02-27-2017, 11:30 PM
My elderly FIL got sold a Harmony 700 a few years back at a big box store as a cure-all. Then he asked me to set it up.
"A few minutes" is not fair- I would say a minimum of a half hour for something simple, and all afternoon to get a more complex situation working right. On the other hand, "a bag of hurt" is not an unfair characterization, although I'm sure it's not this way for everyone.
In any case, I spent enough time with that remote and it's glitchiness over the years to put me permanently off Harmony solutions.
I keep hoping for an iPad-based solution. Apple's "Remote" program has worked well in my experience, but that's just with my ATV. There are a couple other apps out there to theoretically replace multifunction remotes, but your TV and media boxes have to be on your ethernet or WiFi network, and my TV's not there yet.
C'mon, Apple! The world is waiting for a simple solution!
"A few minutes" is not fair- I would say a minimum of a half hour for something simple, and all afternoon to get a more complex situation working right. On the other hand, "a bag of hurt" is not an unfair characterization, although I'm sure it's not this way for everyone.
In any case, I spent enough time with that remote and it's glitchiness over the years to put me permanently off Harmony solutions.
I keep hoping for an iPad-based solution. Apple's "Remote" program has worked well in my experience, but that's just with my ATV. There are a couple other apps out there to theoretically replace multifunction remotes, but your TV and media boxes have to be on your ethernet or WiFi network, and my TV's not there yet.
C'mon, Apple! The world is waiting for a simple solution!