Customer Rating: 
Summary: Love this remote!
Comment: This remote does exactly what it is meant to do, control everything. I was amazed at how well the default button setup was for all of my electronics. A few tweaks and everything works. I haven't even set up the RF portion yet. The IR is so powerful that many of the things that had trouble with their own remotes are working great now.
My wife loves the "one remote" for everything and less clutter on the coffee table. Yeah, it's a little expensive but sure worth it in my household.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 890 Remote Review
Comment: I've been using an extreme amount of remotes to control my devices. This 890 remote has made life so much easier, it's unbelievable. I was shocked at how easy it was to program. It's just awesome.
I do believe I can even get my wife to use it. (Hummmmm)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Horrible design, buttons hard to use
Comment: I have the harmony 659 which is great. The buttons are well placed and the remote was easy to use. The only issue is that using IR it was too easy to get my components out of whack if I didn't push an activities button and leave it pointed toward my entertainment center for a good 3 to 4 seconds while it was blasting it's IR commands.
I wanted the 890 remote because of the RF extender so I wouldn't have to worry about things getting out of sync. This remote is an ergonomic disaster! All the buttons are pretty much flush and it's easy to fat finger buttons. Some of the buttons are so small I feel like I need a stylus to use them. If they would have kept with the raised buttons this would have been a much better product. You can only cram so many buttons in a space before something becomes unusable.
I also don't understand why you need 2 IR transmitters per cable, since I just ended up tying back the one I didn't use. (There are 4 ports on the extender, but each cable is split at the end with 2 IR transmitters) It makes the extender setup messy. I suppose in a closed cabinet it wouldn't matter but my entertainment center is open and there's just no way to make it look neat.
All in all it's a let down for the price. LogiTech usually makes killer products with well thought out designs. They missed the mark on this one though...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Harmony 890 remote
Comment: This product does as advertised. The fast forward, reverse, play , etc. buttons could be larger though.The glowing backlight works well. Battery life is good, requiring recharge only after 3-4 days.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good all in one remote control
Comment: I recently purchased this remote due to a remodel which will put most controlled equipment behind a solid wood door. Needed a remote with RF capability to control my satellite box/DVR, DVD recorder, audio receiver, VCR and TV. You set this remote up on your computer (PC or Mac) by installing an application and adding your devices.
You can then further customize each device and set up lists of activities like watch TV that will control multiple devices. There are 8 "soft" programmable buttons for further customization. You have virtually unlimited numbers of soft buttons displayed 8 at a time via page views on the color LCD.
Once done setting up the application/adding your devices you connect the remote and RF extender via an included USB cable. The set up and any subsequent updates are then uploaded to the remote and it is ready to use.
It took me about 2 weeks of setting up and customizing devices and activities as well as adding other remote devices (a fan, my laptop) and changing the order of how things were activated. Unless you are a techie like me you may need some help getting the remote dialed in but once done it works great.
There is a learning curve associated with using the remote but once that is done it should work flawlessly. It also comes with a charging dock so you won't have to worry about changing batteries.
While not perfect it is pretty close; about 85-90%.
Summary: Love this remote!
Comment: This remote does exactly what it is meant to do, control everything. I was amazed at how well the default button setup was for all of my electronics. A few tweaks and everything works. I haven't even set up the RF portion yet. The IR is so powerful that many of the things that had trouble with their own remotes are working great now.
My wife loves the "one remote" for everything and less clutter on the coffee table. Yeah, it's a little expensive but sure worth it in my household.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 890 Remote Review
Comment: I've been using an extreme amount of remotes to control my devices. This 890 remote has made life so much easier, it's unbelievable. I was shocked at how easy it was to program. It's just awesome.
I do believe I can even get my wife to use it. (Hummmmm)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Horrible design, buttons hard to use
Comment: I have the harmony 659 which is great. The buttons are well placed and the remote was easy to use. The only issue is that using IR it was too easy to get my components out of whack if I didn't push an activities button and leave it pointed toward my entertainment center for a good 3 to 4 seconds while it was blasting it's IR commands.
I wanted the 890 remote because of the RF extender so I wouldn't have to worry about things getting out of sync. This remote is an ergonomic disaster! All the buttons are pretty much flush and it's easy to fat finger buttons. Some of the buttons are so small I feel like I need a stylus to use them. If they would have kept with the raised buttons this would have been a much better product. You can only cram so many buttons in a space before something becomes unusable.
I also don't understand why you need 2 IR transmitters per cable, since I just ended up tying back the one I didn't use. (There are 4 ports on the extender, but each cable is split at the end with 2 IR transmitters) It makes the extender setup messy. I suppose in a closed cabinet it wouldn't matter but my entertainment center is open and there's just no way to make it look neat.
All in all it's a let down for the price. LogiTech usually makes killer products with well thought out designs. They missed the mark on this one though...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Harmony 890 remote
Comment: This product does as advertised. The fast forward, reverse, play , etc. buttons could be larger though.The glowing backlight works well. Battery life is good, requiring recharge only after 3-4 days.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good all in one remote control
Comment: I recently purchased this remote due to a remodel which will put most controlled equipment behind a solid wood door. Needed a remote with RF capability to control my satellite box/DVR, DVD recorder, audio receiver, VCR and TV. You set this remote up on your computer (PC or Mac) by installing an application and adding your devices.
You can then further customize each device and set up lists of activities like watch TV that will control multiple devices. There are 8 "soft" programmable buttons for further customization. You have virtually unlimited numbers of soft buttons displayed 8 at a time via page views on the color LCD.
Once done setting up the application/adding your devices you connect the remote and RF extender via an included USB cable. The set up and any subsequent updates are then uploaded to the remote and it is ready to use.
It took me about 2 weeks of setting up and customizing devices and activities as well as adding other remote devices (a fan, my laptop) and changing the order of how things were activated. Unless you are a techie like me you may need some help getting the remote dialed in but once done it works great.
There is a learning curve associated with using the remote but once that is done it should work flawlessly. It also comes with a charging dock so you won't have to worry about changing batteries.
While not perfect it is pretty close; about 85-90%.
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