Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great remote, user-friendly, controls our receiver, Roku, projector and screen. Easy to program and add more items.

Great remote I can turn almost anything including my lights. You can also add custom wallpaper to your remote

Great all in one control. App is seamless on iOS and android. Having built in Bluetooth, wifi device control and z-wave has made controlling multiple brands a breeze.

I reccomend this remote if you have a audio receiver,ps4,Xbox one, Apple TV etc. so that you have one remote to control everything.

The harmony elite remote is a wonderful addition to my entertainment system

Needed assistance to set up different scenarios, but wonderful product once setup properly.

It take sometime to program but upon initial set he remote is awesome.

Had this expensive remote 1 year, remote has completely failed and will not sync with hub and now can't even be recognized by the computer when plugged in by usb. Save your money unless you only want to use it for a short time

I've read what seems to be every review on every major retailer of this Harmony Elite remote and hub system. This is not a universally loved piece of equipment, excuse the pun and for the price you certainly want to know that it will be the 5 star item most talk about, vs the 1-2 star item some have concluded. I've been using it for just over a week and I can say at least at this stage Its absolutely fantastic. Setup took a while (I set up 13 items not counting my various connected-home pieces that don't count toward the remote's 15 item limit) but they do a very solid job of walking you through anything and everything you could need. Only a couple times did I question if what I was doing was right and in all cases everything set up correct. I had to tweak a couple of the delays on items and finally ended up setting one of my devices to take IR signals from the remote vs the hub but all in all it was simple, if not quick. The touchscreen is quite good and I like the ability to switch between the standard "choice" selection screens and the swiping. I almost forget there is a whole system of well-placed useful physical keys. The app is not as bad as the reviews would have you believe and I would give it a 4.5 out of 5 for usefulness to help set everything up and a 3.5 to 4.0 out of 5 for usefulness as a remote (vs using the elite itself) The hub and extenders work amazingly well for the most part. I still am not sure how all the devices are getting a signal from it. The connections to items through bluetooth and wifi when applicable help tremendously and to connect to many items as a keyboard input device too really helps speed up searching, etc. Pros : TONS and tons. basically everything it says it can do it can do. I won't list them here because it just works. Cons: At this price and with cost of hardware being so cheap, I'm unsure why there is a 15-item limit. Quite a few items don't count toward this which helps, but quite a few do (I ended up only adding 2 of my 10 active Sonos units for example). People buying this pricey of an item have a lot of devices... lift the limit. Related to Sonos, and its not an honest complaint as I actually really like the native sonos app and have no desire to stop using it, the sonos control from Harmony is not its best feature. It works flawlessly when sonos is simply an audible connection to the home theater (soundbar, etc) letting you use the volume rocker for movies for example, but as a music multi-zone controller its not helpful. Neutral: Its the best physical multi-device remote out there at this price that can also handle lots of smart-home devices. That said, the bar is low and its not great yet. I added the related items to my HT (lights for example) and its helpful but not amazing. I un connected other items such as the nest for example as it didn't work well and didn't really add benefits even if it did.

I bought this remote to replace a Harmony 700 I had in my living room. I really liked the 700, but that's because I really liked because I like the Harmony system in general. The 700 controls 8 devices and the elite controls 15 devices. When I say 15, this only means entertainment devices, so your TV, set top box, game consoles, receivers, etc. I can't imagine you would have more than 15 but keep that in mind. It can also control home automation control devices such as nest thermostats and hue lights. As far as I can tell there is no limit to the connected house products, but I only have a handful of those. The heart of the Elite is really the included Hub. The Hub actually controls all of your devices, and supports IR devices, Bluetooth devices, and RF controlled devices, as well as connected devices over your home network. Because the Hub does all the work, you don't have to point the remote exactly correctly, the hub receives instructions from the included remote wirelessly(RF I believe), and then transmits the appropriate instructions the device requires, IR, Bluetooth, or over the network. The remote also has a touchscreen section you can configure, and a set of configurable physical buttons below. The software makes it easy to setup activities(macros on other remotes), configure your screen and physical buttons. The default configurations will work the way you would expect, but you can remap and adjust buttons to any device/function in your theater as you like. For example, in my Watch TV activity I have one of the buttons remapped to control ceiling fan speed which is handy during the summer. What I really like, but did not expect, is the Harmony Software remote that is available for Android and iOS. This lets you use your smart phone or tablet as a remote control in place of the included remote at any time. I originally expected to only use the software remote in quick situations when I was too busy to grab the remote from the charger. Its actually super handy; when I get an important phone call and my wife has the remote but I need to mute the home theater, the software remote does it. It's also easy to navigate, and has the buttons I use the most laid out intelligently. I'm surprised, but I use the software remote more than the physical remote now, and my wife and I can both have a remote without having to pass one around. I also don't have to teach my wife a handful of remotes, but that was true with the older Harmonys as well.

