Illuminating Blue Backlight

{mosgoogle}The glow pattern on the 880 was so much fun to look at myself, I decided to take a picture of it in action and show you as well. Don't you just love this glow? It's actually better than the other Harmony remotes. The only way I can describe it, is that it doesn't have an "All over the place" glow, but has more of a specific glow for each button.

Background Images

Another exciting feature of the 880. You can upload an image (160KB maximum) and have it displayed on your remote's background. In case you haven't noticed, the background image you see to your left is of my cat. Logitech only permits images of cats to be uploaded. Dogs are not allowed. Alright, not really.

Slide Show

When your remote is on it's recharging base, the Slide Show option allows up to 8 images to be sequenced in time intervals of your choosing (1-10 seconds). This is a way to show off your photography, without parading around your photoalbum and looking like an Attention Meister. While sitting on your table top or anywhere that might catch a curious eye, the Slide Show is one of the Logitech features which makes owning a remote enjoyable. Logitech says the images uploaded should be 128 (W) x 160 (H) pixels, and 24-bit color depth at most. If the images are smaller, just like the background image, your image will be re-sized to fit this proportion. So, my advice, is to make sure your image is this exact same size or your image will be re-sized, which will look a little blurry and distorted.

A helpful tip if you don't want a slide show to appear at all. Create a black image (128 x 160), and then upload it into the first two spaces. Then, when your remote is charging, you will see nothing but a black screen. In some cases this might be necessary because the remote puts out a rather bright display. It will certainly illuminate any place you put it.