Logitech Harmony One LCD Touchscreen Remote Control

The device performs as advertised although the selection of of available pre loaded devices did not include either a Verizon FIOS HDDVR or a Phillips DVDVR. When they do not have the actual device in their data base they attempt to find something similar. The result is you still have to use the original remote for some functions.

I have also found the auto turn on of several devices to be useless. The Harmony will turn on the power but the sending of set up commands is hit and miss due to the time intervals which the various devices require between commands. It is best just to turn on the devices and use the device selection button to manually make the boxes do whatever you want after they turn on. If you screw around with the setup commands by inserting delays you can get the sequences working but it really isn't worth the time unless this is a hobby kind of thing. Since in general you will not know the timing requirements it requires a lot of hit and miss programming of delays.

If anyone is considering buying one of these devices I would recommend you first ascertain if Logitech has the devices you plan on controlling in their data base. If not be prepared to spend a fair amount of time hacking around to get things working such that you can put the original remote controls away most of the time.

The long and short of it is the device is better than having multiple remotes to screw around with. What you end up with is one remote with which you can simulate the original remotes most of the time except for the more esoteric functions. If you want to play around for a long time you can eventually get a function like turn on the TV,turn on the DVR, select the correct input for the TV,start playing the DVD and go to the DVD menu. Achieving all this with the required delays between commands is somewhat akin to pulling teeth, possible but extremely painful.

BTW I am an EE with a lot of experience designing control systems so sequencing activities is not foreign to me. If you are not prepared to spend quite a bit of time getting the programming right stick with your currents remotes.