Hi...

I am just about ready to get a Harmony Remote (currently thinking about the 745, unless someone convinces me that I need the 768). But, before I buy I have some questions that maybe someone here can answer. I have a basic setup:

Sony TV
Sony Receiver
Toshiba DVD
Sony VCR
Pioneer LD
TiVo

So here are my questions:

My receiver has a feature that automatically turns on the TV when I turn on the receiver. Can I turn on the receiver and/or TV in one step?

I live by TiVo and there are several functions that I can not live with out. Are these easy with the Harmony?

1) Pressing TiVo-TiVo to go to now playing
2) Pressing TiVo-2 to show todo (or any TiVo+#)
3) Pressing enter swtiches back to the last channel
4) Fast forward to skip commercials and/or get to the end of a show.
5) Left arrow to go to the delete screen when a show has completed.

Thanks in advance. I did look at a lot of the other comments in the forum.

Just got the 745 a week ago ($149 at the Wiz) and am reasonably happy with it. I got it mainly for my wife to use in our Den (not on main home theater). My den setup is as follows:

Sony TV
Yamaha Receiver
Samsung DVD/VCR
ReplayTV
Sony Satelite
Tivo (SAT-T60 remotely located)
IR543 (Lighting Control remotely located)
Remote IR Sender

I had a bit of a problem getting things setup originally (as many people have), but I now have it working at about 90% and am very happy with the remote.

To answer your Tivo questions; it seems that many people use Tivo in different ways. You can reprogram any of the buttons on the Harmony to your own requirements. My setup for Tivo is as follows:

Play Mode:
Channel Up - Advance
Channel Down - Replay
Zap - Record
(This covers most of my normal requirements while watching)

Navigate Mode:
Channel Up - Guide
Channel Down - List
Volume Up - Page Up
Volume Down - Page Down
Zap - Tivo

I set up my ReplayTv essentially the same and the consistency, and simplicity, of the buttons made it easy to learn for others. I do not really need additional features beyond the above for normal viewing, but you can also add items to the menu for functions you use infrequently.

To answer you question regarding your receiver; you can set it up however you like, you can have the TV come on based on the receiver; or you can can have IR sent to turn them on independently, you choice.

Hi,
I have received a 745 as a gift and I'm willing to sell it because I also have a sony remote.
If interested, I will sell it for $125.00 it's brand new, still in the box

yes

I also have Tivo. The 768 does have Tivo like buttons which the 745 does not have. The 768 would be more Female Oriented, in other words easier for them to use the 768 rather then the 745 in my opinion.

i'm interested in the 768 -- can it handle the 30second hack my direct tv/ tivo unit remote has? instead of the skip to tick i have the 30 second jump.
thanks!

ed
direct tv/ tivo dual tuner receiver
RCA F38310 High Def TV, with built in HD Direct tv tuner
denon 2802 a/v receiver
sony 655p dvd player

The 30-second hack changes the response within the Tivo unit itself to the command from the remote. Once you've doen the hack, any remote with the skip command programmed should work, including the Harmony.

Mike
www.surfremotecontrol.com

thanks- another question

I have an rca tv (f38310) with built in HD direct tv receiver which also gets HD OTA
i also have
a direct tv/ tivo (dual tuner)receiver
sony 655p dvd
denon 2802 receiver
good ole vcr
klipsch 5.1 surround

right now my tv does all my video switching, while the
denon handles the audio- i don't use my tv audio at all.
so i watch from 3 different receivers at any given time, well 4 if i count the OTA, which is handled separetly on the RCA.

will this remote easily handle the above--?
do you name the activites yourself?
could it be set up to:
"watch tivo"
"watch HD"
"watch OTA"

or something similar, but still easy and wife-proof??
thanks!

could it be set up to:
"watch tivo"
"watch HD"
"watch OTA"

there are default names, but you can rename them.


Yes, for every activity you tell it what to use for audio/video and anything else it needs to know, so that it can be sure to turn on the right devices and change to the right input

great! anthony thanks so much-- this seems like the perfect remote!
can't wait to hear when people get them- where are most ordering theirs from?

glad to help.

I will order mine from Harmony, since they are offering an upgrade package (I have the original remote, but this looks cooler) but if I were to buy it new I would look at the advertisers on this site.

In no particular order

www.AVSmarts.com
www.surfremotecontrol.com
www.bluedo.com

i did it! just ordered the 768 from surfremotecontrol.com!
i hope it's everything it's supposed to be--especially at that price!

hey = another question guys-- i know this is an "activity based" remote- but can i still do minor commands for different devices? say for instance, change the speaker output on my a/v receiver from stereo to 5 speaker stereo?? (which is obviously a option on my a/v receiver!)

in any action you have access to all device used in that action, and you can always add/remove stuff from main menus and hard buttons