Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Harmony Remotes Revisited, Again...

I know that the Universal remotes subject has been covered many a time but I'll kindly ask once more. My dad is looking to get a Universal remote and we (I've) decided to get a Harmony because they have them at BB and since my brother works there, the remotes come to about half off after the employee discount. So of the 676, 680, and 880, what are the "meaningful" differences between the three? Simplicity is of the utmost importance as it will be for my mother and father. I will be programming the remote, but ease of setup would be nice as well.

My father's components are as follows:

Denon 884 AVR
Denon 5 disc CD/DVD player
Hitachi RPTV
Scientific Atlanta cable box

So other than the drop-dead sexy looks of the 880, what else justifies its price over the other remotes?

The 676 and 680 are essentially the same unit with a different key layout. I think (and I could be very wrong, yet again...) that the 880 has similar internal hardware, but includes a color screen (with 8 buttons instead of the 4 on the others!), even more same shaped buttons pressed together reminiscent of Ford factory radios in the early 90s, and a charging base station.

Now that's a run on sentence.

So what you are saying is, is that any of the remotes will work the same for what my parents need it to do? With the recharging station on the 880 how long does that Lithion-ion battery last between charges? How much difference does the color screen make?

Just a few more questions.

Just get the 880 if you can get discounted. I have it and am more than happy. Color screen is cool and I also have put the logos for 16 favorite channels to watch tv. Battery lasted 11 days after the first charge for me.

i agree if you can get the 880 for about $125 with discount then go for it.

I just got the 680 and it is working fine. A couple of minor tweaks were needed, but I was able to call support and get someone on the phone in 5 minutes or less. Everything looks to be working fine now. I looked at the 880, but didn't see enough benefit to it to justify the extra cost. I was considering the 676 as well, but found a deal where the 680 was about $40 less, so that made the choice easy.

Thanks for the replies fellas. While the $125 is a great price for the 880 I'm still trying to figure out the "usable" advantages of it over the others. It will only be for four components and a $50 difference is still a $50 difference. Ah hell, I'll just tell my pop to spring for the 880.

$125? Where?

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While the $125 is a great price for the 880 I'm still trying to figure out the "usable" advantages of it over the others

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Are you kiding me?!!! For $125?!!! Just get it ASAP, I am telling you, it is worth it! I got mine for full msrp price on $250 plus VA tax, and am very happy with it. Buying an older version is a sin with that price!

Yes. Where?

I'll buy 2 or 3 more at that price and give them as presents.