Logitech's Harmony remote for Xbox 360

by James Ransom-Wiley { Nov 14th 2005 at 3:00PM }

Logitech has announced the Harmony 360 Advanced Universal Remote ($129.99). You know what that means… It's time to impress the ladies with this one-touch remote! Simply press "Play Xbox 360" and the Harmony will power up your Xbox 360, turn on the TV, turn up the stereo, adjust the inputs, and even "Start" the game. Amazing… laziness just got a whole lot ~~better~~ lazier.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rymix @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

I soooo gotta get me one of those...

bd (formerly b) @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Ok, so this costs what a DS costs with one game.

Rootkit Love @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Just wanted I wanted for Christmas, a harmony remote. Cool, now I can get this one instead.

I wonder if they'll make Nintendo version.

Snake2k9 @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

sometimes it's hard for me to get up from bed because I weight around 300 pounds. I think this remote will come in handy

SickNic @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Lazyness? With the amount of work I need to put in to afford this thing, I'd more likely call it a waste...

DG @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

"sometimes it's hard for me to get up from bed because I weight around 300 pounds. I think this remote will come in handy"

I hope that's a joke. Otherwise, it's pathetic.

Master misChief @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

I had the normal home-theater variant of this remote - The Harmony 520. While it was an amazing piece of electronics and automates various tasks associated with your normal A/V entertainment, the serious downfall of this remote is its fragility. The remote is a work of art, but if you drop it accidentally onto a hard surface, you can kiss it goodbye. Or at least that's what happened to me when my nephew threw the remote down from 4ft height.

Amazing piece of electronics and a sort of magic wand for controlling a complicated A/V setup, but its too fragile to last in a slightly rough usage environment.

Syntaxair @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

I have a Harmony 680 that I use with my Media Center PC. For my wife it does a great job of taking the "scary" complexity out of controlling multiple devices with multiple inputs, which to me is priceless. Without it she would still be fighting me on using the media center PC. I plan on selling my current one to my buddy and picking this one up when it is released. My plan is to move the media center and current gen xbox to another room and use the extender functionality of the 360 to watch tv and such on my HD set.

Remeber, this is not just another generic universal remote. I have tried many different universal controllers and none are as easy to program and use as the Harmony line of remotes.

Sam @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

I like $120 remotes that can do what 30 seconds of extreme finger/hand exertion can accomplish! I shall bask in the glorious light of this gift from above! Praise Logitech!

Syntaxair @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Joe @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

I have the Logitech Harmony 659 and its completely worth it when you have a system that would normally require many different remotes (7 in my case). They usually ship for much less from certain online sellers than Logitech's MSRP, so it might be much cheaper.

MrBazooka @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Love the design. If it can handle RF I'm sold- hell I'm probably sold even if it can't. Being designed specifically for the 360 means one less remote (my HT setup has EIGHT remotes) to teach the damn thing. I was considering the Pronto but have been told about the Harmony series. Never used a Harmony- I assume for the price they have full learning capabilities and macro functions for all my other toys as well...
Certainly looks cool, and compared to the Pronto $129 seems pretty darn reasonable. Any opinions?

SID SPACE @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Is nothing cheap these days? I feel like I need to sell my soul to afford most of the electronics out there. No thanks, I get and walk.

SID SPACE @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

hehe, i meant "get up and walk"

kyle @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Seems that the most of you posting only have 1 component in mind for this remote. I want a remote like this because I have around 7 components like the post above me. If I wanted to turn the 360 on then I would use THE controller but if want to turn around 7 devices on at once then I would use this like it's made to do. So yes this seems like a good idea FOR ME, not just anyone looking to turn on their console.

kyle @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

#11 was above me when I wrote my comment just fix it.

swoosh bnd @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

$130 for a remote? I think I'll pass and use the one I'm getting free with my Xbox 360.

infinitespecter @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Man, this is funny. This is the second cheapest remote they make and everyone is complaining about the price. Take a look at the prices of other high end remotes (this is NOT high end) and then come back and say this is expensive.

Murc @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

not a bad looking remote, I probably wont ever buy one, but still its nice. I'll likely get the 30 dollar one.

It annoys me that people use the word "lazy" so much.....I like the word "convienence". people who call other people lazy, do the same things as them...they just dont think about it...like using a remote to turn on your tv...or just flip a switch to turn on lights...or drive there call versus riding a bike. anyone who uses the word lazy is a hypocrit!

Captain Obvious @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Here's the beauty of this remote. With a normal setup, it takes these steps.
1. Turn on TV.
2. Set tv to video input 1 (or component or HDMI or whatever.
3. Turn on audio receiver.
4. Set audio receiver to proper input.
5. Adjust volume of audio receiver.
6. Turn on Xbox (or dvd player or satellite receiver).
7. Play Xbox or watch dvd or TV.

With the harmony remotes, you just hit the "Play Xbox," "Watch DVD" or "Watch TV" button and steps 1-6 are combined into one. Just play or watch. This remote got rid of my tv remote, satellite remote, dvd remote, xbox remote, surround sound remote and it even controlls the infra-red switch I installed for my ceiling fan. I like my 676 so much that I went and bought a second one for my bedroom, which only has a TV, VCR and DVD player.

GET THIS REMOTE. Or, if anyone wants, you can buy my Logitech 676 for a discount (like $75) and I'll go out and get this one.

xbox 360 hacks @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Sweet... gotta get me one! Love the accessories so far.

anubis @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

i have the harmony 880, if you are not familiar with it, it costs $250 bucks. it damn well better be compatible with the 360. it works with current gen xbox now.

John @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

I bought one at Best Buy and like it alot for the most part. The only problem is it has locked up a couple times requiring me to take out the batteries to rest it. I also fails to turn on my TV every once in a while. I might exchange it for another one or maybe the Harmony 880.

ShopTilUDrop 24/7 @ Dec 18th 2005 10:01PM

Hello everyone,
We have some for sale @ $129.95. Right now, it is in pre-order stages and will be on sale within this week or next week. It all depends on when Logitech ships them in. We have 6 warehouses throughout the U.S. so if we don't have it in one warehouse, we have it another. Preorder yours today to get it just in time before Christmas. This is a great addition to your Xbox 360 systems.

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Thanks!