Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Harmony One

I picked up a Harmony one as a door crasher on Boxing day, it should be here next week. I am wondering if it would be of benefit to move up to the 900 to get the RF capability, is there any difference other than the RF between the 2? From what I can find out there isn't. I would like to have the RF capability but do not really need it as my av equipment is in the same room, but you never know what I may do once I get into the new house. Also the charging cradle is a great idea.

I have also noticed the URC MX-50 at Tigerdirect.ca, it is cheaper than the Harmony One and has RF.

Any thoughts?

Isn't there an RF module that you can get as an accessory for the One?

I think the URC's give better flexibility, but the ease os use with the Logitech system works out better in my house. Never liked the looks of the URC's either.

After reading the reviews of the Logitech remotes on newegg.com, I would definitely go with the Logitech Harmony 1100. They have it for $350, (normally $500). Bad reviews for the 900. Slow speed and short range.

The Harmony One does not do RF at all, my mistake for buying it, I thought it did and I the URC does not have that very handy recharge cradle, decisions, decisions.....

Send it to me...

Sure as soon as I am done with it, invoice to follow in the mail

I love my Harmony one... If you don't want it, I'd take a second for the living room for the right price. :-)

It's not that I don't want it, just wondering if the RF features of the other 2 are worth fretting over. I think the RF would make it much easier to ensure all things happen with this type of remote as it doesn't have to stay pointed at the av rack and with the kids and wife, they tend get a little impatient and stop pointing the remote before it has done its thing and then the system is not set up right.

What do you have that needs an RF remote? Getting an RF remote doesn't magically work with equipment that only has IR capabilities.

Pretty much all of my gear in my theater is isolated from the rest of the house, and it is all IR, so no need to pay for RF for me.

RF remotes are working through IR blasters so, yes, they magically work with IR equipment. RF is to avoid avoid to point the remote when long macros are executing and also to have equipments in various places (left, right, center, behind).
I am not sure I understand the "isolated from the rest of the house" part with regards to IR.