#LOGITECH UNIVERSAL REMOTE SERIES#

You can even add in smart home devices (like dimming the lights when you choose Watch a Movie), but we’ll get to that in a bit.Īt first, these activities can seem a bit confusing, but once you start using them, it becomes second nature-even the less tech-savvy members of my household got the hang of it pretty quickly. Instead of controlling each device separately, Harmony uses what it calls Activities: you press a button that says “Watch a Movie,” which turns on your TV, A/V receiver, and Blu-ray player, while “Play PS4” will turn on the TV, receiver, and game console, with the buttons automatically programmed to the actions that make the most sense within that activity. Logitech’s Harmony system is all about automating as much as possible-which is incredible when you have a TV, surround sound system, and multiple game consoles or streaming boxes. What We Like “Activities” are a game changerĪlong with the expected physical buttons, the Harmony Elite has a touch screen where you'll find your custom commands. It even works supports some smart home devices, like your lights or thermostat, with the buttons or built-in touch screen, and thanks to its WiFi connectivity, it also works with voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant. It can control your TV, soundbar, game consoles, and Blu-ray player. For $250, you get the remote, a charging cradle, and a wireless hub that can communicate with your devices over infrared, WiFi, or Bluetooth. Think of the Logitech Harmony Elite like a “smart” remote. It’s easier than using multiple remotes, but it still requires a lot of button presses to perform certain actions.

#LOGITECH UNIVERSAL REMOTE SERIES#

Most such remotes allow you program different devices using a series of button presses, then using the buttons along the top-TV, CBL, DVD, and so on-to tell it which device you want to control at any given moment.

You’ve probably used a universal remote before, even if it was the primitive one that came with your cable box.

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