I am thinking of retiring my Sony Remote Commander in favor of one of the new logitech programmables.

Anyone have any experience with these?

I want to be able to EASILY (i.e. the babysitter can figure it out);

1) Turn on th TV, tune the correct channels into the DVD player, satellite rcvr etc with ONE touch.

2) Control audio through surround sound system which is independent of other components.

3) EASY tuning of channels through sat rcvr.

harmony 880 is the way to go, takes some time to set up but well worth it, haven't seen another remote since.........where are they.....? hmmmm....

I've got a Harmony 550 (picked it up for $60), you may want a 628 or, as Engali01 said, an 880.

1. You set up activities, which turn on multiple devices and set settings on the devices. Such as TV on, set tv to Video 1, Sat on, Receiver on, receiver set to TV.

2. When you are setting up activities, the software asks which device controls your volume.

3. The 550 doesn't have a joystick, so it's annoying to move around the satellite guide because there is a click everytime you want to scroll.

It controls my TV completely (including PIP, PIP source, swap, etc) as well as my satellite receiver, DVD, VHS, Beta and receiver. Everything is Sony except for the TV.

I have activites for Sat, DVD, VHS, Beta, and Kitchen TV and once it was set up it was great. It had a little problem with the devices not having a separate power on and power off buttons, and it never remembers that they don't, so everytime you re-program it you have to remember that and fix it.

wow-

i have 7 remotes and LOVE them all. i know which one does what, and can quickly pick two or three at a time, depending on what i need to swtch to. i know them by touch. i know the buttons of each and can use them with the lights off...my wife brought home a uni for me once. after sitting UNOPENED for three months- she sauctioned it off and never said another word about it....

universal remotes? not for this geek...

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