Logitech 915-000148 Harmony 200 Remote for Three Devices - Black

by Logitech

• Works with 5000+ brands: Supports 225,000+ devices-more than any other brand of universal remotes
• Easy online setup: Simply connect the remote to your computer and download commands for your devices
• Watch TV" button: Turns on your TV and cable/satellite box with just one button press
• Large buttons: It's easy to control TV shows and movies by touch, even in the dark
• Replaces three remotes: Controls three devices, eliminating the clutter and hassle of using multiple remotes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 5.8 x 1.8 inches ; 13.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B005O81U9S
• Item model number: 915-000148
• Batteries 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #50 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Remote Controls > TV Remote Controls
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 28, 2011

Product Description

Features

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Logitech Harmony 200 Remote Lost or broken remote? Regain simple, reliable control. No crazy learning curve. No missing commands. No worries that it won't control your entertainment devices. Harmony 200 is easy to set up, easy to use, and works with more brands than any other remote—including the devices you own today and add tomorrow.

Harmony 200 Remote Noteworthy Features   •  Supports 5,000+ brands •  Simple setup for control of 3 devices •  "Watch TV" button turns on TV and cable/satellite box •  DVR and movie controls •  Large, easy-to-use buttons

			Control you can count on Works with the devices you own today and add tomorrow Supports over 5,000 brands and 225,000 devices, more than any other remote Future proof—online library makes it easy to update your remote with new devices and commands added every day   Learn more			Enlarge			No tiny buttons Large buttons are spaced just the right distance apart for easy channel, volume, DVR, and play/pause control by touch—even in TV room darkness.
			Simple guided online setup Just connect the remote to your computer, tell us what equipment you have, and download full commands for your devices Online support and help if you need it Learn more						Replaces three remotes Say goodbye to that jumble of remotes on the coffee table with one remote that controls any three devices.
Enlarge			One click to TV time Just press the "Watch TV" button to turn on your TV and cable/satellite box.

Compatibility

What's in the box Remote control USB cable 2 AA batteries User documentation 1 year limited hardware warranty

What you need Windows-based PC: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Intel-based Mac computer: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later USB port Internet access

Compare

Which Logitech Harmony Remote Is Right For You?
	Harmony 200 For a simple, reliable replacement remote	Harmony 300 For TV time that's easy again	Harmony 650 For control that's bright and brilliant	Harmony 700 For simple control that's always charged and ready	Harmony One For simple, stylish touch-screen control	Harmony 900 For complete control of devices you can't see	Harmony 1100 For personalized control of your home theater system

Control Features

Harmony 200

Harmony 300

Harmony 650

Harmony 700

Harmony One

Harmony 900

Harmony 1100

	Tablet design with 3.5" touch screen
	Customizable screens for more powerful personalization
	RF control for devices inside closed cabinets						RF system included	RF Wireless Extender sold separately
	Touch screen
	Rechargeable
	Bright LCD color display
	One-touch controls for multiple activities	Watch TV	Watch TV
	Always growing database of 225,000+ devices—works with what you own today and tomorrow
	Simple online setup with PC or Mac (Windows XP, Vista or 7 or Intel-based Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later)
	Live support if you hit a snag
	Help button so you're never stuck
	1-year warranty
	How many devices can it control?	3	4	5	6	15	15	15

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars with teaching, will do more than 3 devices February 12, 2012

By Richard Klamann

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Overall a great concept, mostly well executed. The ergonomically shaped remote has a solid feel and heft, with a modest number of keys laid out intelligently. It's signal strength is industrial; you can be further away and point less accurately at the device you are controlling than most remotes will allow. The web interface for downloading devices and programming this remote is quite intuitive, if a bit sluggish. I could certainly see the MyHarmony.com server becoming a bottleneck in the week after Santa's visit, but in the dozen or so times I've needed to use the web interface (in early February 2012) it performed adequately.

Most of the shortcomings of the device can be addressed with a little bit of "programming", in quotes because that term overstates what is involved. For the 200 model, you choose and download controller sequences for up to three devices, typically a TV, DVD player, and Cable box controller, but there is no real restriction as to type of device. Once downloaded you then drag named "commands" from a list appropriate for your device onto a picture of the Harmony's keypad, thus making key-command associations. Logitech makes a good guess at key assignments for your keypad when you first download your device, but you can easily override those mappings with your own.

