Dead harmony
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I have a pair of MX900s and anMRF260 base station. I got them because wanted addressable RF control so I could put the STBs for two rooms in a single rack. I'm working on learning the iRule program to use an iPod and/or iPad as a networked universal remote.
Huey said:
Rob the same battery is used in the One and the SB controller, I actually have an extra one in a drawer somewhere.
Over the years I had 3 different URC remotes the 500, the 750 and the 850. Very good remotes but a bit more difficult to program and I stopped being able to get database updates. the ease of programming and up to date data bases is why I changed to Harmony. One thing I noticed about the URC's is they put out a much stronger signal than the Harmony's.
I still pull out the URC 850 on occasion but it won't operate my Roku.
I just can't see spending the money on a One right now. Really all I do with the remote is turn the system on&off and change volume. I don't do a lot of fancy stuff with it, and I'm perfectly happy with the functionality of the 600 series. So, I ordered a used 620 for $38 on eBay, seems to be identical to my 670 except black instead of silver.
This thread got very interesting. I've had my "One" for about a month now; recently I've had to recharge every 3-4 days, but I've been home for the last week and slightly under the weather, so I've been on TV/BD/CD/Comkrap a lot. Just recently I'm hearing a rattle in mine, if it's a piece of plastic no harm, but if it's a loose piece of solder I've got a potential shorting issue.
Several folks here have had great luck with Behringer equipment, while my scorecard with them is 0 for 4; interesting how we have different luck with different brands...
Several folks here have had great luck with Behringer equipment, while my scorecard with them is 0 for 4; interesting how we have different luck with different brands...
Botch that rattle you hear has always been there, you probably just never noticed it before. That rattle is the sensor in the Harmony that when tilted tells the Harmony to light up. All three of my 880's (before I gave em away to two members for my frustration at how they wouldn't charge) had that rattle issue. So I contacted Harmony about it and that's what they told me.
I know Harmony has improved the cradle design on the newer models but I got so pissed at Harmony on this major design flaw on the 880's when they refused to admit that the charging station was mis designed although online there were thousands of complaints and Harmony refused to do anything to rectify this but to keep sending me out replacement 880's (with more defective 800's - hence how I wound up with three of them) that finally they agreed to sell me at half cost the older style 659 remotes. So I bought two of those that have not given me one single problem.
But because of my many many problems, I refuse to buy any new Harmony that uses the recharble batteries. My whole logic of thinking is if a company builds something with a proven design flaw, then when they fix that design flaw, they should offer the new model as a free replacement or at least at greatly reduced price, But after arguing with Harmony who would constantly tell me they havent heard of any probelms with the charging cradle, then they redesign the charging cradle (which brought on even more charging problems) then came out with a whole new cradle all while telling the consumer that they havent heard of any issues, when thousands were complaining (even on Harmony's own website) was just a lesson in futility.
It's like Jeep and their stabilizer bar, it's a known fact that all Jeep wranglers at some point have what is called the "Death Wobble" where your jeep will violently shake at speeds of 40-45mph and all that is needed is a 100.00 aftermarket thicker bar isntalled. Does Jeep replace this defect with what would cost them about 10.00 per bar. No they continue to say there isnt an issue, even though they're are thousands of complaints. It isnt till somebody dies that they will look into it.
I know Harmony has improved the cradle design on the newer models but I got so pissed at Harmony on this major design flaw on the 880's when they refused to admit that the charging station was mis designed although online there were thousands of complaints and Harmony refused to do anything to rectify this but to keep sending me out replacement 880's (with more defective 800's - hence how I wound up with three of them) that finally they agreed to sell me at half cost the older style 659 remotes. So I bought two of those that have not given me one single problem.
But because of my many many problems, I refuse to buy any new Harmony that uses the recharble batteries. My whole logic of thinking is if a company builds something with a proven design flaw, then when they fix that design flaw, they should offer the new model as a free replacement or at least at greatly reduced price, But after arguing with Harmony who would constantly tell me they havent heard of any probelms with the charging cradle, then they redesign the charging cradle (which brought on even more charging problems) then came out with a whole new cradle all while telling the consumer that they havent heard of any issues, when thousands were complaining (even on Harmony's own website) was just a lesson in futility.
It's like Jeep and their stabilizer bar, it's a known fact that all Jeep wranglers at some point have what is called the "Death Wobble" where your jeep will violently shake at speeds of 40-45mph and all that is needed is a 100.00 aftermarket thicker bar isntalled. Does Jeep replace this defect with what would cost them about 10.00 per bar. No they continue to say there isnt an issue, even though they're are thousands of complaints. It isnt till somebody dies that they will look into it.