Remote over-load

November 26, 2007 | In Technology | No Comments

As a home theater/technology geek, I find myself with a little bit of remote control over-load these days. In a basket sitting next to me on my couch I have no less than five remotes controlling things ranging from my television to my TiVo and a few other components. Of course I need all the remotes because no cheap universal remote would do the job right.

That’s why I’m drolling over the Harmony remotes by Logitech. The nice thing about the Harmony line is they are customizable and have tasks. Want to watch a movie? The remote can turn your TV on, turn it to the correct input, turn on the receiver, turn on the DVD player and all the buttons work for what you want them to do without punching anything else in.

The problem is – they run around $100 or more. So at the moment, I’m going to continue drolling over the prospect of buying one in the new year when I have some more spending money. Until then, I continue to play the remote control shuffle.