Harmony 1 VS Harmony 900

Dan_atc · 11-05-2009, 01:49 PM

Hi

I have a dilemma...

I just bought a Harmony 1 remote... still in the box.
Moving in 2 weeks and I think that instead of setting up everything in the living room... I will "hide" everything in a different room (about 20 feet away).

The guy at the shop said that instead of paying an additionnal 200$ to change my Harmony 1 to Harmony 900, that I can buy a RF extender for about the same price and that the "quality" of the signal will be better!?

I would like your feedback on that... he gave me an exemple as to when I would press "giude" on my Illico and scroll up.. it would be a lot faster and instant with the RF extender than the Harmony 900 where it usually "stalls" and then go up 4-5 shots all at once

So... price is the same... seems to me that just having the remote would be better than hooking up all these RF stickers and wires on all my components...

Help!

Thanks

Dan

RES4CUE · 11-10-2009, 05:08 PM

If I am correct, the 900 has the same type of deal with the wires and IR repeaters stuck to the components. The difference being that the 900 is RF so the receiver in the closet picks up the signal and it transmits it to the IR blasters on your components and with the ONE remote and RF extender there is a little IR sensor that sits by your TV and runs the signal back to the receiver in the closet that sends IR ssignals to the repeaters on your equipment.

Bascially the set up on your equipment will be the same (the extender for the one may not stick to your equipment) just that the RF is not in the one and it is on the 900.

I would keep the ONE and go with the extender.

11-05-2009, 01:49 PM	#1
Dan_atc What is HD? Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Harmony 1 VS Harmony 900 Hi I have a dilemma... I just bought a Harmony 1 remote... still in the box. Moving in 2 weeks and I think that instead of setting up everything in the living room... I will "hide" everything in a different room (about 20 feet away). The guy at the shop said that instead of paying an additionnal 200$ to change my Harmony 1 to Harmony 900, that I can buy a RF extender for about the same price and that the "quality" of the signal will be better!? I would like your feedback on that... he gave me an exemple as to when I would press "giude" on my Illico and scroll up.. it would be a lot faster and instant with the RF extender than the Harmony 900 where it usually "stalls" and then go up 4-5 shots all at once So... price is the same... seems to me that just having the remote would be better than hooking up all these RF stickers and wires on all my components... Help! Thanks Dan Last edited by Dan_atc; 11-05-2009 at 01:54 PM.

11-10-2009, 05:08 PM	#2
RES4CUE Early adopter junky!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 206	If I am correct, the 900 has the same type of deal with the wires and IR repeaters stuck to the components. The difference being that the 900 is RF so the receiver in the closet picks up the signal and it transmits it to the IR blasters on your components and with the ONE remote and RF extender there is a little IR sensor that sits by your TV and runs the signal back to the receiver in the closet that sends IR ssignals to the repeaters on your equipment. Bascially the set up on your equipment will be the same (the extender for the one may not stick to your equipment) just that the RF is not in the one and it is on the 900. I would keep the ONE and go with the extender. __________________ Samsung PN50A650A Plasma Sony 7.1 reciever STR-DG1000 POLK speakers PS3 BLU RAY XBOX 360 W/ HD-DVD Samsung upconvert DVD Harmony "ONE" Fios HD service 360 TAG= TRUCKY512 PS3 TAG= RESCUE4