In addition, the Harmony Touch can with to the supplied rather short USB cable attached to the PC or Mac and then set up a website. The whole runs in the browser with Silverlight (something like Flash, only Microsoft) and was on my Mac with officially unsupported browser (Safari) but a bit sluggish and prone to hangers when syncing. With Firefox it went better. At the computer can be programmed complex actions, such as to television and receiver to turn on at the same time and the receiver after a specified waiting time (for it up) to move directly to the desired mode. Actually a good idea.
When the then so works. Unfortunately, you can not rely on it as well, even if all domestic appliances can be found in the database of Logitech. This obviously means only that the Harmony familiar with it in principle. With the big brand manufacturers there are probably fewer problems, the Philips televisions for example reacted equal right to all buttons. A few more subtleties I had, for example, the Smart TV readjust, but otherwise ran the well.
The problem was the case some exotic receiver from my Kabelnetznetreiber (Kaon HD). Although knew the Logitech database model, but the control has not worked. Channel control, volume, favorites: Everything usually has no function. The Control Pad and On / Off may have in one of five trials work, then often "overreacted" and switched twice. I had researched before buying whether the Harmony knows this receiver and then ordered. At a suggested retail price of 180 euros, I expect that the then works without Frickelei.
If you want to delve deeper into the matter, can all be programmed and re-adjust in painstaking handwork. A look at relevant forums showing what fans so rauskitzeln everything from one remote control. Who something is fun, which is well served with a Harmony. However, one should perhaps also consider one of the other models considered. Because the touch screen is indeed a great idea, I found the implementation but disappointing: the functions are modeled as text boxes over the entire display width, the least labeled individually and can be arranged in the order. I would have liked more because that little favorites logos are but a step in the right direction.
Conclusion: If everything works immediately as it is intended, and no one has rumprogrammieren large, the Logitech Harmony Touch is a viable universal remote control with small weaknesses and a sluggish possibly software for programming on PC. However, the thing is just too expensive.
