How many devices does your 550 support? I own a 700 and bought an 880 of eBay just to see if I could use to re-arrange the order in which the activities appear. You can't do that. I did, however, use it to set up 10 devices for the 700. Now everytime I log into the software I get the friendly message: You have added the maximum number of devices for your remote control. I'm not sure it's even correct. I don't know but what I could have added 12 devices or whatever limit there is to the 880. The 700 is about the hard buttons. The One is about the touchscreen. Which do you prefer?
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I have a Harmony 550 that's on its last legs, but I'm a converted Harmony user. I plan to make my next purchase a Harmony as well. The only thing I didn't really like about the 550 was the ergonomics. In particular:
I've studied Logitech's offerings and there are two remotes that seem to really improve on the ergonomics situation: the 700 and the One.
The 770's pros and cons as I see them:
The One's pros and cons:
I think my decision is coming down to the design of the recharger (cradle vs. cord) and the importance of the four "color" keys.
Any comments either way?
- The overall shape was not well designed for one-hand operation.
- The curve of the vol and channel buttons was awkward and made them difficult to find.
- The page up/page down buttons were next to each other (instead of stacked) and I found it difficult to get the right direction. I use this with the DVR guide functionality quite frequently.
- The bottom row of buttons (sound, pic, A, and B) were not very useful.
- The buttons were relatively small.
I've studied Logitech's offerings and there are two remotes that seem to really improve on the ergonomics situation: the 700 and the One.
The 770's pros and cons as I see them:
- PRO: Ergonomics, seems to resolve all of the issues I have with the 550..
- PRO: Four "color" keys. I recently switched to FiOS and these keys are useful for the interactive features.
- PRO: Cost.
- CON: Much smaller user base.
- CON: Six devices - I don't have more than that, but it could be a con in the future.
- CON: Fixed activity keys (not really a con, but not something I find useful).
- CON: Plug-in recharger rather than cradle recharger.
The One's pros and cons:
- PRO: Ergonomics, seems to resolve all of the issues I have with the 550.
- PRO: Touchscreen.
- PRO: Cradle recharger.
- PRO: Very positive reviews - wide user base.
- CON: Lack of "color" keys.
- CON: Cost.
I think my decision is coming down to the design of the recharger (cradle vs. cord) and the importance of the four "color" keys.
Any comments either way?
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Not sure, I've got 6 devices in there now. And I'm pretty sure I can re-arrange the order of activities with the 550 as it stands now. You're saying that the 700 fixes the order of activities to the order that they are created? How about if you migrate your activities from another remote?
I'm OK with the hard buttons, touch screen doesn't offer too much advantage. Frankly, I think it's really going to come down to the "tackiness" of needing to plug the remote in to recharge it, more than anything.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by jimsfield /forum/post/18110167
How many devices does your 550 support? I own a 700 and bought an 880 of eBay just to see if I could use to re-arrange the order in which the activities appear. You can't do that. I did, however, use it to set up 10 devices for the 700. Now everytime I log into the software I get the friendly message: You have added the maximum number of devices for your remote control. I'm not sure it's even correct. I don't know but what I could have added 12 devices or whatever limit there is to the 880.
Not sure, I've got 6 devices in there now. And I'm pretty sure I can re-arrange the order of activities with the 550 as it stands now. You're saying that the 700 fixes the order of activities to the order that they are created? How about if you migrate your activities from another remote?
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The 700 is about the hard buttons. The One is about the touchscreen. Which do you prefer?
I'm OK with the hard buttons, touch screen doesn't offer too much advantage. Frankly, I think it's really going to come down to the "tackiness" of needing to plug the remote in to recharge it, more than anything.
Thanks!
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