Logitech Harmony 525

I had seen these remotes but thought to myself why pay £40+ for an all in one remote, when i can buy an all for one for a tenner. After using the 525 for a couple of days, the extra expense was easily justified. The Harmony 525 is so much more than an all in one remote. The Harmony takes 4 AAA batteries, which with everyday use should last 6-12 months, which is not bad considering you only have one remote compared to the previous multitude. The 525 can control upto 10 devices, which will be more than enough for most people. The beauty of these remotes is the 'Activity' modes. You set up activities such as 'Watch TV' Watch ...  Read the complete review

We purchased this remote around June 2008. While I personally would probably just own a TV and use the remote that comes with it, my partner insists that to enjoy TV we really need surround sound and a media centre PC and that three remotes is a nuisance - so we have a universal remote instead. The Harmony 525 is much smaller than the remotes we've owned previously - the number of buttons required has been massively reduced using an LCD screen with programmable buttons, so anything that doesn't map to one of the basic keys can be programmed in there. The unit itself looks good - shiny black and matt silver plastic - and feels solidly made. It's survived a ...  Read the complete review

We have DVD player, receiver, two sat boxes (Sky + Free to air European channels), TV. It was not a fun holding 5 remotes trying to find a right button. The remote you would need would always be hidden and missing somewhere. We bought Logitech Harmony 525 2 years ago. I knew it would work for me as I am a gadget man. I was slightly apprehensive about my wife and worried about my in-laws (when they come to visit us). I thought it might be too techie thing for them. It turned out as a very simple to use. I have setup 4 activities - Sat1, Sat2, DVD and CD. You program it on Logitech site using web interface and then sync your remote via USB cable. When you ...  Read the complete review

let me start by saying I brought this because one of my remotes broke and the company wouldn't replace it, this was also the only one in the shop. It looks good and once i got it set up it has replaced all of my remote controlls but it took me a while to figure it out. The CD that came with mine wasn't an updated enough version so I had to download the latest one from the website but I did try the CD a few times and for some reason (Which I still can't figure out) it didn't work. Its easy to tell it what devices you have but you may have to find the model number of your devices first. Then it makes you have a setting for each different thing you ...  Read the complete review