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Logitech Harmony 525 Advanced Universal Remote Control | 
 enlarge | Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
Buy New: £36.27
New (8) Used (1) from £33.99
Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 2650
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 118.1 x 74.8 x 29.5
MPN: 1095498
Model: 1095498
EAN: 5099206982406
ASIN: B000BFGZS0
Release Date: October 18, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Step into the world of advanced universal remotes. Get intuitive, one-touch control over all your home entertainment. Watch a movie or TV, play music and more with just one touch on one remote. It?s that easy.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 61 more reviews...
 NOT GOOD WITH VISTA!!! July 13, 2008
A. L. Hickman (DEVON U.K.)
HI ALL, BOUGHT (FROM HIGH STREET STORE)THIS FANTASTIC LOOKING REMOTE AND WORKED FOR WHILE AND STILL DOES BUT IT HAS RUINED MY LAPTOP WITH WHICH I USED TO SET THE REMOTE UP WITH, ALL WORKING GREAT UNTIL THE SOFTWARE ASKED ME TO UPDATE AND FROM THEN ON MY LAPTOP HAS BEEN USELESS CAN'T DO NOUT ON IT THE REMOTE WORKS PERFECTLY . SO JUST BE WARNED DO NOT USE WITH A WINDOWS VISTA COMPUTER IT DOES DO YOUR PC ANY GOOD!!
 A very good remote June 27, 2008
John T (Scotland)
I have had several universal remotes over the years, but none can compare to this unit. I read numerous reviews and comments about the 525 and before purchasing the device, and it appeared that its owners fell into one of two camps; either 'love it' or 'hate it'. Having taken the plunge, I now join the 'love it' crowd.
I run a Sony setup (Amp, DVD and TV) with Sky HD, PS3 and Wii. Apart from the Wii (which links straight into the TV) the rest go through the Amp using HDMI and Optical cables. While setting up the remote, the most time was spent downloading and installing the latest software from Logitech. Once installed, I found the interface logical and easy to use; but do take some time to write down the model number of your devices and which device uses which input before starting (eg, the DVD is a (Sony) 'AB12345' inputing to the Amp on 'DVD' and the TV needs to be on 'AV5' to see it). This will make the software wizard easier to use. Once the 4 input devices were programmed on the PC it was simply a case of downloading the info to the remote to see if it worked; and it did.
Pressing 'Watch TV' turns on the Satellite, Amp and TV with all the devices on the correct inputs. The same goes for the DVD, Wii and PS3 (although the PS3 and Wii themselves cannot be controlled by the 525 as they use Bluetooth).
I do appreciate that some people may find the need to use a PC and the Internet off-putting just to use a remote, but if that doesn't concern you then this is a very good unit worthy of consideration. Also, before purchasing, you can go to the 525 page of the Logitech site to check if your devices are supported before buying the remote (click the 'how to' tab then 'check compatibility')
I hope this was of some use to someone!
Well done Logitech! June 16, 2008
Bob (UK)
The decision to buy a universal remote was taken when some of the buttons on the remote for my Pace Twin PVR started to become hard to press.
When I discovered that a replacement from Pace was 22, paying 38 for an alternative that would remove the need to have 3 remotes lying around seemed like a reasonable chance to take.
My TV and DVD/VCR combo were both set up by simply choosing the make and models, but the PVR wasn't recognised. A short session of customisation followed and the PVR was set up.
Everything works fine and the old remotes have been consigned to the cupboard.
Admittedly, I work in IT,and people with a less technical background may scratch their heads a little bit more when customising their setup, but I'd guess that this would only be an issue with more obscure equipment - and this only needs to be done once, anyway.
Excellent gadget!
 Frustrating June 2, 2008
Frank Fratcheman
Never before have I felt so soon after buying a product that I have wasted my money.
Sure, the internet setup was pretty straightforward and I was able to control 5 different devices very quickly but I bought it for the macros and this is where things go wrong.
All I wanted was for it to switch on 3 devices with the press of a button but no, it's constant insistence on changing channels messed that up completely. Even when I eventually got it to start on the right channel the next time I tried one of the 3 devices (totally random) would not turn on.
Build quality wise it is not as strong as the wall it eventually got thrown against.
Ah well, back to the Peep Show style 'megatron'
Had my doubts, took about 2 hours to set up, but great May 18, 2008
J. Mckenzie (Leeds)
I spent a long time looking for a universal remote; I read all the reviews on Amazon and finally settled on this, I'm glad I did.
As many of the previous reviewers have pointed out this does not work straight out of the box, I don't have much old or odd ball equipment so I didn't expect any problems with the codes and didn't, but if you're at all worried you can check out your equipment first on the Logitech web site.
What I did expect trouble with, and the reason it took 2 hours to set up, was that my TV (a 36" Philips CRT model) has sequential scrolling for the input selection. I rely totally on the PVR (3rd scart) to watch TV and view teletext and prior to buying the unit couldn't imagine how it would cope with this but it does. After setting up the input names on the devices set up page it know that from start up if I wanted to watch freeview on the PVR to scroll through 3 inputs, if I then wanted to watch a DVD it scrolls through until it gets to scart number 1.
One recommendation I would make is that the set up above is a lot simpler if you name your scarts first before setting up the activities, this threw me for a while.
The remote doesn't have many primary buttons, enough for most of the basic activities but not so many to make it look cluttered. The other functions you wish to access are then through the secondary buttons on the display screen, initially the software orders these alphabetically which, for my Panasonic HD/DVD recorder meant I had 24 pages of buttons to scroll through. But using the software supplied you can rearrange the order so that the most common buttons appear on the list first. This took a lot longer than it should, the software isn't very user friendly for this, lots of move up and down keys.
What I thought was really clever is the remote assistant. If after the initial setup it isn't working properly the remote assistant (on the remote itself) asks questions like, is the TV on, is the PVR on, is it on the right channel. It then takes actions based on the answers you give and corrects the problem. It's not then able to remember what you told it; but by putting those same answers into the software this is able to make permanent changes.
I like the feel of the remote, the buttons don't have the most positive action I felt but generally it feels well made, especially for this price.
All in all I'm pleased with my purchase, after the initial efforts to set it up it works well but it is NOT for the technophobe my mother in law couldn't set it up in a month of Sundays, but for anyone willing to make a bit of effort getting it right its great.
PS I suppose I could have just said that the 7 remotes I previously had are all now in a draw with their batteries removed, nuff said.
1 criticism, I can't find a skin to fit which means it will probably go the same way as the original remote I had to replace
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