Logitech Harmony remote
Ranked 2 of 3 universal remotes by recommenders
People recommend it for controlling home theater gear from one remote and for continuing to work after TV swaps. The most common caveat is that Logitech has discontinued the line, so replacements are uncertain.
People recommend it for controlling home theater gear from one remote and for continuing to work after TV swaps. The most common caveat is that Logitech has discontinued the line, so replacements are uncertain.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Users keep it until it fails
“I also love the Harmony remote in my living room. It's imperfect, but it's plenty good enough.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Fix HDMI-CEC weirdness with a Raspberry Pi and a $7 cable” “I will use Harmony for my home setup until it no longer functions.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Fix HDMI-CEC weirdness with a Raspberry Pi and a $7 cable” “still using a Logitech harmony personally”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” - Comment from 22 Mar 2026 in “Molly Guard”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Line discontinued, replacement unclear
“It really irks me that the Harmony line is dead and I don't know what I will do should the remote, one day, stop to function.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Fix HDMI-CEC weirdness with a Raspberry Pi and a $7 cable” “when Harmony finally dies, I'm not sure how I'm going to replace it”
Comment from 8 Jan 2026 in “Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them”
Other universal remotes people recommend
The two most recommended other universal remotes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech Harmony | 14 | 3 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Logitech Harmony remoteThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 3 | — | — |
| TV-B-Gone | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The only stuff that screwed me over was the logitech harmony smart remote.”
“use a Logitech Harmony instead”
“When Logitech announced they were stopping making them, I bought 3 new Logitech Harmony remotes.”
“still using a Logitech harmony personally”
“when Harmony finally dies, I'm not sure how I'm going to replace it”
“It really irks me that the Harmony line is dead and I don't know what I will do should the remote, one day, stop to function.”
“I also love the Harmony remote in my living room. It's imperfect, but it's plenty good enough.”
“Having just swapped to a new TV on my Harmony setup I was concerned if it was still going to work. Lucky me, it did.”
“I will use Harmony for my home setup until it no longer functions.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.