Logitech Harmony 900

New toy in the house, Logitech Harmony 900 Remote control.

More advanced features than my previous Logitech Harmony 885 (Click Here).

- Touch screen
- Higher LCD resolution
- RF control (can control your device even out of sight, up to 30m)
- Better ergonomic, to name the few.

Harmony 900 looks and performs better than my old Harmony 885 in every aspect. Hold better and secure than 885 due to the curvature and rubberize back. Touch screen is very responsive and capacitive type, won't work with finger nail but works like charm with a soft touch with finger. Elegance and sexy.

Setup is simple. Just install the software inside the CD and attach USB cable to the Harmony 900, you are ready to go. Logitech claims to have more than 225000 devices database available. No problem to update my Plasma TV, Projector, Blu Ray player, DVD player, DVD recorder, WD TV Live, Xtreamer and LG HTIB remotes into single Harmony 900. Too bad it won't work with PS3 with Bluetooth connectivity. If you serious about it, Logitech got the solution with IR-Bluetooth adapter for USD50. Setup the One-Touch Activity is simple. I got few "Activity" setup, namely "Watch WDTV", "Watch Blu Ray" and etc. What the One-Touch Activity does is to run few commands sequences, like switch on the TV, WDTV, AV Receiver, change TV to AV1 for you, instead of manually press it for multiple times. In other word, it just automate the process for you.

The only bad things I can think of now are fingerprints magnet and expensive (Amazon's price USD286.61). You pay what you get.

Unboxing Harmony 900.


Inner boxes


Remote control and docking station (for charging)


Remote on docking station


RF to IR blasters. You can hide the blasters inside TV cabinet. Now you can control your devices even with the cabinet doors closed. Nice huh.


Power adapters, USB cable and rechargeable battery for Harmony 900


Tons of manuals & Installation CD


Close look at the remote control...


Is she gorgeous?


The body curves...


Rubberize back for better holding


Sexy high resolution LCD touch screen.


Back-lit keypads, great to use under dim light environment.
Customized Channel Icons.

Logitech Harmony 885

Have you ever count the number of remote controls that are scatted around your house? Guess not.

Until recently I setup my home theater room, I was so surprise that I got 6 remote controls in one room, one for aircond, CD player, stereo amplifier, HTIB, PS3 and projector. Imagine in a dark room, finding a right remote control could be a tough job. With a universal remote control, this could be a thing of the past.



On a recent internet surfing, I was stumbled on an advanced remote control, Logitech Harmony 885. Its not only look gorgeous but also feature One Touch Control. This is a cool feature where you can choose an activity for the remote control. E.g. Choose "Watch Movie" will turn on the projector, HTIB and aircond. The remote control buttons are now customized to control the projector, HTIB and aircond. You can even program what to control on the LCD screen. Just push the Power button again, it will automatically turn off the projector, HTIB and aircond. With the user friendly PC software, you can program a number of activity like "Watch TV", "Listen to CD", "Listen to Radio" and etc. Once you choose another activity, the remote control will then customized to the new activity. Cool huh!









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