I've used Harmony remotes for years and overall, have been fairly satisfied with the products. I've primarily used the Harmony 1000 and 1100 touch screen remotes with the IR extender kit. This new Harmony Elite is a Quantum Leap ahead! My biggest complaint with the original remote was the difficulty in set up...seemed way too complicated and time consuming for such an advanced system. This new Elite took all of three minutes and worked flawlessly the first test! I've also downloaded the Harmony remote app to my iPhone and I Pad which allows me to control my system using all my devices. Ok, nothing's perfect I guess, but why did they reduce the number of IR mini blaster outputs on the hub to two!?! I have my components in three separated cabinets with doors plus the TV above which requires three mini blaster plus the hub, so I bought an additional mini blaster but without a splitter there's no way to hook it to a hub. No problem you say...well, heres the rub....the Harmony uses 2.5mm plugs and jacks instead of the standard 3.5mm and they're nearly impossible to find! Why wouldn't a company that has the technology to build a remote as advanced as the Elite at least think that part through?! Sorry guys, but you get a big raspberry for that one. Other than that, this new remote is a dream to use and I'm very pleased to recommend it.

This is my third Harmony. My first was a 650 and my second was an 890. The 890 stopped accepting a charge so I went for the Elite. It's a good remote. It does RF which is key for me since my equipment is in the basement below the room where I use the remote. The programming for the 890 was done via the web and now, for the Elite, it's all done on your phone/tablet which for me is an iPhone. The programming is simple but not as simple as the old website. I also find that programming is very fussy -- I sometimes have to tell it two or three times that I want something to work a certain way before it saves it. For example, I've told it three times I don't want the remote to power-off the PS4 yet it still powers it off when I press the "Off" button. Yet, for the Xbox, TiVo and AppleTV it has remembered the setting (after two tries for the TiVo and three tries for the ATV). It's also very slow. When I press "Watch TV" it powers everything on and sets everything correctly but I'm unable to press the volume up/down for over five seconds after I see the picture. Annoying, but it works. We don't really use the iOS app for controlling the TV but I can see how it might be handy on occasion but to me it's a bit cumbersome to unlock your phone, launch an app and wait for it to connect to the hub before being able to do anything. The touchscreen is constantly getting bumped and you end up changing channels or making a setting change accidentally. The 890's screen was less sensitive and more adept at being incorporated into a remote control product. I would recommend the Elite but only if you get a deal on it. At around $350 it's just too expensive for the quality. It's really about a $150 product. I got it for the $100 off with the trade-in of my 890 which made it more palatable, but I'd still argue $250 is too much.

Purchased about a month ago. Setup is done via the Android or iOS Smart app or via the Desktop PC (Windows or Mac) application which can optionally be installed. Note: 1) Logitech no longer uses the Web for setup due to Browser incompatibility issues they prefer not to have to program and test for and 2) The Windows or Mac application is needed to create more complex things such as "Sequences" which are basically a set of commands (or Macros) that can be assigned to a physical button on the remote or a touch screen item. Setup due to the vast equipment database is pretty painless - just know your equipment model number for all your devices. Setting up activities like "Watch TV" or "Watch a Blu-ray" is easy once the devices are known to the system. The remote is updated from configuration made in the Android or iOS apps (or the Mac or Windows application) simply by choosing the "Sync" option on the remote itself because the App and Desktop software saves changes to the hub and then the sync operation updates the remote from the hub. Also, a good number of configuration or customization changes can be made on the remote itself which will then sync to the hub and your MyHarmony account. I haven't yet used any "Smart" devices with the system - e.g. Smart lights (like Philips Hue, etc.) which uses compatible protocols. Once you install these devices, you likewise add the devices and then can create Activities that use them or add them to your existing activities to say, turn off the lights when you watch a movie! I'm looking forward to adding some smart devices soon! The one thing that I find annoying about the Harmony setup software is that programming is more limited than I'd like. For example, it should be easy to copy a Sequence of command (you give the entire sequence a name during setup) to be used in another activity. For example, my TV has a nice built in backlight to ease eye-strain when the whole room is dark to watch a movie but it takes like 25 TV menu steps to access it to turn it on or off. The TV doesn't have a discrete command (one code the remote can learn) to turn it on or off). I created a sequence with many steps for Lights On and another for Lights Off and assigned it to the "Watch a Blu-ray" activity and to physical buttons on the remote when that activity is selected. I'd also like that function to exist when I'm just Watching TV to use if I want. You'd think I could just copy the Sequence names to the other activity, right? Nope. There's no way to do it. I have to create all those steps again for the "Watch TV" activity! I checked the Logitech help forums and this feature was requested a couple of years ago. It's crazy not to offer such a basic copy operation. I understand Logitech want's to keep things simple for their target audience but not offering this is actually making things more complex! Finally, the remote itself is well layed out with nicely backlit physical buttons and lots that can be programmed as mentioned. The touchscreen is convenient with various functions for devices that can be reordered as desired. The quality of the display is just OK. For a device this expensive, the resolution should be higher and thus more pleasing to the eye. I don't think it would have needed to have a major hit on the battery to do this. It's not terrible by any means. It just doesn't look as slick as it should have for the top-tier remote. So, one star off for these things. Otherwise, highly recommended!

