The only reason the Harmony setup system doesn’t sink the whole product line is that you rarely have to use it. Initial setup, and then only when you make a change to your system. The whole point of buying hundreds of dollars worth of glowing universal remote, though is to have complete control in one hand. If what you want extends beyond the most basic activities and commands (like being able to control the lights, no matter what activity you’re in), be ready for hours of frustration. Every time you tweak something, you have to go through 10 wizard steps, just to find out, it wasn’t the right tweak.

Oh yeah, and it is web-based. Even with the downloadable SW you have to be connected to their application server. I can take care of my own data, thank you Maybe the wizard wouldn’t be such a pain in the ass if each step didn’t also include transfer and loading times.

A simple, local, textual “advanced” programming mode would take the Harmony product line from good to great.