Logitech Harmony 650 Remote Review

Logitech Harmony 650 Universal Remote

pros: Easy to use software that sets up device control and lays out on screen buttons. fully customizable buttons. multiple activities to allow control over every button depending on task. extremely versatile and simple to setup and use.

cons: when dropped, remote restarts. only 5 devices can be controlled.

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Science & Technology

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[infamouskid2010]

Q: I'm using "optical audio out" from TV so TV sound and Home Theatre sound are independent. So when i am watching a movie off XBOX (HDMI-in to TV) and use home theatre for sound, and change volume on remote does it change Home theatre volume or TV volume?

Q: Also can i program remote to automatically decrease TV volume to 0 when pressing "WATCH MOVIE" so the only sound i hear streams thru"optical audio out" to Home Theatre?

[MRstageManager2000]

@infamouskid2010 When programming your remote, it will ask you questions about where you want the sound to come from for each activity. So for Watch Movie you will select Home Theater System and the volume controls will then be associated with your receiver and not the TV. As for the muting the TV, I don't believe it does it automatically but you can create a sequence to mute and assign it to any button that you have free on the remote such as a colored button and it will mute the TV volume.

[nomusician]

Q: when you lose power, or replace batteries, do you have to reprogram anything/everything?

[MRstageManager2000]

@nomusician A: No, When you replace the batteries it goes through its boot up stage again, but doesn't require reprogramming, you just have to turn off the help feature that starts every time you restart the remote. It restarts after you program it too so you get the help feature back

[frankmilnes]

I have an HDMI switch with 3 channels - channel 1 is for tv and sky, channel 2 is for blue ray player and channel 3 is for media server. Will this remote change the hdmi switch as necessary

[MRstageManager2000]

@frankmilnes assuming the HDMI switch has a remote with it already or has the ability to receive Infared signals, yes. you can program the remote to incorporate the switch as a component and the change into your activity

[infamouskid2010]

@MRstageManager2000 WOW, taht was fast :D thanks a lot for your help

[wweclutch]

Q: how do i use this thing to change t

[wweclutch]

Q: How do i use this thing if i want to play my ps3 i have it hooked

[MRstageManager2000]

@Keek353 Yes you can create a new "Activity" which will control the UK TV receiver and then you set all your preferences for that activity then just assign the activity you just created to the Listen to Music button. Just make sure you dont have more than 5 devices or this remote wont hold all of the components. You only mentioned 3 to me though.. both receivers and tv so you might be fine. Good luck!