I just wanted to list them out in one thread so newbies (like myself) can at least know what models are available and what they look like. Average street prices are online only.



Feel free to correct me and add to the thread. I'll try and update this post with newer posts and corrections.

I've borrowed images liberally from other posts & sites (credit goes to them) and I hope folks don't mind.

Newbies... ALL the Harmony remotes are pretty much fully customizable by using Logitech-Harmony's website to setup your remote. You will also be able to program almost all the keys, barring a few ones like Picture, Sound, Device, Next, More Activities & Glow. 15-20 minutes will get you up and running!

Website: www.HarmonyRemote.com

Support: FAQ

Phone: (866)291-1505

SST-659: Some say, with the best hard keys ever. Pre-Logitech product. This is the one that started it all with individual Activities buttons at the top of the remote! ($75)

Notable: Its location of Transport keys way at the bottom. No Previous/Next keys. Also supposed to have triple IR emitters instead of the usual two (thanks Martin) giving it good range.

Harmony 628: Similar to the 659. Moves the Transport keys up near the cursor pad. ($50)

Harmony 676  & 680 - These introduced the circular cursor pad replacing the four way arrows on the 659. Both the 676 & 680 are essentially the same with different key layouts. ($90 to $120)

676: is geared towards the living room crowd, has three user changeable face-plates and colorful activity hard-buttons on top and transport keys in a more visible area. They also have hard "A" & "B" keys that many cable-boxes/DVR's remote controls have. Softer, rubber keys are different from the 659/680.

680: is geared towards the Microsoft Media Center PC's, has a nice green Media button and related keys in the row above the circular cursor pad. Hard keys similar but, claimed by many to be, inferior to the 659.

Harmony 688: This one changed the layout drastically from the 659. ($120)

Notable: It has 4 colored Activity hard-buttons compared to 3 on the 659, 676 & 680. Most of the keys are bunched together, many people claim, making it difficult to operate it by touch only.

Harmony 880 - Logitech's first remote with a color screen, rechargeable batteries and a charging cradle. Tilt control lights up the remote when picked up. ($180)

Notable: It removes the individual Activity hard-buttons found on the previous remotes and relegates them to the colorful LCD screen. That screen is not a touch-screen. It has 8 screen-buttons (4 on each side) compared to the 6 on previous models. You can move forward & backward on the screen, whereas the previous models only had a Next button. Users claim some niggling issues concerning battery life, cradle and one less IR emitter compared to the 659.

Harmony 890: Adds RF capability. ($300)

Harmony 880 Pro & 890 Pro: Available from custom installers. It only adds the Picture & Sound buttons. Some people say, so the custom installer can make a couple of extra bucks. :-D

For comparison, five together -- the 880, 688, 680, 676 659.

Harmony 520 & 550: Another redesign. More traditional looking, and a tad longer than an average remote. ($100)

Notable: No individual Activities hard-buttons. Just a single Activities hard-button working with the text based LCD screen. With 4 screen-buttons, the newer screen is better than the one used in previous models (659 thru 680).

The 550 comes in a darker color, replaces the Mute & Previous buttons with Page Up/Down. Adds & Moves the Mute/Previous buttons below the Volume & Channel buttons. Also adds the Picture, Sound, A, B buttons in an extra row below the keypad. Keys are softer (like the 676) and a tad shallower compared to the 520.

Harmony XBOX 360: Similar to the 550, but in XBOX 360 white casing and green lcd-color. Colored A, B, X, Y keys like a XBOX controller instead of the Page Up/Down keys. ($90)

Harman/Kardon TC-30: Similar to the 520, but with 880's color screen and 8 screen-buttons. Comes with re-chargeable batteries and cradle. ($200)

Monster MCC AV-100: This one is just plain weird! Transformers anyone? :-D Comes with re-chargeable batteries and cradle.($200)

Harmony 720: Similar to the 550 but adds the 880's color screen. Tilt control lights up (time is user defineable) the remote when picked up. ($180)

Notable: Squarish cursor pad. Retro look. 6 screen-buttons like the 6xx series but, doesn't have the Picture, Sound, A, B keys from the bottom row of the 550. No Glow button.

Harmony 785: For our British friends. Has an extra row of buttons for Teletext and such.

Notable: Seems models ending in xx5 are for the British line-up. So far 655, 675, 525, 555, 785, 885, 895.

Harmony 1000: Harmony's first touchscreen with zWave. ($450).

Notable: 3.5" touch-screen, sleek metal finish, Activities, RF extender support and zWave (a wireless home automation standard that can be used to control lights, door locks, window shades, and appliances.) Harmony heaven! MX-3000 killer?