The best Tv remote

[Scrooge]

I just picked up a Harmony 880.For those in the UK it is the 895 I think

This thing is amazing, it has taken the place of 6 remotes, is easy to set up and is rechargeable.

You can find them on Amazon for around half the price of the high street shops.

[y][y][y][y][y] a solid 5 thumbs up from me.

[preiffer]

Ooooooh.

Sometimes I think I'm a geek, then Dave posts something new [:w]


[:p];)

And as usual, it's cheaper on amazon.com than .co.uk [:(!]

The 880 is the 885 in the UK. The 890 is the 895. The difference between the UK/US models is the addition of the coloured teletext buttons for the european market.
The difference between the 885 and the 895 is that the 895 also includes a wireless function and a wireless repeater, meaning you can either use the remote from anywhere in the house (if you have, for example, a video sender to watch your telly upstairs), or if you prefer to hide away all your AV components, you can stick them into a cupboard with the wireless repeater. The 895 is also "Z-Wave" compatible, meaning it can control lights and other things, although availability of ZWave is very limited in UK.
I have the 895. It rocks. Really... great! I replaced a Philips RC9800i which I only had for 2 weeks before selling it on eBay. It cost twice as much, but drove me mad.
Pixmania do a good deal on the Logitech remotes. I paid £155 for mine.
I have the

Nice, but it looks a little too much like my cordless phone. I'd be for ever trying to change channels with the phone

[Scrooge]

Thanks Scally, ok so it's the 885, why companies insist on doing this is beyond me, why add the 5, just to confuse poor little me ?

Anyhoots, I love this thing, it has made life so much easier.

I agree - looks like a phone. Snazzy though.

I'm happy with my Marantz RC2000II [www.smr-home-theatre.org/Reviews/Marantz/]

They added the 5 to designate that it's got 4 coloured "teletext" buttons. The 880/890 models had "up/down" buttons that you could assign to whatever you wanted in their place.
But yes, not well documented. In fact I thought Logitech's website was a little poor in terms of giving you the info you need to make a purchasing decision ... especially when these things are damn expensive for what is basically a remote control.
One of these is still quite a bit cheaper than a Pronto though. And I really didnt like the way that pretty much all the controls on the RC9800i were on the touchscreen. It makes a big difference having hard coded buttons, on a device you can use with one hand. Much easier for channel surfing when you're being a couch potato.