I currently own a Harmony One (which came out over 10 years ago) and a few months ago the down volume button went bad. (I re-programmed the channels buttons to control the volume as a work around since I never used the channel buttons.) Since the Harmony Elite was on sale, I decided to try it out. After trying the Harmony Elite, I noted the following differences between it and the Harmony One. To simplify the following list, I am going to refer to the Harmony One by HO and the Harmony Elite by HE. * The HO and HE both have touch screens. However, the HE has a dedicated page for handling gestures. For those that don't know, a gesture is a special movement of your finger across the touch screen. Most of you are familiar with gestures from your smart phone which supports gestures such as swipe, pinch, and tap. The HE supports many gestures too. Some gestures include swipe left, right, up, and down, double tap, and some others. You can program commands to these gestures. * The HO allows programming virtually any command on the touch screen. I could not find that functionality with the HE. However, they both allow programming virtually any command to any physical button. * The HO has many more physical buttons than the HE. Although the HE is smaller due to fewer buttons, it may be less convenient to use if those missing buttons are used a lot. + Both have Fast Forward and Rewind buttons. However, only the HO has Skip Back and Skip Forward. If you use a DVR (e.g., DirecTV, Hopper, etc), you may be quite familiar with these buttons. The Skip Back button allows you to quickly skip back several seconds so you can re-watch something you missed, or you can quickly go back if you fast forwarded too far. The HE is still capable of the Skip Back and Skip Forward commands but you will have to program these commands to one of the physical buttons that is not in use or program a gesture to add this functionality. I programmed the swipe left gesture to the Skip Back command. + The HO has a physical Help button which helps you get all the devices set up correctly if one or more should failed. The HE also has a Help button but it is hidden in the Settings menu. The settings menu is accessible by tapping the cog (aka gear) icon on the touch screen. After the settings menu opens, a help "button" will be displayed. This is less convenient than the HO. However, I usually only have trouble with the HO not properly turning on devices or setting inputs if I didn't have the remote pointed in the right direction. The HE mitigates this issue with its radio frequency (RF) capabilities. + The HO has physical number buttons. The HE allows a number pad to display on the touch screen. To get to the number pad on the HE, you have to swipe left or right to get to the touch screen page it is on. I find the physical number buttons much easier to use because I can easily identify which button my figure is on without looking. The physical #5 button also has a little bump to allow you to orient you hand in the right position. Being able to look at the TV while typing is a much better experience. * The HO does not have home automation specific buttons. The HE does. The HE has a dedicated section at the bottom of the remote for controlling devices such as smart outlets or smart light bulbs connected to your home router. * The HO requires programming as a separate step while the HE lets you make adjustments using the remote control itself (most useful once the devices have been programmed to the remote first). * The HO has no radio frequency (RF) capabilities. The HE gives you RF capabilities via use of the Smart Hub. Because the Smart converts the RF signal into a IR signal, you will be able to control all existing IR devices by RF. This means you will not have to point the remote directly at the IR device. Only the Smart Hub or one of the optionally connected IR blasters will need to be pointed at your IR device. * The HO has no integration with your smart phone. The HE allows you to program the remote using a phone app. (Available for both iOS and Android phones.) The HE also allows you to control your devices using your smart phone. This is especially useful if you have a bunch of home-automated devices since you will be able to control them from anywhere you have an internet connection. * The HO does not need a WiFi router to function. Using your smart phone will require a WiFi router. Okay, those are differences between the HO and the HE that I can think of. I hope this information is useful to someone.

