All in one remotes, who's making the best ones?
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I"m on the hunt for a good all in one remote. It's not an overly complicated system, LG 70 inch TV, new Denon receiver, Playstation 5 for games and DVD/Bluerays.
On my previous set up at my last house I had a Logic Harmony 1100 which looked pretty cool and would set everything up, so if you pressed DVD, it would put the TV on to the right input, give you controls for the DVD player, control the amp volume etc.
Eventually the battery went in it I think, and they're not made anymore, so wondering whether anyone has any experience or suggestions for anything similar?
On my previous set up at my last house I had a Logic Harmony 1100 which looked pretty cool and would set everything up, so if you pressed DVD, it would put the TV on to the right input, give you controls for the DVD player, control the amp volume etc.
Eventually the battery went in it I think, and they're not made anymore, so wondering whether anyone has any experience or suggestions for anything similar?
I've tried all of the different universal remotes over the years, from £10 supermarket basic ones up to several hundred pound designer ones.
At the moment we're using a fairly basic one 4 all, picked up at Tesco for around £30 or so, and it's perfectly fine, and can handle various scripts to power on tv, receiver, sky etc with one press of a button.
At the moment we're using a fairly basic one 4 all, picked up at Tesco for around £30 or so, and it's perfectly fine, and can handle various scripts to power on tv, receiver, sky etc with one press of a button.
Griffith4ever said:
Grab a used Harmony Elite with base station and pray they keep the back end running.
So far so good, on our 3rd remote now (dead batteries or trodden on!) - Ebay always delivers
The only thing putting me off that is that mine had a weird anomaly in that perhaps every tenth time you touched the volume control, it would inexplicably instantly crank the volume up to maximum! It was REALLY annoying and got that I gave up using it in the end and went back to the various individual remotes. So far so good, on our 3rd remote now (dead batteries or trodden on!) - Ebay always delivers
But perhaps it was just a fault with that unit, if you've had three of them without issue. It is a good looking unit.
SeanyD said:
I've tried all of the different universal remotes over the years, from £10 supermarket basic ones up to several hundred pound designer ones.
At the moment we're using a fairly basic one 4 all, picked up at Tesco for around £30 or so, and it's perfectly fine, and can handle various scripts to power on tv, receiver, sky etc with one press of a button.
I probably want something a bit cooler looking than that. Solid suggestion though, thanks. At the moment we're using a fairly basic one 4 all, picked up at Tesco for around £30 or so, and it's perfectly fine, and can handle various scripts to power on tv, receiver, sky etc with one press of a button.
I've been using universal remotes for years, starting with a Pronto, then various Logitech/Harmony models including the 1100 and Elite.
I'm now using a Sofabaton X2, which is the best one so far.
Easier to set up than the Elite, and feels much more premium to hold.
It's not perfect, but the niggles are all fixable in software, and are getting resolved by the manufacturer.
The minor "problems" are mostly the lack of screen customisation, rather than functionality. I've had it for 6 months, and it has worked flawlessly.
Battery life is really good - around 2 months before it needs charging.
I'm now using a Sofabaton X2, which is the best one so far.
Easier to set up than the Elite, and feels much more premium to hold.
It's not perfect, but the niggles are all fixable in software, and are getting resolved by the manufacturer.
The minor "problems" are mostly the lack of screen customisation, rather than functionality. I've had it for 6 months, and it has worked flawlessly.
Battery life is really good - around 2 months before it needs charging.
I don't think, there is anymore. Once logitech stopped and I used all the decent 2nd hand ones I looked around but no2adays you need Bluetooth ones plus IR.
Everyone i looked at seemed to have issues so I gave up and got rid of everything except the TV and soundbar. Connect via eARC, then have a Torbox sub and use stremio on the TV.
Everyone i looked at seemed to have issues so I gave up and got rid of everything except the TV and soundbar. Connect via eARC, then have a Torbox sub and use stremio on the TV.
Edited by TheDrownedApe on Tuesday 18th August 08:06
I’ve had the long slim Logitech Ones for years, and replaced batteries on them several times.
They both finally stated having issues with the screen, so,replaced them with the new version with the hub.
Obviously discontinued now, but you can still find the, on eBay, I actually got a brand new one boxed from CEX with the hub for less than £100.
The best feature is with the hub you can use rhe app,on your phone which mirrors all your remote settings..
We all,have it on our phones now, and as a result the actual remote itself is hardly ever used.
They both finally stated having issues with the screen, so,replaced them with the new version with the hub.
Obviously discontinued now, but you can still find the, on eBay, I actually got a brand new one boxed from CEX with the hub for less than £100.
The best feature is with the hub you can use rhe app,on your phone which mirrors all your remote settings..
We all,have it on our phones now, and as a result the actual remote itself is hardly ever used.
clockworks said:
Harmony Elite is still a good option - as long as they keep the servers running so you can add new devices.
Yeah unfortunately Logitech do have form for killing off remotes with a lot of life left in them. I had to chuck a whole load of Harmony stuff away a few years back for this reason.ARC mostly works okay but I do miss the macros the Harmony stuff had.
Can anyone recommend something that works with a combination of IR, RF, and bluetooth remotes?
My TV is IR.
My streaming box is bluetooth.
My amp is RF.
My Hue Sync box is RF.
It's frustrating.
And I can't get CEC to work correctly (I think largely because of the Sync box, but I need that as an input switcher - not just the blinkenlights).
My TV is IR.
My streaming box is bluetooth.
My amp is RF.
My Hue Sync box is RF.
It's frustrating.
And I can't get CEC to work correctly (I think largely because of the Sync box, but I need that as an input switcher - not just the blinkenlights).
Edited by dxg on Thursday 27th August 11:32
dxg said:
Can anyone recommend something that works with a combination of IR, RF, and bluetooth remotes?
Sofabaton X2 does 433mhz RF - as long as the device doesn't use rolling codes or encryptionIt does Bluetooth, as long as the device has a "pairing" option that allows you to add another remote.
IR support is the best I have used:
Direct from the remote
Direct or via supplied extenders from the hub
Via a standalone "blaster" that's an optional extra.
It also has direct ip support for some wifi devices, and via Home Assistant using MQTT for pretty much any smart device.
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