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$70 Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote
This is one of the most popular universal remotes and alot of people say the Harmony 880 kicks major ass. I saw this on slickdeals and people on the current 10 page thread there are commenting they are receiving them brand new in the Logitech box, so you don't have to worry about it being a broken refurbished remote. Somebody suggested they might have had a charging issue so the stock was pulled, the problem fixed, and now they are reselling them as refurbished. The price of $70 cannot be beat, I checked eBay to see what they were selling for and they were around $80 for a used one.
There are two other Logitech remotes that are very popular, but the 880 is the best for the money, the Logitech Harmony 890 is a good amount of money more then the 880 and the only difference is it has a wireless receiver that it sends RF commands to, which then blast infared signals to the components, that way you can point your remote anywhere and do not have to point it directly at whatever you want to control, or if you have all your AV equipment behind something like cabinets and still want the IR signal to reach. The Logitech 890 is a good chunk of money more and you only get an IR extender, but you can buy the cheaper 880 and then buy a better IR extender for much cheaper. The newer Logitech Harmony One has a touch screen, but it is fairly expensive.
$70 for the 880 is a great deal
An IR extender for anybody that might want one - Terk Technologies LF-IRX Leapfrog Remote Control Extender
This is one of the most popular universal remotes and alot of people say the Harmony 880 kicks major ass. I saw this on slickdeals and people on the current 10 page thread there are commenting they are receiving them brand new in the Logitech box, so you don't have to worry about it being a broken refurbished remote. Somebody suggested they might have had a charging issue so the stock was pulled, the problem fixed, and now they are reselling them as refurbished. The price of $70 cannot be beat, I checked eBay to see what they were selling for and they were around $80 for a used one.
There are two other Logitech remotes that are very popular, but the 880 is the best for the money, the Logitech Harmony 890 is a good amount of money more then the 880 and the only difference is it has a wireless receiver that it sends RF commands to, which then blast infared signals to the components, that way you can point your remote anywhere and do not have to point it directly at whatever you want to control, or if you have all your AV equipment behind something like cabinets and still want the IR signal to reach. The Logitech 890 is a good chunk of money more and you only get an IR extender, but you can buy the cheaper 880 and then buy a better IR extender for much cheaper. The newer Logitech Harmony One has a touch screen, but it is fairly expensive.
$70 for the 880 is a great deal
An IR extender for anybody that might want one - Terk Technologies LF-IRX Leapfrog Remote Control Extender