Logitech Harmony 1000i Expert Reviews

The universal gripe about remote controls is that there are too many of them in the average household and they are too complicated to use. We want one device to control all the others.Is that a pipe dream? Hardly. Universal controls have been ...

I would recommend this advanced remote control only to people who enjoy tweaking and fussing around for some time to get things just right. If you are looking for simplicity this is not the device for you. The price at around 500 Aussie dollars is ...

Attractive design, supports thousands of devices, learn function, easy to use

Battery life could have been better, high price tag

If you need a universal remote that's fairly easy to use, supports thousands of devices and looks attractive to boot, you may want to check out the Logitech 1000i.

The swanky Logitech Harmony 1000i can be programmed by the average consumer, which saves the cost of hiring a home installer to do it.

Includes a rechargeable battery and a docking station, Less expenseive than other high-end tablet-style remotes, Web-programmable, Compatible with Windows and Macintosh machines

No design flexibility (you can't design your own buttons or customise screen layouts, for example), Setting up systems with more than five or six components can get tricky, No easy way to use it in more than one room, Battery life is mediocre

Though it lacks real multi-room capabilities and may not offer quite the flexibility of competing high-end tablet-style remotes, the swanky Logitech Harmony 1000i can be programmed by the average consumer, which saves the cost of hiring a home ...

Universal remotes are designed to control multiple devices, and can learn the functionality of many other remotes, but they don't necessarily simplify a multi-device setup. Activity-based remotes, like Logitech's Harmony 1000i, take the fiddle out of ...

Comprehensive support for devices, easy setup for the tech head, simplifies complex AV setups, good battery life.

Only as smart as its owner, challenging setup for tech virgins, easy to use for basic tasks only.