Logitech Harmony 900 LCD Touchscreen Remote Control
- Type: Universal
- Broadcasting Type: IR, RF
- Applicable Devices: Home Theater System
- Included Components: USB Cable
- Devices Controlled: 15
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Many cons, no pros
Pros
None worth mentioning
Cons
Expensive. Stops working after just minutes of use. Only 3 activities at a time.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
The 900 is a bad implementation of Logitech's Harmony technology and should be avoided. Go for the 880 instead.
I purchased this Logitech Harmony 900 as an upgrade from my Harmony 880 when the 880 volume control stopped working after a couple of years of heavy use. Since I had already used the Logitech software to program my 880, it was the same software to program the 900. I would have expected that all of the programming choices I had made for the 880 would be easily transferred to the 900, but no such luck. When I told the software I had a new remote which was the 900, it wiped out all prior programming selections, so I had to program the 900 completely from scratch. Not a big deal, since I had recorded all of my component makes an model numbers from when I programmed the 880. At least I thought. After entering all of my devices into the software and uploading into the 900, one of the most common tasks, turning on my TV, receiver and cable box, did not work correctly. I went back into the software and messed around with it a bit and managed to get the 900 programmed for that task.
Here is where the real trouble started. After literally a few minutes using the 900, it "forgot" its programming! Or, at least it failed to control the volume on my receiver, and my cable box no longer responded to its commands. So, I re-uploaded the programming to the 900, and exactly the same thing happened again. The remote would turn on my devices, control them for a minute, and then it did not work any more.
Needless to say, I immediately packed up the 900 and shipped it back for a refund after only having it for a few hours. I ordered another 880, which had worked so well for me before, and am now back in business with a remote that actually works without fail.
Another con of the 900 from my perspective is the touch screen. While the 880 has buttons to the left and right of the activity icons on the screen, the 900 requires that you touch the activity on the screen; there are no buttons. Because of this, you have to literally look at the display to see where on the screen to touch for an activity. The display also shows only 3 activities at a time, where the 880 shows up to 8. For additional activities, you have to page through them 3 at a time until you come to the one you want.
There was no benefit to purchasing the 900 over the 880, especially with the 900 costing so much more and providing a less user-friendly layout (and of course not working properly).
Here is where the real trouble started. After literally a few minutes using the 900, it "forgot" its programming! Or, at least it failed to control the volume on my receiver, and my cable box no longer responded to its commands. So, I re-uploaded the programming to the 900, and exactly the same thing happened again. The remote would turn on my devices, control them for a minute, and then it did not work any more.
Needless to say, I immediately packed up the 900 and shipped it back for a refund after only having it for a few hours. I ordered another 880, which had worked so well for me before, and am now back in business with a remote that actually works without fail.
Another con of the 900 from my perspective is the touch screen. While the 880 has buttons to the left and right of the activity icons on the screen, the 900 requires that you touch the activity on the screen; there are no buttons. Because of this, you have to literally look at the display to see where on the screen to touch for an activity. The display also shows only 3 activities at a time, where the 880 shows up to 8. For additional activities, you have to page through them 3 at a time until you come to the one you want.
There was no benefit to purchasing the 900 over the 880, especially with the 900 costing so much more and providing a less user-friendly layout (and of course not working properly).
