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Originally Posted by awestbro /forum/post/15472488
I guess it was just a clearance deal because when I went over to BB today they had no more. So now what should I look at, I'm finding the 550 to be around $70 online. Any URC remotes that would compare or do better?
What components do you want to control?
I picked up a Harmony 550 right before Christmas for $50. I got it to replace a
URC-8820 that didn't have codes for the HR22 DirecTV HD DVR that I had just added to my system. I had previously been using the 8820 to control two DTiVos, a Toshiba TV, Toshiba DVD player, Sony VCR and Pioneer receiver. It's macro capable and has lots of memory.
As a matter of fact, before getting the Harmony 550 I decided to learn all the main buttons of the HR22 to the 8820 which it handled easily, with memory to spare.
If the Harmony 550 wasn't so cheap at the time I'd still be using the 8820 in my living room (I still use one in the bedroom)....it's a great remote for the price.
As you've mentioned, it looks like the great deal on the Harmony 550 is gone but I've heard that
www.pcrichard.com still offers it for $50 but only on the weekend. I agree, this sounds a bit odd and I don't know if it's true or not but if you could hold out until the weekend you'll know for sure.
BTW, I happened to get my Harmony 550 from a PC Richard location near me.