crustywon Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What are people's opinions and why.Harmony one or the urc mx-900Trying to figure out which one to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Harmony one or the urc mx-900 Trying to figure out which one to buy. Never tried the mx-900 but I love the Harmony One. Funny thing is tho, since I bought my Onkyo I haven't taken the Harmony out of the charging cradle for months. The Onkyo also has an activities set up so just haven't used the H1 lately. Kind of thinking about selling it but undecided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 14, 2013 Only remote I have ever owned is the HarmonyOne. Absolutely love it. It has codes for EVERY electronic device I have purchased (both new and used gear). Can customize the touch buttons as well as the actual hard buttons on the remote. The software is easy to use and setup. Highly recommend it. Only thing would make it better is If it had RF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 We all have different uses and opinions but...I personally do not like Harmony remotes, just really a bad design to me. I am certainly in the minority, not sure why but everything about them is contrary to the way I use a remote.I have three, picked them up for cheap but only use them when the htm 500 or 600 is not close by. I would say try em local then decide but Harmony is a favorite almost everywhere. I really prefer Onkyos upper end remote, they work easy and quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I use a Harmony 700 since I don't need to control more than 8 devices. Very user friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnote Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Harmony's are easy to set up,always seem to work,and have codes for almost everything that uses a remote(ceiling fan's,heater's etc.). I have 2 and I have really liked them. I don't have any experience with others so take my experience for what it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Once you've had a good URC remote nothing else compares. The build quality of URC is far better than any other remote I've seen, the IR more powerful and the RF the most dependable. They are very comfortable in hand and have a very comfortable user interface, they can also be customized in more ways than most others. My URC remote is the first and only remote I have ever owned that has done everything I have wanted my remote to do with no limitations and this was after owning quite a few high end remotes. Maybe URC remotes are difficult to program for some people but I found it very easy, it probably isn't the remote for beginners but for someone who knows what a good remote is capable of doing and has decent computer ability and is capable of using your average software they can be very simple to program. Best of all they are definitely the best to use and will outperform every remote it replaces and be the only remote you use. Harmony makes a good remote, URC makes a much better remote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted January 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 14, 2013 I've heard good things from owners of URC remotes, just never owned one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch1814 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I only have the harmony 650. Basic as they get, but it works great for what I use it for. Had the option to get the one and passed, the 650 works for what I need it to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8g Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I have owned a couple URC MX-900s and now have on MX-900 in the basement and an MX-980 in the living room. I definitely prefer the MX-980 because it has 8 user programmable buttons at the top compared to the 6 on the MX-900. For my DVR, I use all 8 buttons all the time. I have to switch between 2 pages when I use the MX-900. The customization of the URC remotes is much better than the Harmony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5SS Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Love my Harmony 1100 but it is mostly a two-hander which can be a little annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I used to have a Phillips Pronto. After replacing the touch-screens twice at $100 a crack, because they simply stopped working, I decided not to buy any more touch-screen remotes. I chose the URC MX-980. I use it in both RF and IR mode simultaneously. It took a while to learn the programming and there is still an issue with getting it to function properly with my Pioneer Elite Blu-Ray, but it's fairly reliable most of the time. Occasionally, the automated lighting system in our theater fails to answer commands, but that is easily overcome at the wall control panel. The purchase of the MX-980 and it's RF receiver make the remote fairly expensive. I've not tried the HarmonyOne, so I cannot comment on it. But, I believe HarmonyOne relies on a web-based programming interface and if you own a model that their company decides to stop supporting, what then? Will you still be able to program that remote? I really don't know. I have heard from others that they like them a lot. -Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Harmony makes a good remote, URC makes a much better remote. Just looked 'em up. Thanks for the tip.R40 will probably be my next buy. [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 But, I believe HarmonyOne relies on a web-based programming interface and if you own a model that their company decides to stop supporting, what then? Will you still be able to program that remote? Harmony is about to be put up for sale from Logitech, so no telling what it's new owners will be doing with the brand. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57565558-92/logitech-to-unload-harmony-line-after-disappointing-quarter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMiRA Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I started with a harmony one and then ended up going harmony 900 with all the doodads and adapters to control ps3 and rf from other rooms. It's works great BUT you cannot creat macros. I have (2) rooms worth of equipment in on av rack since the rooms share a wall. Works great. But if I want to control.both rooms individually it turns into a pain. Say pandora in one room while TV in another. Gets old hitting that activity button constantly to switch back and worth and wait on the lag of the remote before you can switch sings or change channels. Don't get me wrong. I love the remote, but for my needs I've got it at its limits. Not to mention the only rf it controls is just its or extenders, cannot be used on any or my lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synergyfreak Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 still have to find one that will link up with the newer sound bars learning remote or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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