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whooleytoo

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Can anyone recommend a good touchscreen universal remote? (for use with a home theatre setup - TV / AV receiver / AppleTV / cable box / game consoles / Zigbee home automation etc.)

My current remote is a Neeo, but they were bought out some time back and are phasing out support for the existing customers (boooooo!). It's a pity because it's a great-looking Apple-like remote that had a lot of potential. Works great too with the TV and home lighting.

But with bugs not being fixed and no support for new devices, I'll need a replacement sooner or later.
 
Can anyone recommend a good touchscreen universal remote? (for use with a home theatre setup - TV / AV receiver / AppleTV / cable box / game consoles / Zigbee home automation etc.)

There are a lot of people who have posted use Harmony remotes. There are a lot of models, with various screen options. I have a Harmony One (discontinued) and a Harmony Elite. The Elite positives: can be programmed from an IOS app, does not require line-of-site since it uses a hub, small and compact. Negatives: screen number keys only, balance point puts your thumb right over the touch screen. I have hit the screen inadvertently 100's of times causing a change of activity, a remote update when it was not requested, etc. Extremely annoying. Apple TV touchscreen scrolling isn't supported.
 
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