Logitech Harmony 520

[Mehen]

Just came in today!! Setup took very little time, and was very easy (all done on computer). Works flawlessly - finally got rid of the clutter of remotes

Pretty cheap too - after taxes and shipping came out to just under $100 CAD

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16643&vpn=966191-0215&manufacture=Logitech

(this was also my first purchase from ncix.com - great experience, very fast - i ordered it sunday night, got here this morning [tuesday])

[az]

What's the display used for?

[Mehen]

Basically it tells you what is active, or asks what you want to activate - for example, on my setup, I can hit the Activities button and it will ask me what I want to do: Watch TV, Watch a DVD, Watch a VHS, or Listen to a CD. I can then select one of these, and it will turn on or off the components that I need and then switch to the correct inputs/channel on the device. Or, I can hit the device button and select which component I want to control (equivalent of hitting the TV or VCR button on a regular remote). You can then use either the buttons on the remote to perform an action on that device, or, as there is a limited number of buttons on the remote, you can scroll through the pages of options on the display for that device (there are 4 buttons + the 2 for scrolling through pages associated with the display).
When the display is lit up it is very easy to read.

I was a bit concerned with how it would work with my digital cable box, because I thought they were fairly region-specific, but it works perfectly so far!

[schmosef]

I've got a Harmony 880. Love it.

It's amazing how many devices they know about on the harmony web site.