rather than connecting it to the PC. The only other nice thing would be to allow charging the remote via USB.
I was so impressed with this remote, especially it's price, that I bought one for my parents. |
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| "Refurb works better than my original!" | 2009-09-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1A2VXX90FYSB4 |
This is my second Logitech Xbox 360 Remote and I purchased it after my pause button died on the first one.
It controls a TivoHD and Xbox360 flawlessly. This refurbished remote actually seems a little snappier on remote commands than the original.
It makes controlling HDTV, home theater receiver, Tivo and Xbox super simple. |
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| "Nice Remote" | 2009-09-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: AOYQEXWIC54K4 |
| Bought this remote to control a home theater setup with Xbox 360 as a media extender. I could program the remote in a few minutes by connecting it to my PC and selecting the components that I had. Now all it takes one button to turn on my home theater system to watch Satellite TV and one button to turn on the Xbox to play games, watch movies, see pics from my Vista machine. Wife happy, me happy. |
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| "Works well, but a little flawed" | 2009-08-31 |
| - Reviewed By sokudoningyou |
I bought mine refurbished, which may or may not be the cause of a problem or two. Nonetheless:
The buttons are not very responsive; quite often I have to push, hold, and wait a millisecond before letting go, especially with my Echostar Dish Network box. A quick tap, like most remotes, often does nothing at all. So there's a bit of a learning curve, at least to the idea that you can't simply button mash and expect results. (Edit 9/03: I now have an HD box, and the buttons are VERY responsive and excellent now.)
Samsung TVs require some additional tweaking, at least mine did; you have to play around with the setup, as the fast and easy setup had no "TV" input choice, which is what Samsung has.
However, for the most part, using the computer to set up the remote makes it quite a lot easier, and when it works, it definitely works. It will need a lot of tweaking on the owners part to make it work like you want, especially the setup of the buttons in the menu screen for each appliance. (Out of the box, most of the buttons are in very weird, very stupid places.) Also, I had to re-do the customized buttons for my new HD box every time I powered down the devices until I realized I had to not only customize them under the Satellite, but under the entire Watch Dish setup. One setup conflicted with the other, so if your customizations don't hold, check under your Activities; you may need to customize twice.
Until I can afford to upgrade to a Harmony One, this one is great. Too bad it didn't come with a rechargeable cradle, though. |
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