What kind of Universal Remote do you have?

[photon]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Hey guys, thanks for the input..........but are the buttons on the Harmony as bad as some folks are saying?
I heard the text rubs off them quickly, and they are "cheap" feeling....

I'd say that the 550 feels kind of cheap.. not cheap as in bad materials, the plastic is solid and stuff, but the button action just takes a bit too much effort for some of them in my opinion.

The 880 though isn't like that. Can't comment on the 6xx ones.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

I have never owned a universal remote, what makes them so great? I have a remote from Shaw, one from my TV, and one for my 360. I have never really thought of it as that much of an inconvenience...what am I missing?

I believe that with some of the Uber-remotes, they will accept macros (across multiple devices) so that you only push one button to play DVDs, watch TV or play games.

At least that's what I'm looking for.

[photon]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

I have never owned a universal remote, what makes them so great? I have a remote from Shaw, one from my TV, and one for my 360. I have never really thought of it as that much of an inconvenience...what am I missing?

Not married?

The wife factor is huge when you have a big system with 4 or 5 remotes.

[kdogg]

Harmony 880 here. It's a pretty good price at Costco I believe. No problems with the text fading.
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[MaxPower]

Harmony One. Can't compare with the other ones mentioned, but it is awesome, not only in functionality but in ergonomics and quality of build.

[mykalberta]

Harmony 880 - same deal, got it for $130 on August 13, 2007 from Dell Days of Deals.

Got it because of the recharge bay, my old Harmony went through batteries quick.

[CubicleGeek]

Harmony One. Working great for the HD-PVR and TV. Kinda flakey with the HTPC, so still working out some bugs on that end.

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by photon

Not married?

The wife factor is huge when you have a big system with 4 or 5 remotes.

LOL, yeah I never that about that. No, I am not married.