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User reviews for the Harmony 659 / H659 / SST-659 from Logitech. |
| Ratings | Reviews | MSRP (USD) |
Average: 3.88/5.00 Median: 4.33/5.00 | 89 | $199 |
The Harmony H659 remote control features simple Internet-based programming via USB, Smart State control for easy system automatation, full backlighting, a redesigned user interface and a large complement of hard buttons!
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Written by James Laine from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The reviewer has used this remote control for 1-3 months. |
Review 58 made on Sunday January 9, 2005 at 4:54 PM. |
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Review: | I bought this remote at Future Shop during the boxing week sales for $100. If it were full price ($200) I would not have bought it (and, knowing what I know now, would have regretted doing so).
I LOVE IT !!!
I had been looking for a good, useful, iexpensive remote control for a few years now, and have tried many different low-cost (under $100) universal remotes, but have not been completely satisfied with any of them, until now. The main thing I wanted was to be able to program a buch of commands (macros) on the device selection buttons. No inexpensive remote I ever tried allowed me to do this, so when I added a surround sound reciever to my system it was a pain in the butt to change devices, and almost imposible for someone who was not familiar with my setup.
The H659 changed all of that for the better. It replaced 7 different remotes, and after a very easy (5 minute) setup was instantly useable by my roommate with absolutely no instructions from me. It now controls my entire home theatre system without the need for ANY other remote. The ability to configure the remote via my PC is excelent! making changes to my configuraiton is no longer a hastle.
In the past, with other 'universal' remotes, I have ALWAYS found something I want to do, but either the remote could not do it, or I could not figure out how to make the remote do what I wanted. So far, I have not run into that problem with the H569. It has met every one of my needs and challenges with grace and dignity. This is one remote which I have not had to fight. It just works!
And to top it all off, the 'MEDIA' button is something I never even thought of expecting in a remote control. When watching TV, It contains my local TV listings, which is great because I don't use Digital cable, and I don't have a TV guide. Not only that, but it stores a list of CDs in my 50-disk CD-Changer, so when I'm listening to music, the 'MEDIA' button lets me and my friends select music way more easily than before.
It's going on two weeks now, and I have yet to find anything disapointing with this remote. Quite the opposite in fact, I find more unexpected positive surprises every time I try something new with this remote. It's great!
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