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| Topic: | Harmony 520 - less than $100 and looks stunning This thread has 48 replies. Displaying posts 31 through 45. |
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| Post 31 made on Tuesday September 13, 2005 at 18:04 |
akirby Super Member |
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On 09/13/05 17:58 ET, alangenh said...
I like the looks of the 520 -- but I think that
any remote with a Guide button really should have
Page Up/Page Down buttons, which are some of the
most frequently used on my remote. (I appropriated
the A/B buttons on the 676.) I don't see obvious
candidates on the 520. I think it would be better
if the Glow button were divided in half and dedicated
as Page Up/Down.
So, I'm curious, which buttons would you appropriate
to use for Page Up/Page Down on this remote? With Tivo you don't need page up/page down. You just use the channel up and down buttons. Problem solved!
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| Post 32 made on Tuesday September 13, 2005 at 19:18 |
You could also asign those on the LCD keys.
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| Post 33 made on Tuesday September 13, 2005 at 23:29 |
alangenh Lurking Member |
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*experiments*
Well, channel up/down would be ideal, and that's cool for Tivo, but it doesn't work for Comcast. Blah.
You know, I'm shamed to no end for this, but I just changed the silver faceplate to the red one on my 676. And now I can't stop staring at teh shiny sleekness... Pretty... :>
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| Post 34 made on Thursday September 15, 2005 at 18:55 |
BodegaBay Founding Member |
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Looks like there will be a higher end 520. It will be private labled to Harmon Kardon but Logitech should have it available on their Harmony line as well. Note the color LCD and 8 side buttons -- I certainly makes me think of 880 DONE RIGHT! P. 14 [Link: manuals.harman.com]
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| Post 35 made on Thursday September 15, 2005 at 20:29 |
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logitech's site now shows "available at select walmart stores" - anyone found one in the Bay Area?
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| Post 36 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 08:37 |
HiDefLifestyle1 Long Time Member |
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The 520 will only be available through Walmart at first and then maybe other Mass Retailers like Target and Best Buy.
Logitech is planning on shipping these to land in stores sometime in November.
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Aaron S. www.HiDefLifestyle.comYour Digital Home Store |
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| Post 37 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 09:44 |
austerville Long Time Member |
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Apparently they were available at buy.com, but are now sold out :-( [Link: buy.com]
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| Post 38 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 11:31 |
RonL Long Time Member |
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Walmart stores in many areas now have the 520 in stock for $99, although in most cases it's not yet out on display (ask them to check inventory).
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| Post 39 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 12:01 |
austerville Long Time Member |
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Has anyone actually SEEN one of these in person? I'd be interested to know your opinion.
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| Post 40 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 12:18 |
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i have an 880 but i'm not 100% happy w/ the placement of the frequently used PVR (play, rewind) keys. This 520 looks great - but what would i lose by moving to it (besides the media key which i don't really care about?). anyone know? thx.
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| Post 41 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 14:18 |
akirby Super Member |
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Rechargeable battery, tilt sensor.
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| Post 42 made on Sunday October 2, 2005 at 20:21 |
Disaster Long Time Member |
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On 09/06/05 04:47 ET, kwarner said...
I think the lower price point may be because Logitech
is not Harmony....................................................
So the 520 may be the first play for the lower
end market. It might be for the lower price crowd but I doubt it will sell well at Walmart. The checkout lady gasped when she rang it up. Half their TV's cost less than the 520.
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| Post 43 made on Thursday October 6, 2005 at 22:10 |
mifrancis Lurking Member |
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Hey BodegaBay,
Thanks for your info. I have the 659 and love it, thought about the 520 but 4 buttons is not enough, I want to have A,B,C,DVR and PgUp and PgDn readily available. The eight buttons on the Harmon Kardon will work perfectly. I will wait for this to be available (it is obviously made by Logitech) and get it from either company.
MIF.
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| Post 44 made on Sunday October 9, 2005 at 16:14 |
joshcloud9 Lurking Member |
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I have one these and it does up to 12 activities, you can scroll thru them with the buttons bellow the activity screen. You simply put the 4 most commonly used onmes first and scroll for the others as needed.
A great buy!
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| Post 45 made on Tuesday November 29, 2005 at 16:00 |
Jazzerguy54 Lurking Member |
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Good idea. I just recieved mine (to replace a first generation 768) and spent hours trying to get it to work (with Logitech's dubious support). What a frustrating experience. Poor quality and poorer ergonomics.
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