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August 2013
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The editors liked
Built-In Micro-USB and Lightning Chargers
Simultaneous Charging
Built-in Hook
Durable
Charges with included Micro-USB cable
Great build quality
Smaller form factor
Excellent setup process via web app
Very customizable
Easy to use
High resolution touch screen with vibration feedback
Smartdevice control app
Can be controlled anywhere within the house
Rechargeable battery
The Logitech Harmony Ultimate is a sleek universal remote with RF
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
IR
And a 2.4-inch color touch screen that recognizes some gestures
It's Web-programmable via Macs or Windows PCs
But can edit commands without having to connect to a c
Powerful. Easy to set up. Bluetooth and app support make the remote even more flexible.
Comfortabl
Ergonomic desig
Easy to set up macro
Controls Philips lighting and Nest thermosta
Touch screen offers haptic feedback
Keeps physical and smartphone remotes in sync
High-quality hardware
Easy to program
More reliable macros than hand-held IR remote
The editors didn't like
Cables aren't flexible enough to nicely stack phone on top of device
No built in charger–requires cable (included)
Battery capacity could be larger for size and price
Expensive
Expensive compared with Harmony Smart Control package
Poorly placed "transport" buttons
Lacks dedicated forward and reverse skip keys
Rechargeable battery is not replaceable
Takes significant time and effort to set up large
Intricate home theater sys
Very expensive
Requires hub to wor
Relies mostly on IR
Which is slow and unreliable
Programming options aren't as expansive as we'd like
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Published: 2014-07-30, Author: Mike , review by: tomsguide.com
Comfortabl, ergonomic desig, Easy to set up macro, Controls Philips lighting and Nest thermosta, Touch screen offers haptic feedback
Requires hub to wor, Expensive
Not only can the Logitech Harmony Ultimate control your entire home entertainment system, it can dim your lights and change your thermostat, too. On my coffee table are remote controls for my cable box, satellite, television, amplifier, Apple ...
Published: 2014-02-08, Author: Les , review by: technologyx.com
The Harmony Ultimate has many positive features, however, Logitech has removed the user's ability to customize as a side effect of effecting ease of setup. Enabling commands to properly configure ARC are subsequently not possible....
Published: 2014-01-17, Author: Ben , review by: engadget.com
Keeps physical and smartphone remotes in sync, High-quality hardware, easy to program, More reliable macros than hand-held IR remote
Relies mostly on IR, which is slow and unreliable, Programming options aren't as expansive as we'd like, No API for third-party app compatibility
The Hub is the greatest addition to the Harmony family to date. While it's still not the remote we dream of, it's easily the best user-programmable option available....
Great build quality, Smaller form factor, Excellent setup process via web app, Very customizable, Easy to use, High resolution touch screen with vibration feedback, Smartdevice control app, Can be controlled anywhere within the house, Rechargeable battery
Expensive
Logitech has always been one of the leaders in the world of universal remote controls, but in this case they have outdone themselves with the Harmony Ultimate. It is definitely the Cadillac of media control systems. That said, at $349 the Harmony Ultimate...
Abstract: We haven't reviewed a remote control in quite a while, and there's a good reason for that. With a few minor exceptions, there hasn't been much movement in the residential remote control market. Until this year. This is the Logitech Harmony Ultimate and th...
Published: 2013-07-30, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
The Logitech Harmony Ultimate is a sleek universal remote with RF, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR, and a 2.4-inch color touch screen that recognizes some gestures; it's Web-programmable via Macs or Windows PCs, but can edit commands without having to connect to a c
Expensive compared with Harmony Smart Control package, poorly placed "transport" buttons, lacks dedicated forward and reverse skip keys, rechargeable battery is not replaceable, takes significant time and effort to set up large, intricate home theater sys
Despite its high price and a handful of drawbacks, the Logitech Harmony Ultimate is an impressive, feature-rich universal remote that's well worth the investment, particularly if you have a lot of components in your system.
Abstract: Harmony Ultimate gives you all the control you deserve. Control home theater devices behind closed cabinets and walls. Access IR devices as well as Bluetooth game consoles. Even use your mobile phone as a powerful, personal universal remote control . he i...
Built-In Micro-USB and Lightning Chargers, Simultaneous Charging, Built-in Hook, Durable, Charges with included Micro-USB cable
Cables aren't flexible enough to nicely stack phone on top of device, No built in charger–requires cable (included), Battery capacity could be larger for size and price
Logitech's Harmony Ultimate brings all the features of the powerful Harmony Touch remote to the table, and then some. Its backlit buttons, and its 2.4″ customizable touch screen that can be personalized with your favorite channels are just some of its...
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Published: 2013-06-19, Author: James , review by: makeuseof.com
Abstract: Your living room is chaos – admit it. You're forgiven for wondering which remote controls which device. What with the TV, amplifier, TiVO, BluRay player, maybe even the lighting – switching activities becomes a long and delicately manoeuvred dance called ...
