Logitech Harmony 880
September 13th, 2005 | by Rebecca Day
Full Review
Design and Features The first thing you notice about the Harmony 880 is not the appealing 64K color screen (that's the second thing) but the large charging dock that comes with it—the one that connects to an AC outlet. Since color touchscreens use a lot of power compared with monochrome displays that can last months on a single set of AAA cells, you need an outlet nearby to re-energize the device. Logitech rates the battery life of this lithium-ion rechargeable at one week. I knocked out one of three bars in an afternoon. Harmony remote controls borrow from an impressive database of codes stored at Harmonyremote.com. Like other remotes in the Harmony lineup, the 880 operates up to 15 devices and 255 commands. Its Help button troubleshoots common problems, and prompts you through fixes when necessary. The remote has a backlight to illuminate buttons in a dimly lit room. Customizable buttons are available for each activity. For codes not known by the huge Harmony library, you can teach codes to the Harmony from the original by holding the two head to head. The device is compatible with Windows 98SE and later PCs and Mac OS X 10.2 and later. Fifty-three buttons are included on the 8.1 x 2.3 x 1.3-inch device, with eight on-screen activity buttons for macros, or sequential commands. One smart extra is an aspect ratio button that appears on each video activity to let you quickly switch between 4:3 and 16:9 according to program material--without navigating menus. 
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