for Logitech - Harmony 650 8-Device Universal Remote - Silver

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Yes it is. It's a little dim. The 700 seems brighter.

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Yes. When you pick up the remote, it lights up. When you set it down, it dims itself after several seconds. You can even adjust the amount of time it stays lit as part of the configuration software. If I remember correctly, it's under the "settings" section of the software.

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100%, every button is backlit, as well as the LCD screen. When you pick the remote up or push a button, the backlight comes on. When you set it down or don't push a button for a few seconds (entirely customizable, from 1 second to minutes) the backlight automatically shuts off to conserve battery life.

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The screen lights up when you move the remote and the buttons seem to be that glow-in-the-dark stuff.

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Yes it is

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Yes it is backlit.

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Yes it is backlit

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yes it is backlit. just pick it up and move it and it lights up. great feature

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9 years, 2 months ago

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The Harmony 650 8-Device Universal Remote is backlit.

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will this work in place of a roku remote?

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This will work with any Roku device that has infrared remote capability. I have a Roku 2 XS that can use either Roku's Bluetooth remote or a Roku infrared remote. The Harmony 650 works with my 2 XS perfectly. The Harmony 650 will not work with the Roku Stick because it uses an RF (radio frequency) remote. If you look up Roku on Wikipedia, you can see a chart that lists what type of remote capability your particular Roku has.

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9 years, 3 months ago

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Yes, it works fine for both Roku and Sony boxes.

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Best place to check compatibility is the official Logitech site: http://support.myharmony.com/en/compatibility

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It may be possible depending on your Roku model.

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Yes, I control my Roku with this remote.

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Are there buttons for everything common?

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I was looking at it carefullly in the local B.B. and I couldn't see buttons for thing like: Return (back), Recall (previous channel) CC or the vrious 8 devices. The Sony 8-Device unit has these at less than half the price. What gives?

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Yes. It has all the features like a regular remote control like the Comcast remote control but you have to get used to it because the buttons are all over the place. Gator76 the recall button is the arrow right under the channel up and down button.

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6 years, 8 months ago

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"Return" is the little arrow making a U-turn. Most of the commands that you mention are on the screen and you can access them with the buttons on each side of the screen. Also, the four color buttons can be programmed to perform any function.

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8 years, 9 months ago

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There are buttons for the commands you mention, and if there is not a button for something you want, you can program any button with commands from the remote for the specific device you are using. The software allows you to do that.

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Depending on the remote whose comands you are emulating, you may not have a need for both a recall and a return. However, that particular button is there. It's the return arrow. And if you need a button for a particular activity, you can add a custom button to appear on the screen above.

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Yes, it does. The reason you didn't see the buttons for Return (back), Recall (previous channel), etc. is because they're symbols. To go back to the previous channel you were watching there's a horizontal arrow that hooks around. In order to see the devices you have to program them into the remote first. Read my review dated 5/1/15. The Geek Squad guy programmed mine for me when they came and hooked-up my new Sony TV. He explained how everything worked and what I could and couldn't do with it and the only thing I can't do is operate my PS3 with the fast forward, reverse buttons, etc. He explained to me that I would have to use the controller, but as far as turning it on and off, i.e., the PS3, I can do that. The remote is seriously the TRUTH!!! As far as the cost is concerned I didn't spend over $60.00 for it, which I think was great. They do have a more expensive one though that may be a bit more sophisticated. I can operate this universal remote exactly like I operated each remote I had for the individual devices I had. It's great and you won't go wrong if you purchase it. Believe me it's worth it especially if you have to use 3 different remotes like I did before I brought this one.

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The Sony doesn't have macros. For example; if you have a tv, cable box, Blu-ray and a sound bar. You can program the watch tv button to turn all the devices on, set the tv to hdmi1, the volume control will control the sound bar and the channel button will control the cable box. Same idea for watch movie.

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This remote is awful. The worst harmony I have ever purchased. The buttons get caught under the case and stick, it will not control my items correctly either. I purchased the harmony home which costs $118 on sale but it works beautifully, which I thought this model,would have done

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The buttons are actually all there, but you might not know it until you experiment a bit. For example, we have cable, and the Xfinity button is actually the "Menu" button on the remote. Also, the button with the counterclockwise arrow acts as the "Return" function. In addition, you can go into the Devices function (on the screen), and many of the items you may want to change are there. For example, on the cable device, the Xfinity button is there. And on our Visio TV device, every input is listed there, if we want to change inputs manually.

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Doe it operate Apple tv

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Yes. They say on the controller configuration app to make sure you're running the latest version of the OS on the Apple TV. I am and it controls my Apple TV great. It's nice having one control for everything.

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Yes it does.

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It sure does. I use it with mine and I can't even tell you where the original remote is.

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no

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Yes, you can program it for Apple TV

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My PC is running WIN10.

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Has the software for this remote been upgraded to allow me to use it once it has been purchased?

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8 years, 5 months ago

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My laptop is running Win10 and i have had no issues programming this remote

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I used 10 to set up my remote.

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Yes I am running windows 10 pro 64 bit without any problems. It does seem not to like certain USB3 ports but works on any USB2.

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software runs fine on my windows 7 machine

I have 3 of these remotes and would not have it any other way

they are awesome and easy to program

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Yes it will work with Windows 10.

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Didn't know there was an issue. Worked fine with Windows 7,8,8.1 and 10

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Does it know what devices are already on?

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Does this remote remember what devices are already on? For example, if I am watching TV and I decide to play my Xbox One (and hit the Xbox or Gaming Programmed Activity) does it realize the TV is already on and just change the input or will it run the command to turn the TV on, which turns the TV off?

