My Harmony One died.

Ricardo

And tried to get a replacement...but they don't make them anymore. Can't believe it.

It lasted 12 years, and it was dropped a thousand times. Best remote ever.

Looking at the 950 as replacement. Anyone has gone from the one to the 950? Yay or nay??

Thanks!!

Grimster74

Still have a ONE in my bedroom setup. Purchased the 950 with hub for my theater setup. The one thing I dislike about the 950 is not having the hard buttons for the numbers. They do show up on the touchscreen but just not the same as having the hard button. The onscreen display on the ONE seems to have a much better color palette as well compared to the 950. Overall, the 950 works the same but once you get use to the feel and functions of the ONE is hard to go to another remote in my opinion.

Ricardo

Thanks. I guess I'll have to give it a try, Found a one but they are asking over $300 for it. No way.

What the heck happened with Logitech......Harmony One and the Squeezebox are some of the best products you could get.

scubalab

Keep your eyes on the used market (Craigslist, FB, LetGo, etc.). I have two that I picked up used over the years. Got the second one because the screen on the first has a minor defect. Using both at the time and keeping fingers crossed that they last! I'm with you on the new touchscreen remotes lacking the hard buttons. The Harmony One is the best remote I've ever used.

Ricardo

I hardly ever use the numbers. So that shouldn't be a problem for me. Hope this one lasts another 12 years.

afterburnt

You are lucky, mine crapped out just after the warranty. The most important button wore out rendering the whole thing useless.

msg

All those that Al mentioned, and what about Ebay?

Ricardo

Thanks for the input. Ordered the 950. I figure I'd rather go with a new one that will have a better chance to last and has some warranty.

txcoastal1

My condolences...RIP Harmony

Mikey081057

You can replace that battery

CottageChz

I have the 950 and it's great... only complaint is battery life is not so good, which was the same on the older Harmony model it replaced. It can only lay around on the coffee table for about 3-4 days before it's dead.

Got the 950 refurbed on ebay and still going strong after a couple years.

Ricardo

Mikey081057 wrote: »

You can replace that battery

I know, and did that a few years ago. But this time it's not the battery. Screen goes crazy randomly and it doesn't respond. Probably all it could stand was 999 drops....

Mikey081057

I have a 950 and an ultimate one... note that the 950 is only IR and has no hub...

Ricardo

Mikey081057 wrote: »

I have a 950 and an ultimate one... note that the 950 is only IR and has no hub...

Yes, I don't have anything that requires RF.

DaveHo

CottageChz wrote: »

I have the 950 and it's great... only complaint is battery life is not so good, which was the same on the older Harmony model it replaced. It can only lay around on the coffee table for about 3-4 days before it's dead.

Got the 950 refurbed on ebay and still going strong after a couple years.

That's terrible battery life. My One+, which gets used daily, will go weeks without needing a charge. Are all the newer Harmony's like that?

mdaudioguy

Mikey081057 wrote: »

I have a 950 and an ultimate one... note that the 950 is only IR and has no hub...

I have both of them, too. They both can work with a hub.

mdaudioguy

Ricardo wrote: »

Thanks for the input. Ordered the 950. I figure I'd rather go with a new one that will have a better chance to last and has some warranty.

It's a good remote. I, too, have the same, albeit minor, complaint others expressed about battery life. Just remember to place it back in the charger at the end of the day and you'll be fine. Forget for a day or two, and you'll be SOL until it gets enough of a charge to function. I use mine with a hub, and that at least gives you the ability to use the smartphone app as a backup.
You did better than me with the Harmony One... Mine died several years ago!

CottageChz

DaveHo wrote: »

That's terrible battery life. My One+, which gets used daily, will go weeks without needing a charge. Are all the newer Harmony's like that?

I had an ultimate before my 950/elite and the battery life was equally poor, unfortunately.

Mikey081057

Is the Elite just the 950 with a smartphone app and a hub?

Ricardo

Just a quick update. I really like the 950. I just hope it lasts as much as the One. Yes, the battery's initial charge only lasted 4 days, but that's not really an issue.

Some things are different but nothing you can't get used to in a couple of days.

So overall, very happy with my new remote.

