One of the things that excites us the most here at Hooked Up Installs is the evolving technology behind home systems – be it a home theater, a custom lighting control system, an outdoor speaker setup, or a home automation system. We love how today’s best technologies come together to protect – and enhance – the value of your Chicago home.
You’ll therefore understand why we recommend to clients the use of custom universal remote programming. And one product we’ve truly fallen in love with is the Logitech Harmony 900, part of the company’s line of universal remote controls. Well, by looks alone, you can see it’s a pretty sexy home theater gadget. And it feels right at home in your hand, too.
Of course, looks alone won’t a convenient home theater accessory make. Indeed you’ll find that the products we use have features that serve as a central part of the system design process. Fortunately, the Logitech Harmony 900 combines its stylish, ergonomic looks with plenty of substance. You won’t need one remote for each component in your system. As a universal remote, it can control up to 15 of your home entertainment devices. It also comes equipped with robust RF (radio frequency) technology and a simple-to-install IR blaster, which means that you can control your devices, peripherals, and home theater components even when they’re hidden, even through cabinet doors, even from a distance of as much as 100 feet.
Like several other Logitech remotes, the Harmony 900 is user-oriented instead of command-based. This means that you no longer have to go through cheat sheets or a long, complicated list of instructions just to operate your home theater or play your favorite music in your new system. With the Logitech Harmony 900, you gain access to easy, one-touch activity controls – “Watch TV”, “Watch a DVD”, “Listen to music” – on a full-color touch-screen device, with backlit buttons on a numeric keypad (lighting the way to help you get around in the dark). This awesome remote is also compatible with over 225,000 devices, and supports more than 5,000 brands. (Now that’s universal.) Yes, the Logitech Harmony 900 is designed to work with whatever you have today, and whatever you’ll be adding to your home theater or entertainment system in the future.
Universal remote programming is set up online. You get started by connecting the Logitech Harmony 900 to your computer – it’s compatible with Windows and Mac – and going through a simple, guided online setup. This easy programmability is complemented by always-ready customer tech support plus an extended battery life, which can last for a week then recharged in its base station. No more mounting costs or wasted time on batteries that have to be replaced regularly!
If you’re thinking of adding a universal remote control to your home theater system, just know that we’re not the only ones who have given the nod of approval to the Logitech Harmony 900. The remote was recognized as an honoree in the Home Theater Accessories category at the CES Innovations 2010. Yes, that was a couple of years ago, but right now there are still very few products in the market more suitable than the Harmony as your universal remote.
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My blaster is near the floor with the receiver and PVR above on higher shelves in the cabinet
. One mini blaster is near the receiver, one is up one shelf next to the PVR. Is this optimal for location