Logitech Harmony 900 Advanced Universal Remote Control With RF Capability

Logitech_Harmony_Adv_900_3 The Logitech Harmony 900 Advanced Universal Remote Control is a device that lets you put your home entertainment equipment behind walls or cabinet doors because the RF (radio frequency) technology in the remote means that you don’t need a direct line of sight in order to operate your television and entertainment system with it.

This device enables you to place the simple-to-install IR blaster and the mini blasters near the equipment that you want to control and, using its full touch screen, it allows you to see only the controls that are necessary for the entertainment with just one touch. With its high capability, you can replace up to 15 other remotes and update the software with new codes for all the components connected to its online database of more than 5,000 brands and 225,000 devices.

Key amongst the specifications of this remote device are; TV listings with one-touch access to shows, a tablet design with 3.5 inch touch screen, a customizable screen for more powerful personalization, RF control for devices inside closed cabinets, a bright LCD color display and an always-growing database of 225,000+ devices – working with what you want today and even in the future. In addition to the above specifications the device has full movie controls, including DVR and Blu-ray, wireless support of hidden devices as well as large channel and text buttons.

Pros

The Logitech Harmony 900 Rechargeable Remote with Color Touch Screen has major advantages that range from:

1. Simple color touch screen capability

The powerful and simple color touch screen enables the user to use it to simultaneously operate the DVD and, at the same time, listen to music. This is in addition to its backlit full-color screen making it easy to read, even in the darkness.

2. Sleek recharging dock

This feature enables the user of this remote to keep the remote charged and always at hand, and therefore there is no need to purchase and replace batteries so as to keep the device operational at all times. This is a great advantage over the battery-powered models.

3. Awesome IR blasters

The IR blasters of this device are great and do not necessarily require to ever be removed from the cabinet for the purpose of updating (which is very common with other models of the remote). In contrast to other models where updates are done on the remote over USB, this remote is updated wirelessly. Once the remote is connected to your computer there is online software that guides you on how to perform the setup process.

4. Automatic equipment codes recognition

Moreover, there is no need to enter the endless equipment codes as the remote is endowed with the ability to read all the codes from the equipment connected to it.

5. Ergonomic control

The remote has a balanced, contoured design that fits comfortably in your hand and also has varied button shapes that are grouped in logical zones for easy entertainment control.

Cons

Though there are so many advantages pertaining to this remote, it is also important to note that the device is faced with some setbacks which are:

1. Inability to perform simple upgrades from one model to another

To a greater extent the largest demerit of the device its inability to perform simple upgrades from one model to another and, for instance, upgrading from the One to the 900 will always require the user to perform a very tiresome process as it requires you to begin from zero and advance to the final stage of its update.

2. Inactive during process of macros

Another demerit of the remote is that during the intermediate process of macros, no activity is possible and only the customized macros allow activity during the beginning and the final stages; this therefore means that in order to perform an activity during customized macros, you must first pause the macros.