This is an important point for those who moan about the lack of (say) a skip-forward button. A typical remote for a DVD player would have distinct buttons for fast-forward and skip, located next to one another. The Harmony 200 has only one of these buttons, typically mapped to "fast-forward". To get skip-forward functionality, you drag the skip command from your device's list onto one of the other buttons of the Harmony keypad, typically a button that is unused for your device. I used an up-down pair of keys located near the top of the remote to map forward/backward skip; that mapping is somewhat intuitive. Some functions won't have intuitive key mappings, so you'll just have to pick something, say "blue" to mean "switch input HDMI-1". A pain, but a reasonable trade-off to an ever expanding keypad.

In case your device is not in their database, or there are errors in the database, the Harmony 200 is able to learn sequences direct from your device remote itself. You select a name (or even better, make up your own name) for the command you want to teach, point the teaching remote to the back of the Harmony, and save this named command sequence in your database. Using this trick you can control *more* than 3 devices. For example, while programming my DVD player's commands, I taught the Harmony to turn on and off my stereo amplifier using the amp's remote to teach this function, and then associated that command with the "record" button, a button that has no natural meaning in the context of a DVD. Similarly, while in DVD mode the "Channel Up/Down" buttons now control the stereo's volume (as opposed to the TV's volume), as channel buttons have no real meaning in the context of controlling a DVD player.

There are many glitches, for which I deduct a star. The user interface encourages you to do many things which the underlying software cannot handle. For example, don't teach new commands, map the new commands onto keys, and then save your work ... the new commands will be remembered, but the key associations will not. Instead teach new commands, but then "Save" out of the key-command association screen without associating keys with your new commands (somewhat silly, but there you go). Next return to that screen (waiting for a reload from the server, which takes several seconds) to make your new key-command associations, and then save that work.

Also don't try saving changes to more than one device, and then sync all of your changes to the Harmony in one step ... only the last device changed will be properly synced. This problem is tricky to fix: you'll need to make meaningless changes to the device that was erroneously skipped by the software, making that device eligible for syncing, and then sync again.

My biggest beef is with the "OK" button, often known as "Select" or "Enter", in the center of the navigation arrows. For navigation through a DVD menu, a working "OK" button is essential. My unit sends garbage when this key is pressed, and will not honor any key remapping assigned to it via the MyHarmony software. Probably a hardware issue. I've mapped another key to provide "OK", and will live with the flaw.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to program and use November 17, 2011

By Brian Reaves TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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This universal remote was the easiest one I've ever set up. You go on their website, enter the model numbers of your equipment, and it downloads the information into the remote for you. You can easily through the software change any button you want into another action. It's a little heavy, but so easy to set up I can't complain. Highly recommended.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Name the one most important button on a DVR... December 13, 2011

By Dean!

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What's the one most important button on a DVR ?? Answer: 30-second skip! So why don't these manufacturers include a real 30-second skip button? Whether you have Comcast, Verizon Fios, AT&T U-Verse, DirecTV, Dish Network, Time Warner, etc. they all offer a DVR to record your TV programs and pause live-tv and later, to skip past commercials.

This Harmony 200 doesn't have a Replay or 30-second skip button, but you CAN program another button to do that, such as the A, B, C, D buttons. You just have to remember that the "A" button does Replay and the "D" button does the Skip.

Programming a Logitech Harmony remote is brilliant however! Super easy to program, even though you have to connect it with a USB cable and install some software. I did have 2 issues with their software locking up when I typed my password wrong, so I had to completely close out and re-log back in twice because their software would not respond to the Cancel button.

So I give 3-stars for the lack of a real Replay and 30-second skip button - 2 of the most important buttons I believe for a DVR - it's the new sign of the times, Logitech! Also, the "Ok" button, which is likely the 3rd most used button on a remote to select items or to click OK to select the channel or click OK to delete a program, etc, is very, uhm, squishy. On the Verizon FIOS remote, the OK button is a separate button; on the Logitech remote, the OK button is the center of a 4-way directional button, but as you press it, if you are not exactly centered, the 4-way button wil lean to one particular direction. You have to use it to understand, but to live with an 'uncertain, squishy' OK button just gives you a 'bleh' type feeling everytime you have to use it. And lastly, the balance/ergonomics pales in comparison to the original Verizon FIOS remote and even the original Samsung remote; this Harmony 200 remote is very bottom-heavy. A perfect remote should feel perfectly-balanced in your hand.