Logitech Harmony 510 Advanced Universal Remote Control
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Your coffee table has five remotes. You have a special drawer where you keep them. Wouldn't it be easier to just have one remote? You can. Replace all your remotes with Harmony.
 Blu Ray solved |
| Review Date: December 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Stephan M. Irwin, mesa az |
| My biggest problem was I had both a DVD player and A Blu-Ray player. I couldn't find a universal remote that would operate both, and most of them wouldn't operate my Blu-Ray at all. I knew that the Logitech remotes would, but I was hessitant to buy one because of the bad reviews that other harmony's have gotten. I haven't had this remote a long time but so far I've had no trouble.
The 510 not only operates both my DVD and my Blu-Ray independently, but has the ability to control all of the buttons that are on the original remotes. Thus making it so I don't have to go looking for my original remotes because I might find my self needing a key that this one won't perform. I'm now able to store away my other remotes. Set up was actually easier than expected but still took a while. This is my fault. If you know how you want things set up it's fast and easy. The key is to make up your mind before you start. And, once you get esed to it navigation is quite simple. However I do have three things I don't like about it. 1. It can only control 5 devices. Fortunatly for me I only need one that controlls 5. But, if i have to add another device, I'm stuck. I didn't get the one that controls more because I've read about too much trouble. 2. I don't care for the ergonomics. There's nothing wrong with the shape until you get to the bottom of the remote. There are four open buttons that can be assigned however you want. But, I need to use both hands to push them without the remote falling out of my hands. Now, even though this is trivial. it's still an issue 3. The help button. This is nice. It is used when something didn't work properly. When you push it. The remote will ask you a series of questions, and then fix the problem. Sounds simple enough, So what's the problem? The problem is I have to use it way too much. This remote would be most effective if it would do all that it should without needing to innitiate correction. Over-all it's a great remote. And, even though it's not perfect, it's still the best remote I've ever had. But, because I believe there is still room for improvement I'm only giving it 4 stars instead of 5. But really it should be 4 and a half. |
| Sleek, Easy to Setup, & Does everything you need!!! |
| Review Date: February 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: S. Brad Thornton, Reston, VA |
| Good Looking, Affordable, and programs easily:
This remote is sleek looking, though it is hard to tell from the pictures. It fits very nicely in the hand and works as advertised. The programming is the easiest it has ever been. All you need is your component model numbers and which input your devices are connected to, the software will do the rest. All you do is answer questions and the software guides you through the programming. I bought and programmed 2 harmony remotes; Harmony One (6 components) and this 510 (3 components). The programming software worked flawlessly each time. Unless you are completely clueless about your system, you should be able to program this, no problem. Gone are the days of programming by a series of pressing and holding certain buttons. Four Customizable Color buttons This remote is unique in that it has the four colored buttons at the bottom that will control whatever you like. For example I like to us the "Sleep" function at night on my tv, so I program it to one of these. Or if you have unique buttons on your Cable DVR like "Live TV" or "My DVR" or "Prev/Last" on your TV. You can program any botton, it will even let the 510 learn it from an existing remote if necessary. Harmony 510 vs Harmony One If you want your main activities buttons or these extra buttons on your remote in a touch screen get the Harmony One, if not this is a very affordable alternative and does virtually ever function, just without the touch screen. It is also sometimes easier and takes up less room to not have to worry about a charger (ie One). YOu shouldn't to change batteries maybe once a year, twice at most. Help/Troubleshoot Feature: Another awesome feature is the help. Lets say you are using your remote and something doesn't turn off or on, just hit the Help button, it will ask you questions until it fixes the problem, very cool. Bottom Line: Easy, Affordable, Sleek, You just have to press "ONE" button to do any task, Watch TV, Watch Movie, Play Wii, etc AND most importantly you can put you don't need a pile of remotes on your coffee table anymore!!!! |
| Good but not great |
| Review Date: January 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: NCDave, High Point, NC, USA |
| This remote does what it says. It was easy to set up and and works without any problem. The onscreen prompts and instructions are helpful and have taken care of any issues I encountered, such as a device not turning on as needed. I am only controlling three devices, TV, Blu-ray player and cable box/dvr. This until can control up to 5 devices.
There are a couple of things I don't like about it. The volume and change channel controls are in a horseshoe shape in the lower middle of the unit. The controls are almost flush with the background, making them hard to feel in a darkened room. I also don't like that the number keys are way down on the bottom of it unit. It makes it hard to press the buttons using one hand. The individual number buttons are also close together, making it a little difficult to press a particular button without hitting others too. If I had it to do over, I'd look more carefully at some of the higher priced units. Somethings you just don't know until you start to use the unit. |
| It works well, but it's just a crippled 520 |
| Review Date: November 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: coopdude, |
| This is a great remote by any means. It's ridiculously easy to set it up (plug it in, give the software the model numbers, and it does everything for you) and everyone loves it. Even people who have never used my TV before can pick up the remote, hit "Play Xbox 360", and watch amazed as it turns on the TV, turns on the 360, and switches to the appropriate input automatically.
Logitech's customer support is amazing too. One device didn't have soft buttons in the database. Within 2 days, they took my feedback and had changed it in the Harmony database. HOWEVER: This remote is difficult to recommend over its predecessor, the 520. Logitech took the 520 and: -Inverted the color scheme (black parts of this remote are silver) -Added 4 colored buttons (red, green, yellow, blue), which I have found NO use for and just confuse you when you try to use the number pad (throw you off, right underneath) -Changed the backlighting from blue to green -CRIPPLED it by taking it from a 12 device limit to a 5 device limit. I made the mistake of buying the 510 from Amazon when Amazon had the 520 for (within a few dollars) the 520 for the EXACT SAME PRICE (at that time, but the prices are still pretty close). I was so excited with all of the hype (justified) about the Harmony series that I neglected to do proper research on the individual models. Harmony remotes are amazing, but with the artificial device limit, it's hard to recommend this particular one. I am considering buying a 520 to replace my 510, since I've hit the 5 device limit. |
| Great Remote |
| Review Date: March 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mark R. Loes, Seattle, WA USA |
| After reading several reviews of this product I decided to buy the Harmony 510. I was looking at more expensive models, but I only need to program 5 devices. The remote works better than anticipated and was really easy to program. I am very happy with this product. I have a brand new Samsung LN 52A850 and Blu Ray player and the remote is able to do all of the functions for both devices. It also works great with my X Box and cable box. In fact the activities button allows you to program different devices for different activities. For example when I want to watch a Blu Ray movie and I press the watch DVD activity--the remote turns on my TV and sets it to HDMI 2, it also turns on my surround sound and sets it to the Blu Ray player, it then turn on the Blu Ray and open the tray to insert the disk. All of this with one button. For $50 you cannot beat it. |
- Replaces up to five remotes, reducing clutter and complexity in your living room
- One-touch, activity-based control turns on the right devices in the right order
- Interactive LCD with Help function makes it easy for everyone in the family to use
- Helpful online software guides you through setup. Our live customer support team can help you, should you need it
- Supporting more than 225,000 devices from 5,000 brands, you can be confident
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