The 525 is a reasonable piece of kit but the software lets it down somewhat. It doesn’t look bad and build quality is reasonable but its quirks mean that it takes time, patience and effort to make the most of it.
Oddly the ONLY device it worked on at all for me was the Vivanco scart switch box! Apart from that, a nightmare experience is how I can sum it all up - in particular Panasonic equipment does not work with it, and I have spent what feels like a lifetime of trying before giving up, as even "working" codes for devices have many errors, and I can only assume it is because Logitech are distributing codes of keypressses made by users which are wrongly input, and/or have the wrong model numbers attached.
If anyone is in doubt of the problems users face, have a look at Logitech's own support site for thousands of bemused users!
Very helpful and informative review, as always, but I think the low rating is a bit undeserved. I love this remote; the only trouble I had setting it up was (mirroring Ian N's comment) in respect of my Panasonic TV - however, once I turned the Viera link option off in the TV's settings, it worked like a dream.
Never had a universal remote before and this has changed my life (my OH was fed up of having to use three remotes to watch the news!).
I have a Humax 9300 PVR, Panasonic TV, Sony home theatre, Rotel CD, Xbox 360, and an iPod on a DMport, so all fairly mainstream stuff compared to the reviewer's - perhaps that's the difference?
Personally, for £50, I'd give it a good 9 out of 10.
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