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In my experience, if you are using the activity based commands, it does remember. I think this means you need to use the help button to fix an issue with an activity (i.e the receiver comes on, but the TV doesnt) rather than digging into the device menu and manually fixing the issue. This should not be a problem because the "help" button really, really works. I was not expecting that functionality at all, and to me it's the best feature of the remote.

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We've gone from watching a BluRay to watching TV and it didn't turn off the TV.

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When programming, go to DEVICES. Choose your TV. Choose "Change Device Settings." Choose "Power settings."
Choose "I want to keep this device on when switching ..."
IMPORTANT: SELECT "I press two different buttons for on and for off" even if it is not true.
Click on Finish
It worked for our Panasonic smart TV. Maybe it will for yours.

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Yes, it remembers. :)

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Yes - it remembers what is on. I can switch from "watch TV" to "watch movie" and the TV and my receiver stay on. In this case, my DVD player will turn on.

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It remembers what the device settings are for the current activity.

Example: Current activity is watch tv. Your TV is on, the cable box is on, the av receiver is on.

When you select the "play xbox" activity, it will (if programmed appropriately) change the tv input to the right input, turn off the cable box, switch inputs on the av reciever and turn on the xbox.

When you select off, it will then turn the tv off, the reciever off and the xbox...but it will know that the cable box is already off and not toggle the power

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That is the challenge. It does seem to remember that the TV is on. However, and this may be user error, when I switch off of watch TV to movies, games, or radio, it turns off the cable box. This is fine, but if I'm recording anything it gets cut off. If anything is scheduled to record and I've switched off of Watch TV to something else, turning off the DVR will keep those things from being recorded.

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Just push the button for other device and the one running will not change.

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Yes it does! It is amazing! So easy to use! Love it

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Yes, it already knows that the TV is on. So at that point, all it will do is switch the input.

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Would this remote work for a PS3

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It doesn't work with my PS3. I had to buy a separate remote for my PS3.

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No.
support.myharmony.com/en/compatibility

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Yes, but you have to purchase the adapter for this thru Logitech.

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We have a PS4, and this remote works perfectly with it.

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Best place to check compatibility is the official Logitech site: http://support.myharmony.com/en/compatibility

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no.. you need the ps3 logitech adapter or a Nyko dongle that connects to the usb port..

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Earlier Version

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We have this remote which we bought around 5 years ago. It is glitchy and does not work well to say the least. Looking on all the websites, it seems that this remote is one of the best universals out there. Has anyone had an earlier version of this model and noticed improvements with this one? Could we have just gotten a lemon? I am hesitant to buy the same model since we have had so much trouble with our current one. Thanks!

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The remote itself is likely no different but, the software has definitely been updated and improved. I had an earlier version (likely 5 or so years ago as well) and, programming / using it was a pain. They've come a long way since then. Much more user friendly programming them.

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With this remote, and previous versions batteries make a huge difference.

The other thing is the way you start your activities.

You have to have the remote pointed straight at your devices before you even press the Watch TV button, and then keep the remote pointed for around 5 seconds. This was often a source of frustration until I taught everyone to do that.

If you want a better remote, without having to do that process you should check out the Harmony Smart Control. It comes with a little hockey puck thing that you leave close to your devices. And a little IR Blaster on a cable for devices that it doesn't reach.

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IT'S A GOOD MODEL. II HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM A FIRST GOT MINE BUT I JUST WENT BACK TO THE COMPUTER A MAKE SURE YOU ARE ENTERING IN THE CORRECT MODEL AND SERIAL #S.. THAN MAKE SURE YOU ARE CHOICING THE CORRECT ITEM YOU WANT TO USE.

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No. Mine is a pain also. It causes all the problems I have viewing my TV. Don't dare drop it either or start from the beginning

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I have had two of these over many years. First a 659 then the 650 the older one had less features. The new one works fantastic and they both used the same software. Over the years I only had one problem and it was Samsungs DLP TV at fault one function looped and the more or less items plugged into the TV changed how many times you needed to press the button to get correct input. There was no easy fix just a lot of manual programming and I must say the remote worked great. If you have trouble get a teenager to set it up there is no better remote made !

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If it has worked for 5 years then you got good use out of it. Things get old and break. Buy another one.

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Definitely return it. I have two of these and they work flawlessly. For the price I can't imagine why anyone would pay more to do the same things.
Could possibly be the setup if you didn't fully complete each method.
The website to setup can be a bit slow to load but once it loads it works pretty quickly through the steps.

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I have installed quite a few 650's over the past few years and have had no issues. I would give it 4.5 stars. Not having the (discontinued) 700's recharging ability is the only reason for removing 1/2 a star. The 650 is by far the best bang for the buck.
As a side note: I think I remember have to reprogram a few 750's every once in a while, but that has been about 6-8 years ago.

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Samsung smart 4K TV, Marantz AV7702 Pre/Processor, Oppo BDP-103D BlueRay/DVD/CD, Cisco (Cox) 9865HDC

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The above components are the backbone of a 9.2 + Atmos system. I want to control the four components indicated with the Harmony 650. Is there a way to determine, in advance of purchase, if the 650 can do this?

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Check their website they have very all the details there. I have a new JS8500 samsung and it works. there were a few buttons that weren't included and I emailed Logitech support and they added it to my profile the same day.

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8 years, 2 months ago

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I would recommend that you step up to the harmony elite or a URC remote system. The 650 will work but from the equipment you listed the elite will be a much better fit.

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