Ricardo

Well my 950 lasted just a couple of years. It still works, but I got a new TV and when I tried to program it MyHarmony does not recognize the remote. Looks like this one also does not like to be dropped......

Anyway, I can live with having the TV remote to just turn it on and off and use the harmony for everything else, but was looking around for logitech/harmony replacements and it's crazy how much people are asking for them.

Are there any alternatives for activity based remotes that control everything like the logitechs?

Thanks!!!

msg

Watching this thread, because I've been curious, as well.

Why does it seem that Logitech discontinues the products that people love so much? Surely they've got to be getting this feedback from people?

This is just as bad as Old Spice discontinuing the Matterhorn A/P deodorant.
Or Hanes t-shirts being a crapshoot on collar fit
Or the original Converse All-Stars going out of business.
Or Downy Calming Mist fabric softener.

Ahem. some chick took over my keyboard on that last one.

F1nut

Gillette changing the aroma of their Foamy shave cream to something one might smell in a French whorehouse.

treitz3

I too feel compelled to chime in on this one.

First off, sorry for your loss, Ricardo. These were truly great remotes.

I'll be following this thread as it progresses because I honestly thought someone would take over the Harmony model. But, alas.....crickets.

I have one Harmony remote I have yet to program. I fear that it will not do what I ask of it because I have newer gear that they knew nothing about when I got the remote. I acquired it around the same time you bought yours.

It is for sale at a cost of $1K.....(just kidding)

It would be interesting how this thread develops. With technology as it is today, one would think a simple "remote" that encompasses all would be easy as finding that ever elusive black paint.

But I digress...

Tom

daddyjt

Similarly, I am surprised no one has moved into the void created by Oppo’s departure from the disc player arena…

pitdogg2

daddyjt wrote: »

Similarly, I am surprised no one has moved into the void created by Oppo’s departure from the disc player arena…

Streaming!

Ricardo

So what does everybody else do? Just as an example, if I want to watch TV the harmony:

Turns on TV
Turns on receiver. Selectes the TV input.
Turns on Integrated amp (Use for the fronts). Selects HT bypass
Turns on satellite box.
Then it controls volume on the receiver, channels on the satellite box.

If I want to go from TV to XBox, it turns off/on and selects inputs accordingly.

And I can select individual components to do whatever to each.

How do people replace all these remotes if not with a harmony???? There must be something out there....

pitdogg2

My dish remote controls my Sony TV, pioneer SC27 receiver and oppo 205.

Ricardo

Good News.....looks like I will be enjoying my 950 for a few more years. It turns out you can't use just any cable to connect with the PC. It HAS to be the micro USB that came with the remote. Go figure.....

I had it in a drawer and tried it....voila.

Life is good.

ChrisD06

msg wrote: »

Watching this thread, because I've been curious, as well.

Why does it seem that Logitech discontinues the products that people love so much? Surely they've got to be getting this feedback from people?

This is just as bad as Old Spice discontinuing the Matterhorn A/P deodorant.
Or Hanes t-shirts being a crapshoot on collar fit
Or the original Converse All-Stars going out of business.
Or Downy Calming Mist fabric softener.

Ahem. some chick took over my keyboard on that last one.

Because the market diminishes. Most people are using chromecasts or FireTV sticks, the only thing they really need to control are their TV and stream stick, MAYBE receiver, with most of these people just using volume, and power controls.

Unfortunately we just simply are moving away from TV setups which have all of this equipment. As much as it's awesome, it's also expensive, and people are lazy and don't want to, say, change Blu-Rays. They'd rather pay $20/month for netflix and watch it on their bedroom TV.

pitdogg2

Ricardo wrote: »

Good News.....looks like I will be enjoying my 950 for a few more years. It turns out you can't use just any cable to connect with the PC. It HAS to be the micro USB that came with the remote. Go figure.....

I had it in a drawer and tried it....voila.

Life is good.

Definitely do not toss it or lose it, I made that mistake cleaning out all my old "phone" cables and tossed out the one I needed to recharge a big battery I used in travel. I hadn't traveled in a length of time and boy was I scrambling to find another to use. I now tie it with an old shoestring to the battery to avoid that mistake in the future.
Glad to hear you got it going