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post #16 of 18
11/16/08 at 8:36pm
The MX-3000 can do just about anything you want it to. The level of customization is one of the best, if not the best, in the industry. But, as I mentioned, you sacrifice the ease of use (Logitech's almost automatic web-based system).

I personally prefer the MX-3000 so I can customize to the n-th degree. I want my personalized backgrounds and icons, and I want to have total control of what each button press entails. The majority of consumers prefer Logitech. Each has their positives and negatives, and its up to the consumer what works best for them.
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post #17 of 18
11/16/08 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by bkk View Post
The MX-3000 can do just about anything you want it to. The level of customization is one of the best, if not the best, in the industry. But, as I mentioned, you sacrifice the ease of use (Logitech's almost automatic web-based system).

I personally prefer the MX-3000 so I can customize to the n-th degree. I want my personalized backgrounds and icons, and I want to have total control of what each button press entails. The majority of consumers prefer Logitech. Each has their positives and negatives, and its up to the consumer what works best for them.

Interesting use of boilerplate to not answer the actual question presented: what can that one do that the Harmonies can't? The background on the H1's touch screen, as well as the icons thereon, can be customized/personalized, so that is not a valid example. Ditto customizing what each button can do: it seems to me at least that the Harmony software allows that, too.

I'm not saying the Harmonies aren't in some way limited compared to others (though I also cannot say I have run up against such limits), but it seems to me to be more a choice of aesthetics and ease of use and so on than any functional difference that would lead someone to pick one top-tier universal over another.

(Well, there is one thing the Harmony One lacks: RF support. However, I'm not going to go to the trouble of setting up an RF receiver and taping little IR warts over the sensors of my gear, all of which uses IR, so that is not a pressing concern.)
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post #18 of 18
11/16/08 at 9:34pm
I went from two generations of URC remote controls to a Harmony (875 or something like that). It is the easiest remote control to setup. 10 minutes or less, and you're good to go. Of course, things can always be tweaked, and I think the Harmony's key layout is pretty bad, but it's pretty amazing how easy it is to setup. I like how it also remembers the state of all the devices, so it knows which ones are on or off. Some of its setup templates are a bit inflexible, like requiring Apple TV devices to have the TV on.

The One looks like it has a saner button layout.

--Andre
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