Harman Kardon TC 30 Activity-Based Remote Control

by Harman

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 1 x 8.9 inches ; 5.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BQSFQ4
• Item model number: TC 30
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2006

Product Description

Activity-Based Remote Control for Simplified setup and control of all Audio/video components.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I Hoped For, January 24, 2007

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D. Kimball (Fremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harman Kardon TC 30 Activity-Based Remote Control (Electronics)

I was an early Harmony 880 customer who loved the concept but was always frustrated by the ease of pushing the wrong button and the too-frequent instances where nothing happened after pushing the right button. The TC30 is a clearly superior device design that uses better button placement and spacing to operate all of my home theater equipment the way I want without requiring me to wear my glasses to see what command I'm implementing. The design of the software user interface could be refined a little, but it's still very intuitive, absolutely complete and vastly superior to programming software on other universal remotes. The TC30 also has a more forgiving IR sensitivity that executes commands with less-than-perfect line of sight alignment.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a pleasant surprise!, March 6, 2007

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R. Kocz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harman Kardon TC 30 Activity-Based Remote Control (Electronics)

This is my first activity-based universal remote. Even after a bit of research, I didn't know what to expect. Any doubts that I had vanished within a day. The remote was easy to set up. Any of the AV equipment that wasn't in HK's database could be learned by the TC-30. The remote is incredibly intuitive, so that there is almost no learning curve. The layout is very natural, very well thought-out, almost anticipating your next move. The selection of the activities, like "Play DVD" or "Watch TV," is common-sense, building around typical activities in an average AV setup. Buttons are nicely mapped, so the most common functions are readily available. My kids figured it out right away, and the grownups are happy that now it only takes one button to have the TV come on complete with surround sound.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Long Term Loser, January 11, 2008

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Dev Null (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harman Kardon TC 30 Activity-Based Remote Control (Electronics)

While the size, shape, and function of this remote is nice I have to say that it is best to stay away from it. HK has horrible support and has taken the programming software off their website and now charges for it ($10). Seeing how Logitech makes frequent and free updates to their software, I feel this is outrageous and warrants a poor rating. Long term you do not get the same programming and software updates as do the Harmonies. You are always behind in firmware and software and now you have to pay to upgrade. Customer Service at HK is a nightmare I had to redial a long distance number (no 800#) for 30 minutes to get past constant busy signals. Once there I had to wait 40 minutes to talk to someone that just passed me to a different dept. which then passed me right back and so on and so forth until a bad transfer disconnected me. Do yourself a favor, get a different remote because if you ever have a problem HK does not stand behind their products without a fight and a charge.