Digital Home Thoughts: C|NET Reviews the Xbox 360 Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote

"The idea behind the Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote for Xbox 360 (LHAURX360) is a bit contradictory. It's a device that's designed to operate almost every electronic product that can receive an infrared signal, yet it's built with one particular component in mind: Microsoft's Xbox 360. It's a slightly retooled version of Logitech's entry-level remote, the Harmony 520. The LHAURX360 retails for $130; that's 30 bucks more than its non-360-ified doppelgänger. For that extra scratch, you get different coloring and four Xbox 360-flavored buttons. The Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote for Xbox 360 is certainly one of the sleekest universal remotes around. It measures 8.25 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 0.75 inch at its deepest. It has a slim and straight design, which we prefer to the "skinny in the middle, fat on the ends" shape that most of the other Harmony remotes have adopted. The LHAURX360's white, silver, and green motif may match the 360 but will likely stand out on a coffee table or next to a black TV set, too."



Considering I've have my Harmony remote for over a year and haven't ever really got it set up properly, I don't find myself getting excited by this. The Harmony remotes are a step in the right direction, but still too complicated when it gets down to customization of the on-screen functions. The C|NET reviewer seems to think fairly highly of it though, giving the remote a 7.7 out of 10.