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Are the Harmony remotes harder to set-up than the HTM remotes?
Can anyone comment on the differences. Just cannot seem to get a handle on printing a 63 page manual(pdf)for the mx-700 and then trying to figure it out. I'm not a complete computer idiot but it just seems that there must be something more intuitive. If you have used both brands, please comment.

Go here and take a test drive:

Harmony

It's pretty easy to setup. I'm happy w/ my 688.

It seems to come down to:

Harmony: Easier to setup and higher WAF

MX700: Most flexibility is getting everything setup the way you want.

HK,
I have both, and will make a somewhat embarrasing admission.
While I have had the MX here for several months, I have still not finished programming it. (Sorry Ray!)
It is still sitting upstairs next to my computer.
Not for any complication issues, (well, maybe some...)mostly just because of other things taking up my time.
It is about 1/3 done, and since my desk sits at the front of the loft overlooking the livingroom, I just use it up here to control most functions of my system.
The Harmony 688 is downstairs and is still the main unit I use for controlling the system.
It is a terrific remote, and does just about everything you could ask of it. It is VERY easy to set up. Very intuitive.
It just does not have the macro abilities that the MX has, and that is why I fell under Ray's spell and bought one.
But given all of that, when the MX arrived, my sweetheart took one look at it and declared "You are NOT taking away my Harmony!" She loves it, and she makes Zero demands on anything to do with the A/V gear, so I'm going to give her this one.
So whenever I do finally get around to finishing the programming of the MX, I guess we will have his & hers remotes in the livingroom for the system.

Guys: Thanx for the info.....I have had the mx 700 in a box for about 3 months and have down-loaded most of the files required for my system. With what I've read here and after talking to a couple of members asking advice, it just seemed there must be an easier remote. I'm not so concerned with multiple macros, just something with WAF. She gets very frustrated with the individual remotes, I get "I hate this damn thing, fix this please" or "how does this work again."
Anyway guess I'll give the Harmony a shot....is the 688 that much better than the entry model? I think its the 569.

Just to add another though:

I have had an older htm for almost ~8 years. It has taken more abuse from my woman dropping it on hard wood floors over there then you can imagine. It still works, and any other remote I have had she's killed it. It's also much better on batteries then any other remote I have had.

I am looking at getting an harmony 880 some day. But I wonder if it'll be as durable as the htm series. I would hate to spend that kind of money on something to only have it hit the floor ...and...well....you know.

I'm another person on the fence, soon to purchase either the Home Theatre Master series or a Harmony remote.
I've had issues with other Logitech devices though so the attachment of that name is a bit unnerving.

I have the MX 850 and MX 350. The manual is very daunting. But, after going through the set up tutorial, this thing really is amazingly easy to program with the computer interface. Nothing to it. If I can do it, anyone can. – just believe me with this statement.

Now as far as the macros go, they’re easy too. My only problem is that I don’t know exactly how I want to set everything up and am constantly changing my mind. I program the damn thing, then use it, then re-program it again.

I’ve found that although I can set this thing up to do everything that all my other remotes will do, a universal remote still sucks because you still have to push a button to turn it into the devise remote for the device you want to control. I think this problem will be present with any, and all universal remotes.

And it’s big. And ugly (according to my girlfriend). She took one look at it when I pulled it out of the box and said “Oh my God, what in the hell is that!” And not in an approving way either.

But, if you have time and patience, you can set these MX’s up to do anything.

I have had the MX-700 for a few years now. My wife is actually the one who won't let me get rid of it. It took me all of 10 minutes to program every piece I own and that included full macros.

Great remote!

That's odd. Recent Logitech products seem rock solid to me. I love my MX-700! (the mouse, of course )