Well, it looks like I'm alone. To support my argument, just search "Harmony" in this forum. It's a custom installer forum...you know, the guys that do installs that go into the hundred's of thousands. At least from their viewpoint (and mine) Harmony is the Bose of remotes. Simple to setup, but performance can't really compete.
That said, I do have a Harmony 520 for a secondary setup, and it does the job for what it is. I just think there are better alternatives out there.
I have a Harmony 880 and while I love the concept and the way it works I now use it for little other than turning my equipment on/off. I have had it for 4 years now and it has not aged well. The buttons require an extreme amount of force to work and the charger has always been a joke. In addition the design of the thing makes it really difficult to use it one handed.
Do you have tiny hands? I can use mine without issue in terms of both size and buttons. I also think the charging cradle is great...though I have read some peoples' 880 cradle don't work well.
Perhaps the Harmony One's cradle was improved.
Have a Universal Remote Control MX-700 programmable. Plugs into a PC and has a programming module that works very nicely. nice big LCD with configurable backlight. You can program complex macros, and I have a number of them.
I have a macro that turns on my projector, my DVD player (and the tray comes out), turns on my AV receiver and sets it correctly, all by long-pressing the DVD button.
I have a really cool macro I programmed labeled Later. If I'm tired or whatever I press it and my DVD player shuts off, projector turns off, AV receiver turns off. When I want, I press the macro labeled Resume and everything turns on. I then press Play and the movie resumes.
I have all my remote controlled devices programmed into this baby. It wasn't real cheap but it's fun and awesome, feels great in my hand. I considered the Harmony's but the deciding factor was the fact that with the lights off I couldn't tell which end was which, at least not easily, which is really stupid IMO.
i wish i had the harmony one.
Never had a Harmony but would like to pick up a second MX-700. I could download everything into it in a minute from my desktop.I also dislike the Harmony series. They have a nice feel to them but they are so limited it is unbelievable. You cannot program your own custom sequences/macros. I had the grayscale Pronto Neo and loved everything about it, except the feel in my hand. You could customize EVERYTHING. Yes, it could take awhile but when I was done everything worked just the way I wanted it. I have like 5 of the logitech ones and they do nothing but collect dust.
I also dislike the Harmony series. They have a nice feel to them but they are so limited it is unbelievable. You cannot program your own custom sequences/macros. I had the grayscale Pronto Neo and loved everything about it, except the feel in my hand. You could customize EVERYTHING. Yes, it could take awhile but when I was done everything worked just the way I wanted it. I have like 5 of the logitech ones and they do nothing but collect dust.