Harmony Remote Advice?

[jtcrusader]

I have a basic system...TV...H20-600...and the Surround sound all in one unit (as described in my sig). The problem is that I cannot find a universal remote that will work the Pany home theater unit...even in the RC32 remote it will not work the unit and I've tried most codes. Thus my problem. I am looking into the Harmony remotes...figuring those will work...but since I don't use a DVR...is one recommended over the others? Thanks.

[Ken984]

Any of them will work fine, check out a 676, or a 520, both should be less than $100. I almost forgot, I got an email from Dell.com today you can get an 880 for 119.99.

[CJTE]

Have you tried putting the RC32 into scan mode?
OR have you considered upgrading to an RC64?

[TigersFanJJ]

I got an awesome deal on the 520 ($40, local Walmart couldn't move them so they had them on clearance) a little while back. Most stores are selling them for a little less than $100. I've had it for a few months now and it has been a great remote so far. The only small knock is that it took me about an hour to set it up. However, I could have set it up a lot quicker if I wouldn't have been so anal about what order I wanted the buttons in on the lcd screen. :lol:

I've read a few complaints about how the buttons are laid out on one or two other Harmony models (don't know which ones). But the buttons on the 520 are laid out easy enough that you can find most of them in a dark room without pressing the backlight button and having to look at the remote.

[Slump Buster]

I have a basic system...TV...H20-600...and the Surround sound all in one unit (as described in my sig). The problem is that I cannot find a universal remote that will work the Pany home theater unit...even in the RC32 remote it will not work the unit and I've tried most codes. Thus my problem. I am looking into the Harmony remotes...figuring those will work...but since I don't use a DVR...is one recommended over the others? Thanks.

The Harmony lines are also "learning" remotes - you can use one remote to program functions that aren't in the database. Therefore, what components you have and don't have is irrelevant. I've owned a couple and could not be happier. I currently have the 880. I've got a fairly complex setup - HDTV, 2 dvr's, a home theater and a dvd player. No problems at all.

I've also gotten a kick out of people saying that it took an hour to set up. Doesn't anyone remember the old days of doing scans for codes? (laughing) The nice thing about the harmony line is that your settings are stored on their site. If your batteries run out or you change remotes, you just log in and the remote is populated.

[Spoffo]

Before you lock in on Harmony, you should check out the Home Theater Master series 800 (Computer programmed) and 500 (manual programming) They may seem a little primitive, but - for a relatively simple system - they can be much less frustrating to set up, and in the end you get a remote that does exactly what you want. I've messed with both Harmony and Pronto and came running back to my trusty Home Theater Master 500 both times. These are also "learning" remotes, so they can control any component as long as you have the factory remote to teach them the codes.

And, they aren't "primitive" in use. For example, I have a one-click macro that turns closed captioning in the HR 20 on and off. Try programming that with a Harmony.

Check out the discussion over at RemoteCentral.com, where these models have been extensively discussed and compared with the alternatives.

[PANCHITO]

Any of them will work fine, check out a 676, or a 520, both should be less than $100. I almost forgot, I got an email from Dell.com today you can get an 880 for 119.99.


Thanks. just got one $128.69 including shipping. WOW!