This Logitech Harmony 915-000194 smart control lets you use your compatible Apple® iPhone®, iPod® touch or iPad® or Android device to control up to 8 components for simple, multifunction use.
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So I have been on a 10+ year quest for the ultimate Universal remote with simple, one touch activities (ex.Watch TV, Play PS3, Listen to Radio) I also have been dying for a remote to have that old fashioned feeling the old tv and cable remotes had of instant reaction to button clicks, push channel up, and it changes before your finger leaves the button, you remember, right!. I've tried multiple harmony remotes, most recently the Harmony One Advanced, which was getting close to satisfying my need for precision and reliability, and my fiance's ( My fiance, as soon as she has one hiccup with technologies, she tosses it aside and complains it's a waste of money, and unreliable. "I want the original remote back for the tv, it changes the channel as soon as I push a button", she says, typically). Well not with this one! She loves it, and we both finally get the important features, functions, and reliability we have been seeking for years!
The hard buttons on the remote are actually our default, not the iphones we have or iPad as intended. This system was intended to be a hub for Iphone and Andriods, and a physical remote as a backup in times when your phone or tablet is being used or dead. i myself use the iPhone and ipad apps 50/50 with the physical remote, and both have lightning fast reaction time. When I hit a button for a function, activity, or just to power on/off, it's lightning fast and works every single time! The problem I had with the Harmony One and other harmony remotes, was the delay after hitting an activity, and how sometimes as those who have these know, it would miss a device turning on or off, or do the wrong one, etc. This one NEVER does the wrong order, device or misses one. And at the end of the night, one easy click on the OFF button, and BOOM, everything shuts down in one synchronized step. BUY THIS!!
What's great about it: Lightning fast reaction/response time
What's not so great: it was prgrammed too fast, had a whole evening set aside and it was done in less then 5 minutes!