Performance and Conclusion
PerformanceThe controller works perfectly. I've had no need to trawl through FAQs or press the Help Guide on the remote, everything worked immediately. I can switch between my DVD and Sky Box instantly, switch on and choose tracks on my iPod docking station and start up the Xbox 360 immediately. It basically means I can now put 6 different controllers away in a drawer and only have to worry about losing one remote now. Battery life lasts about a week and you have to recharge, but it's little effort for what is a brilliant remote that switches between inputs perfectly.
Using the Harmony for Games Consoles
Here's where I'm slightly disappointed. The Harmony 700 isn't compatible with Wii because Nintendo's console uses Bluetooth connectivity rather than infrared.It's also not compatible with PS3, that is unless you buy the "Logitech Harmony Adapter for the PlayStation 3," which will knock you back £27. I set up the Xbox 360 on the controller in a matter of minutes and it works flawlessly, but it's a shame I can't set up all of these devices without any fuss. Logitech sent me the Harmony Adaptor so I could test it out and it does work extremely well allowing me to navigate the XMB Cross bar, stream media and watch Blu-Ray movies at the touch of a button, but having to get this extra piece of kit, which instead of being powered through the PS3's USB port takes up an extra plug socket behind my already dangerously overloaded extension lead behind my TV is a bit of a pain.
Conclusion
If you want to make controlling your digital life easier than the Harmony 700 is certainly going to do that for you, with a brilliantly simple to understand set-up process that worked like a dream on first attempt. Being the main gaming reviewer on HEXUS I'm disappointed that due to the lack of Bluetooth support I couldn't set-up all my consoles to work using the remote and had to have the extra piece of kit for PS3. Personally, I would quite like to have set-up more than just six devices as well, but in terms of performance and ease of set-up it's a superb product that I'd highly recommended.