I've been a long time user of the Logitech Harmony One remote but it lacked the ability to control my PS3 & PS4 game consoles. The Elite provided that capability. I traded in my Harmony One for the trade in credit at Best Buy + a $10 reward certificate netting me the remote for $240. Very easy to configure and was even able to import all the device settings from my Harmony One via my account online saving me a lot of time. I set up the hub via the Harmony Android app on an old phone (can also use as another remote) with ease adding new activities and devices.... PS3, PS4 (bluetooth) & Xbox One. The improvements on the ELITE included WiFi control of the remote thru the HUB (and IR extenders inside my entertainment unit) which eliminates the need to point the remote at your devices. It's so much more comfortable to use the remote not having to aim it. The remote case is of a fine sandpaper consistency easily gripped as my MAIN compliant with my old remote was it was as slippery as a bar of soap and I dropped it a lot. The display works like a smart phone and you can scroll and swipe to the various screens. If you have an old smart phone install the Logitech Harmony app and you can use it as an extra remote as it essentially duplicates the screen from the remote. Another improvement over the old H1 is the ability to select what your location is and then select your cable or sat. provider and it will supply the channel line up and you can then select channels as "faves" and the remote will then display them with the network LOGO (icon) for each of them on screen pages. What really surprised me was the ability for the remote to "remember" what activity you are currently using and change to a new activity without having to end that current activity or hit the OFF button to then start the new activity. Example: while watching Netflix on my Xbox ONE thru my DENON receiver (input 1) thru my TV (input 7) I wanted to then watch cable TV. I didn't turn OFF the current activity but selected the activities screen and selected "Watch Cable TV" and the remote turned my DENON & XBox ONE off while still leaving the TV ON and switching my TV's input to what my cable box was connected to and turn the cable box on. Really smart feature! My only complaints are the remotes clock won't sync and is 30 minutes fast even after enabling syncing via NETWORK time and I don't see a way to manually set it. And when turning the PS4 off it puts it in Rest Mode & not completely OFF. Also FYI, I haven't tried my NEST thermostat with this remote and can't speak to that feature as of yet. HAPPY I bought it!

I've owned various Harmony Remotes basically since they were introduced. Some have been simple, but affordable and effective. Others have been really very good, but with room for improvement. (Harmony 688) And still others could have approached perfection, but were foiled by glaring faults. (Harmony 900) Frankly, I was so disappointed in the the reliability of the Harmony 900 that I was hesitant to buy this one. I also thought this one would be too small and would rely too much on the touch screen. But, between a trade-in deal and a sale, I decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did. The setup for this new generation of remotes is light years simpler than in the past, which is a great thing for most consumers. Logitech also seems to have finally found the right balance between discrete buttons (which are a must for touch-only, no-look, use) and the touch screen (for all the less frequently used functions). The option to use your tablet or smart phone as a remote is also, surprisingly, handy. And, as it turns out, the size is actually quite good. Oh, and thankfully, the reliability has been basically perfect, once fully setup and updated. The only downside I have noted is (maybe) the battery life, but it will still last for most of a week without recharging. And, simply dropping it in the charger at the end of the day avoids any issues completely. (Plus, it helps the remote keep its firmware up-to-date.) All that said, I still feel that it is probably more expensive than it should be. But, thankfully, sales are pretty frequent and can increase it's affordability significantly.

OK! I have been putting off purchasing another universal remote for years, and just using 3-4 remotes to control my devices. The first one was a Harmony 890. Worked great but extremely difficult to set up. So, eventually I just gave up. I was at Best Buy recently making another purchase and made my was over to the TV section then ended up looking at their remotes there I asked the sales guy what's your best bang for the buck remote. He offered the Harmony Elite. Which just happened to be on sale. I decided to give it a try. Now the funny part. The remote sat in the box for another week before I decided to give it a try (scared maybe lol). To my surprise it was a lot simpler to set up. Just download an app and go from there. I ended up not using the blasters. I did have an issue getting my Sony TV to turn on when using activities, but gave customer service a call and after some back and forth we were able to get the TV to turn on in sequence with my cable box, and tuner. Then after a couple days the TV no longer would turn on with activities. I was all set to return the remote when I received an email survey. I wrote a nasty review and within a day received an email from customer service discussing my issues. Suddenly my TV is turning on without issues and continues to work without issues. I'm pretty easy going as long as things do what their suppose to. Next I have to learn how to program my Apple TV...Wish me luck..lol

