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Logitech Harmony 550 Remote Control

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Remote Control Reviews | View Comments

The Logitech Harmony 550 remote control allows for many user-programmable functions, but lacks a little in the ease-of-use department.

For a home theater system with a computer as part of the system, one of the biggest hurdles is getting the components to play well together, and on top of that, controlling them all with quite a few different remote controls.

Any computer system in the living room is going to be controlled by a remote control that is bought separately. The Logitech remote control is the answer for the clutter of too many remote controls and a remote control for computer control.

The Logitech allows all of the buttons to be programmed for up to 15 different remote controls, with the remote itself being able to learn the remote functions if the data is not available from the vast online catalogue offered by Logitech.

The remote itself does what is promised, but does fall a little short of the mark.

The texture of the remote is nice and the high brightness display is easy to read in a dark room.

On the downside, the remote takes a while to learn to use, which is not too surprising given its vast array of capabilities. The display text is a little small, which makes it harder to read for those getting on in years or just those with bad eyesight.

The choice of whether or not to get this remote comes down to whether your current set of remotes is too much, or are in need of replacing. Navigating through remote control menus doesn’t make things that much easier for the living room theater experience.

Overall it’s useful, and pretty good looking, and perhaps a nice final edition to an overcrowded home theater system.