The Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote for the Xbox 360 is a true universal remote. The only thing that makes it stand apart is its Xbox 360 only features. Xbox 360 owners will love the sleek design of this remote. Its 8.5 inches long by 2 inches wide by 0.75 inches (and that’s at its deepest).

Now of course since the Xbox 360 is white, silver and green, the Logitech Harmony Xbox 360 remote is also white, silver and green. This is cool because it matches the gaming console perfectly, but the remote will stand out like a sore thumb amongst your other home theater components. Some people may not care, but then again, some people may care a lot.

The remote’s layout is actually packed from end to end. It has the complete numeric keypad, the full playback transport controls, four-way directional pad, and it also has four specific buttons for the Xbox 360. The remote’s buttons unfortunately are made out of soft rubbery material, so I have to knock points off for that. But the style of the remote is very appealing to say the least. Now as for the Xbox 360 only buttons that I’d mentioned above, they are at the center of the remote and are color-coded to correspond to the X,Y,A and B buttons found on the Xbox 360 controller. These buttons can be programmed via the update software of the remote just like all the other keys. But regular Xbox 360 gamers may find the buttons less intuitive, because the buttons aren’t aligned properly on the remote as they should be. So using the buttons may be more of a hassle than a pleasure.

The Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote comes already preloaded with complete enabled 360 functions. To add more devices to the remote’s memory, you have to use the web-based software just like the other Logitech Harmony remotes. You’re able to store up to 12 devices, and this remote also is enabled with the great activity buttons feature. The activity buttons allow for one touch control of multiple components. Once you try this, you’ll understand why this feature is so great.

Without a doubt, The Logitech Harmony Advanced Universal Remote will be a great addition to any Xbox 360 setup. It’s not a perfect remote, but it has top-notch features along with a price that makes this remote hard to pass up.