I don't even recall how old this beast is, but its been working great for many years, doing everything I want it to do.

The keyboard is starting to get a little brittle, however, and I don't think it has much of a remaining service life. So I'm looking to upgrade to something with a nice bright screen.

First question: Should I stick with the Philips line, or should I move to Harmony? I see an awful lot of people who are happy with Harmony (even though its nearly impossible to read some of the threads here with over 4000 posts). Am I going to feel like I gave up some flexibility if I switch?

If I go to the Harmony, how do I decide which one? The Logitech web site isn't very detailed regarding differences or how to decide between models.

My HT setup is pretty simple. I control a JVC A/V receiver, Pioneer Elite DVD player, HD-Tivo with Directv, Fujitsu Plasma, Apple TV, and a IR->X10 converter to handle lights and whatnot.

Any recommendations? (Please don't point me to a 1000+ post thread. By the time I digest the info in it, the current models will be obsolete and I'll have to start over. :))

Thanks!

I went from a Pronto 200o to teh 3000 a few years back because I wanted a few more hard buttons for navigating menus. I recently went to the Harmony One and love it. It has a good combination of tons if hard buttons and the touch screen for other things like activities to start your system up.

The only issue I could really see is with the X-10. The H1 can definitely control the IR 543 from what I have read, but if you had some type of custom background picture for your buttons you will find it hard to duplicate on the H1. If you just picked from a list then it should be no problem at all.

FYI, I have 4 or 5 devices and use the TV to switch video and the Receiver to switch audio and it took about an hour from opening the box to having a mostly working remote. I did have to tweak a setting or 2 for another hour or so but that was it. Compared to the 40 or 50 hours I had in programming the Prontos it was slightly easier. In fact my wife ran teh software and I just told here what each device was and what input it needed to be on for each activity.

Thanks for the input. Yes, I had quite a few custom buttons and workflows in the Pronto. Its been my only remote for years. There was nothing it wouldn't do. But as you say - not enough hard buttons.

I'm going to try the Harmony One. Thanks!