Yeah this is the part I don’t understand. Does the remote not have onboard storage?
Comment on Logitech is dropping support for its oldest Harmony remotes
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks agoA TV, and by extension it’s remote, are the kinds of tech you want to last as long as possible. I have a 42" Sharp Aquos TV (one of three TVs in my house) from 2007. Except for a tiny patch of dead pixels from my 3 y.o. son throwing a toy at it, the 1080p display is as clear and bright as the day it was built. It has 2x HDMI inputs, component (for my PS2), RCA inputs, and something else I’m forgetting. Works fantastic.
There is absolutely no reason why a universal remote should require a connection to a remote server to function. Program the codes, make some macros, and you’re done. No server needed.
dan@upvote.au 2 weeks ago
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Uh… these remotes connect to Logitech servers so they can get infrared codes and button configurations for new devices from Logitech’s (constantly updated) device database - and also so that people who have taken the time to manually ‘learn’ and label a new device’s remote functionality can upload it to the central service for others to use. I can’t add a TV released last year to my 10 year old Harmony remote without such a service.
So yes, there’s absolutely a reason for them to need to connect to a server. They also do not need ‘24/7 network access’, instead they connect once in a blue moon if and when you wish to modify your remote’s config… via USB.