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Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote Control | 
 enlarge | Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $109.99
You Save: $140.00 (56%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1487 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 10.5 x 6.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 966187-0403
Model: 966187-0403
UPC: 097855031792
EAN: 0097855031785
ASIN: B00093IIRA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems | | • | Quickly choose a 16:9 or 4:3 ratio depending on the program source | | • | Includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged | | • | Color LCD is both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, button icons and text | | • | On-screen battery level indicator shows you charge status |
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From the Manufacturer
The Logitech 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. Color display
Why settle for another boring remote? The Harmony 880As color LCD is both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, activity selections, button icons and text. - Ample space for up to eight custom activities or controls
- On-screen battery level indicator shows you charge status
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 remoteaand youAll always know where to find it! - Lithium-ion battery provides up to a one-week charge under normal use
- The horizontal docking station allows remote to be used while charging
Award-winning Logitech Industrial Design
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 HarmonyA 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 JapanAs 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. Patented Smart State TechnologyA
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. - Easy to set-up
- Easy to use
- Easy to get help
- Never out of date
Package Contents - HarmonyA 880 remote control
- Recharging Station
- AC adapter
- USB cable
- Lithium-ion battery
- Installation CD
- Installation guide
| System Requirements - IBMA compatible PC
- WindowsA 98, 2000, Me, XP
- USB port
- CD-ROM drive
- Internet access
- MacintoshA
- MacintoshA OS X 10.2 or later
- USB port
- CD-ROM drive
- Internet access
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Product Description
A dream comes true! One remote control for your entire home-theater and HDTV system. The Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. Its 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 Japans prestigious 2004 Good Design Awards. This experience helped develop the Harmony 880 and its ergonomic design. 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. Simply press an Activity button, such as "Watch TV" or "Listen to Music," and your Harmony Remote automatically sets up each of the devices required for that activity. Sleek docking station that remote fully charged Programmable with Windows PC or Macintosh computer / USB Cable included 53 top-mounted hard buttons and 8 on-screen activity buttons 2 MB non-volatile flash memory
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1482 more reviews...
 My 3rd Harmony 880 With "Issues" December 5, 2008
First of all, from functionality POV, this has been the best remote I've ever had. It's highly programmable and flexible. Although I love it, Harmony has TERRIBLE build and design problems in the 880.
Logitech has replaced the unit three times under warranty, each time due to key failure. Also, be aware as well that the cradle connection is VERY flaky. Expect continuing annoyances on that front.
Since I'm out of warranty, Logitech offered me a 50% discount on a replacement unit. A lot better than nothing but I paid a hefty price when I originally bought it and it's a shame to have to spend more money on a solution I already had in my hand.
I would strongly suggest that those considering the Harmony 880 or 890 look towards something else. I'm going to order a Harmony One.
 Clutter in the drawer, Harmony on the coffee table December 5, 2008
I have been using the Harmony 880 for two years with great results! I just bought one for my father-in-law as a Christmas gift because he was amazed by how nice it was to use mine on a recent visit.
If you buy one the first piece of advise I can give is to open the battery cover and make sure the rechargeable battery is properly seated. There is a tiny bit of play in the battery and the Harmony will not charge properly if the battery is not making proper contact. The easy cure for this is to put a small piece of paper at the bottom of the battery which will force it up to the contacts. Once this is done you are ready charge it, program it and then real fun begins (using it).
The interface for programing is very straightforward and won't take too much time for even a novice computer user to catch on. For novice computer users, don't unplug the USB cable until you are sure the remote has fully programed and rebooted then make sure and test the functions when it ask you to. If something doesn't seem to turn on properly you can adjust the timing on the remote or I have found it may be easier to change the way the sequence occurs. For example if you want to program your remote to "Watch a DVD" and it says that it is going to: 1. Turn on DVD player 2. Turn on receiver 3. Turn on TV 4. Change TV to Input 2 . Then you go test your system and the DVD player doesn't seem to turn on. I suggest just changing the sequence so that it becomes: 1. Turn on receiver 2. Turn on DVD player ... and so on from there. Many times that will solve the problem.
Don't be afraid to rearrange what buttons you have in the LCD, move your most used items to the front. Example would be, I use a DirecTV DVR and I have put the "Red" delete button on my main selection screen so I can use it to quickly delete recorded shows I no longer want.
You will really enjoy this remote and if you do have problems there are a few forums you can find on the web to help or contact Logitech and they should get you up to speed.
Almost perfect, but couldn't give 4.7 stars December 3, 2008
Setup was painless and easy to customize. If you can setup any of your basic equipment than the Harmony should be a piece of cake. I like that each individual event can be customized for entry and exit.
I am currently controlling a LG LCD, Cable DVR, Dolby 5.1 tuner, DVD player, VCR, XBOX360, Mac mini, and a PS3 (sort of, it runs off BT...). Most impressive is that it also replaces the Apple remote for Front Row or Boxee (awesome, btw).
I also was concerned about using any previously reprogrammed buttons, such as the 30 second skip on me Comcast DVR. The Harmony learned any special buttons with ease. Online setup is fairly straightforward. So much that I even set up the remote at my office, away from all the devices. Once I got home I tested everything, made a couple adjustments to my liking, and done! Guests at my house are so impressed with how simple it is to operate everything, I think I'll give a couple away as gifts.
All in all, a great product. I'll be buying more Logitech products in the future just because of this remote.
Awesome December 3, 2008
I got my Harmony 880 setup last night, controlling my Samsung LCD, Motorola DVR, Xbox 360, Onkyo AV Receiver, and Macbook Pro. Setup was easy, and the activity system makes things easy for my lovely lady (why should she have to know what input the TV should be set to?).
Now that I can watch Netflix movies on my Xbox, I can use the remote to turn on my Xbox, navigate to the Netflix blade, and start watching..awesome.
I did not have the charger cradle problems described in other reviews...there seems to be a magnet in the cradle now that keeps the remote on the charging contacts.
Oh, and the remote software works on Mac 10.5!
Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote December 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have purchased several universal remotes over the years with little satisfaction. The Logitech Harmony 880 is the easiest to program and the easiest to use. My wife for years could not figure out how to use the many electronic gadgets we have but the Logitech Harmony remote now has her very happy. Easy to program, easy to use. Fantastic product.
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