I left off talking about Logitech's amazingly effective device database. I still want to thank whoever added the Gamebridge to the DB. It's been great!!
The next cool thing about the Harmony One is that not only can you program all kinds of remotes into it, but you can also set up "activities" based on the devices you have programmed.
I have my remote control programmed for these devices: my Quasar TV/VCR, my Apex TV, a JVC TV, DVD player, ReplayTV, Xbox 360, GamebridgeTV, and my Lasko Digital Heater (that's right - a heater! It's good for more than just home entertainment products!).
What's cool about activities is that you can set one that'll turn on all the devices you need for that activity and set them up properly so that you can do them with the press of one button.
For example, I have a "Play Xbox 360" activity programmed into my remote. When I touch the screen to "Play Xbox 360" the remote will turn on my JVC TV, set it to Input 2 - Component, and also turn on my Xbox 360 for me. All with just one touch! Another cool thing about that is when you use the Xbox 360 "activity" instead of just browsing to the device in the menu and choosing to control it, it shows A, B, X, Y 360 buttons on the screen. Neat!
There's still some other stuff about the remote I want to write about, but that's all for now!
3 comments:
What do you do if you want to switch between activities? Like when you want to see tv and switch to dvd and then back to tv, will it turn on and off the components? when you watch tv, the tv is on and switching to watch dvd it will also turn tv on, causing it to actually turn off....
That's pretty cool and I like your blog
In response to the anonymous commenter:
If you want to switch between activities, all you have to do is hit the activity button and then choose the activity you want to switch to. The remote will know what's currently on and what needs to be turned on/off in order for you to switch to the next activity.
When I switch from watching a DVD to playing Xbox 360, the remote only turns off the DVD player, leaves the TV on, switches the inputs on the TV, then turns the Xbox 360 on.
If I switch from 360 to DVD, it turns the 360 off. Changes the channel on the TV, then turns the DVD player on.
It works really well and seems to know what needs to be on/off and what's already on/off.
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