Harmony 720 refurb - 79.99$ CDN

[Johk]

Nice deal for the Harmony 720 with rechargeable battery: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...4&sku=L23-7326

[thecroshow]

that's a nice deal. i have a 720 and love it, would highly recommend it

[homerj]

I too have the 720 and love it.

[mtl007]

I am terrified of rechargeable failing after a few months of use from my experiences with the cordless phones.

Do people leave the remote in the charger when not in use or do they only put them there when the battery is running low? Anybody has these over two years and batteries still working fine?

[Johk]

Originally Posted by mtl007

I am terrified of rechargeable failing after a few months of use from my experiences with the cordless phones.

Do people leave the remote in the charger when not in use or do they only put them there when the battery is running low? Anybody has these over two years and batteries still working fine?

On my part, I charge it only when the batteries are low.

I can't really speak for the battery life since I've had a Harmony 1000 for only a month but I can understand your fear of having a rechargeable battery fail after a short time, specially since they tend to be expensive to replace... But let's face it, right now these types of batteries are in portable phones, cameras, ipods, etc. As for a universal remote, most remotes don't eat up batteries really fast, so the frequency of charge cycles should be pretty low and the possibility that your battery doesn't last should be pretty low also.

I have no experience with the 720 but I have the 520 (now retired...), 550 and 1000. For that price the 720 seems to be a good value. If you're concerned about the rechargeable battery get a 550 you will be able to do the same things as with the 720 (except that you won't have a color screen) but using AAA batteries of your choice.