Harmony 550 - $95 This is the greatest remote I've ever had. It's thin, sleek, and beautiful. I much prefer the look of it to any of the other "one-hand" Harmonys, which have ugly form factors and a very cheap plastic look. (Haven't held the new $250 Harmony One). I purchased it from Best Buy for about $95 about two months ago, and it literally has changed everything! It's incredible. It connects via USB to Logitech software on your PC which can immediately download IR codes for every possible component you could ever own. Just like the rest of the line, it features "activity-based" operation, allowing simple one-touch control for watching cable, watching OTA, watching BD/HD-DVD, listening to Music, etc. This is great for family members, however, you can also geek out and individually set each button per activity with custom commands, macros, etc.
The only "con" is that the remote does not have a color touchscreen like the higher end models. It's a regular non-touch monochrome screen with tactile "side" buttons. however it's NOT black/white; the backlighting is like a cool "neon" blue which I don't mind at all.
If you want to spend under $100, the Harmony 550 is hard to beat. If you want to spend $250, I would definitely look at the brand new Harmony One, which has the stylish look of the 550, with a new color touch screen. soooooooo perrrrrtyyyyy.
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Harmony 550 - $95
This is the greatest remote I've ever had. It's thin, sleek, and beautiful. I much prefer the look of it to any of the other "one-hand" Harmonys, which have ugly form factors and a very cheap plastic look. (Haven't held the new $250 Harmony One). I purchased it from Best Buy for about $95 about two months ago, and it literally has changed everything! It's incredible. It connects via USB to Logitech software on your PC which can immediately download IR codes for every possible component you could ever own. Just like the rest of the line, it features "activity-based" operation, allowing simple one-touch control for watching cable, watching OTA, watching BD/HD-DVD, listening to Music, etc. This is great for family members, however, you can also geek out and individually set each button per activity with custom commands, macros, etc.
The only "con" is that the remote does not have a color touchscreen like the higher end models.
It's a regular non-touch monochrome screen with tactile "side" buttons. however it's NOT black/white; the backlighting is like a cool "neon" blue which I don't mind at all.
If you want to spend under $100, the Harmony 550 is hard to beat. If you want to spend $250, I would definitely look at the brand new Harmony One, which has the stylish look of the 550, with a new color touch screen. soooooooo perrrrrtyyyyy.