I strongly believe that a good universal remote will change your life. We have had lots of different ones over the years. A great remote can cost almost $1000. A long time ago we spent dozens of hours customizing a Philips Pronto. Then we had several 880s. This Harmony Elite is replacing a Universal Remote that we have had for several years. We have our tv in the living room but all of your components are in the basement so we needed a remote with RF. I looked into getting a fancy new remote from a custom installer that would include some of our new home automation bits but I couldn't justify $500 for 1 remot and then hundreds more to have it programmed. There was a great promotion that gave us $100 off if I recycled one of our old 880s that was collecting dust. With that deal I had to give it a try. Setup I just plugged in the hub and stuck it between two comments in our rack. I didn't connect the extra IR blasters and it doesn't have any rs232 support I don't think. I was a little worried at first that it wouldn't hit everything but it worked great and hasn't had a problem with the items all the way at the bottom. I downloaded the app and started the setup. We found all the components or similar products with the same codes easily. After I set up the activities, I had to do some fiddling and googling to get it to work with our unique setup. It was much easier than setting up a tradition remote with macros. All the setup and testing was done in just the one sitting. Using the Harmony Elite After setting it up I put it to charge out of the way and left our regular remote out for use. I was at work and I didn't want to field angry calls about how a stupid remote that I buy doesn't work. To my surprise, when I got home they were using the new Harmony Elite! No questions asked and the only confusion was they didn't know to swipe at the screen to get to the next page of commands. I was amazed and happy! I did only give it 4 stars because it doesn't know the state of your devices so it can get confused. Sometime the tv doesn't turn on or it doesn't turn off and you have to fix it yourself. No big deal really when you think of how the elite gets 80% of the way at 30% the price!

Having struggled with the URC system and programming architecture for over a decade, I've been anxious to migrate to a new remote system. I had a bad experience with the Harmony in the beginning, so when my buddy told me I should check his new Harmony out, I was skeptical. But, with a minute of looking at his BASIC remote, I was impressed. And THEN, he showed me how well it worked. And THEN...he told me the price and I hit the floor!!!! SAY WHAT???? You mean...I could get the Harmony Elite, for $350, and perhaps save myself well over $1200 and the hassles of a "pro" install for the Savant or Control4??? I'M IN...what's the WORST that can happen, right, just take it back? WELL...was I in for a HUGE HUGE surprise!!!!! The Harmony Elite is now a POLISHED AND ROBUST programming system that has the absolute BEST USER EXPERIENCE ever. Very straight forward, guiding you every step of the way. Okay, okay, whatever...but DOES IT WORK? AND, is it "WIFE-PROOF"??!!! Without question YES, AND YES YES!!! The "Fix it and Help" algorithms are BRILLIANT!! I've actually TRIED to mess it up, and it hits the nail on the head well over 90% of the time!! THE KEY, and I MEAN THE ABSOLUTE KEY to success is to COMPLETELY DISABLE ALL HDMI CEC (OR equivalent) CONTROLS from your components!!!!! If you don't do this, I can GUARANTEE that you will have loads of troubles keeping everything in sync and controlled well. I spent a couple weeks refining my remote and it's awesome!! I added an END command that told my Yamaha AVR to switch BACK to the TV input, in order to make sure that the HDMI PASS-THROUGH always worked, in addition to allowing me to watch ONLY the SmartTV using my Sony's built-in speaker system. WIN-WIN! The best thing, is that the HUB knows how to communicate, via IP, WiFi, IR, and BLUETOOTH!!!!! INSANE...FOR $350!!!!! I have the following controlled flawlessly: Sony XBR 930C TV AppleTV ARRIS DVR Yamaha AVR Wii (early gen) Sony Pro DVD (10 years old) NEST thermostat

I have had several Harmony remotes in the past, 300, 650, 700, 880, 100, One, 900, Smart Control, Home Control, Ultimate Touch and can that if you can live without the hard number keys that are on the One and 900, it is an excellent choice. The button placement is much better than on the Ultimate Touch and the screen has better resolution. For the price at MSRP, the value comes from the home automation features where I have the remote paired to my Hue bridge and Smartthings V2 hub. I was able to get $100 credit on a trade in promotion of an old harmony remote which made this a no brainer for me. I can see the status of my open/close sensors and door locks, open the garage door, control my thermostat as well as my light switches that are connected to my Smartthings hub. I can also control all of my Hue lights. I can set the TV to turn off after no motion is detected after a set time, turn on when the garage door is opened etc. The possibilities are endless. If you have a compatible home automation and want to geek out, this is a must buy. I took off one star because of the lack of hard buttons for the numbers and the high MSRP.