Logitech Harmony 555 Universal Remote - Review

This is the Logitech Harmony 555 universal remote control. You can use it to control pretty much anything with an infra-red receiver.

The computer software that comes with the remote includes a huge amount of appliances built all ready into the database. And any buttons which are not physically on the remote appear on the built-in backlit LCD display.

Genius.

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[twizy123]

can you review the harmony 666? :D

[MyRandomReviews]

@twizy123 - I'm sorry, logitech wouldn't think of sending me any items to review just yet, as I'm sure I get too little attention on YouTube for that sort of thing.

I can only hope that with more subscribers, and views, that bigger companies will start thinking about sending me out some review items. :)

Peace. :D

[RRRicard0]

Does it have a sleep-timer function? And if not, it's possible via the remote.. with the code thing you explained in the video, right?

[MyRandomReviews]

@RRRicard0 - Yes, it would be an on-screen button.

[svtcontour]

Nice review. I've got the same unit (as a gift) and it has managed to control everything. The only thing thats weird for me is that my 32" TV's power on/off function has appeared in the illumiated screen area so it takes me a few clicks to get to it. Thats kind of annoying but other than that, its worked great and its holding a charge for a really long time. I'm amazed actually.

[nelbr]

That´s correct. But bear in mind that some times, it is hard to have all commands in a single setup, ie, without pressing Picture or Sound. My main use is for the navigation wheel. If you want to navigate through both a "DVD Menu" and a "TV Menu", you need to either assign the wheel under Picture to the TV controls, or try to configure the TV arrows under different buttons, which is quite cumbersome.

[MyRandomReviews]

@nelbr @nelbr I have to admit, I didn't know about the physical layout. But, the remote controls all of the devices in the activity without pressing Picture or Sound first. I use the Picture and Sound buttons to sub-divide my activity options on the screen for easier access to them.

Thanks for watching!

[nelbr]

In reality, the 525 also has Mute and Prev(ious) buttons, but they are occupied by Picture and Sound buttons on the 555. These are actually only available on the 555. What they do is allow you to reconfigure your entire command (all keys) under the same activity. So, if you have an activity called Play DVD, you configure the remote to control your DVD player, and also your TV (by pressing Picture) and also your home theater (by pressing Sound). 3 controls in one activity

[HondaGRST]

And it can store up to 15 devices...