Monday, May 14, 2007

Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control


Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
Comes with 1 year warranty (same as new)
Quickly choose a 16:9 or 4:3 ratio depending on the program source
Includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged
Color LCD is both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, button icons and text
On-screen battery level indicator shows you charge status
The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It's home entertainment the way it should be--simple.
Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming.

Color display Why settle for another boring remote? The Harmony 880´s color LCD is both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, activity selections, button icons and text.
Ample space for up to eight custom activities or controls
On-screen battery level indicator shows you charge status
Recharging station Never replace batteries again. The Harmony 880 includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged. Your family will always know where to put the remote—and you´ll always know where to find it!
Lithium-ion battery provides up to a one-week charge under normal use
The horizontal docking station allows remote to be used while charging
Award-winning Logitech Industrial DesignHigh-end systems deserve a high-end remote. Designed with brushed chrome and charcoal accents, a color LCD display and a low-profile recharging station, the Harmony® 880 Remote will match your most advanced audio-video components perfectly.

Logitech has won a total of eight Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in the past two years, including five of Japan´s prestigious 2004 Good Design Awards. This experience helped us design the Harmony 880. Featuring a comfort grip shape and a centered directional pad, it fits easily in your hand and naturally guides you to the most frequently used controls. Even the buttons are sculpted, to help you locate them by feel not sight. Patented Smart State Technology® Smart State Technology allows the Harmony remote to completely control an entertainment system by knowing how to control each separate component while tracking the current state of up to 15 devices simultaneously.
Easy to set-up
Easy to use
Easy to get help
Never out of date
Package Contents
Harmony® 880 remote control
Recharging Station
AC adapter
USB cable
Lithium-ion battery
Installation CD
Installation guide
System Requirements
IBM® compatible PC
Windows® 98, 2000, Me, XP
USB port
CD-ROM drive
Internet access
Macintosh®
Macintosh® OS X 10.2 or later
USB port
CD-ROM drive
Internet access
The Harmony software makes it easy to customize your remote also. You can go into the advanced configuration and change your button assignments from the defaults. The is fairly handy if you want tweak your remote to work exactly how you think it should (vs. how Logitech thinks it should). Overall, I am thrilled with the purchase of this remote. It's a little lighter than I was expecting which was a decent surprise. You have to make sure it's seated well in the docking cradle or it won't charge, but that's just a matter of getting used to it. I would definitely recommend this remote for its ease of use and ability to be completely customized.