PDP Gaming IR Receiver To Use With Logitech Harmony Remote Control Devices: Black - PS5/PS4

This was the only solution I had for turning on my PS4 with my voice using Harmony Hub and Alexa. The interface for the PS4 changes frequently based on what apps you use most, so it's hard to setup activities on the PS4 to do something simple like "Launch Netflix" without additional 3rd party solutions beyond this and the hub and the Echo dot. Setup is super simple, it's plug and play. 1 power connection, and that's it. It connects over bluetooth to the PS4, and receives IR signals from whatever, pretends to be a full fledged controller, not just a Blu-Ray/Media remote. Which means you can do any button the PS4 can understand from the Harmony app. I set up an activity to dim my Hues lights and set the TV to the correct input and turn on the PS4 all at once. When I come home from work I generally walk in to the room and say "Alexa, start PS4" and the magic happens.

Works great so I can add it to my Harmony Elite remote's activities to power it on and off with the rest of the home theater gear. While this doesn't officially support power controls with a direct command you can still do it in this way. Edit the Start Sequence for the Activity to have command for the PS button on the PDP Device (Will wake from rest) Edit the End Sequence to have the following: Direction Up, Direction Right (Put this in 10 times), Enter, Enter. As long as you always go to the home screen before hitting power off on your harmony remote, this will go up to the top menu items and all the way over to power (as that is the max number of times it could take to go all the way right, it will save your last place you were at in the top menu however, the menu does not wrap so we enter the max to always make sure we land on power) It will then Enter Power menu and Put the PS4 to rest. Hopefully this helps some looking to automate your entertainment system more.

Logitech support rocks - thank you Anthony! For those with older Logitech devices using the Logitech Harmony Remote Desktop software v7.7: - Add a new device of type "Game Console" with "PDP" as the Manufacturer and "IR Receiver for PS4". - Recreate your activity, and choose the newly added device as the means to play your PS4. If you have an existing device in your list for the PS4 (other than the IR receiver) - go ahead and remove it, will not be useful. - Device settings on the Harmony 520 are 7 screens total. Directional arrows, main PS4 controller buttons all appear to work on initial testing. Notably missing - there isn't a "Power on the PS4" nor a "Power off the PS4". The PS button substitutes with the Power On functionality, but power off gets a bit more complicated. Will update this review a bit more later with further test results / new findings. - Default buttons in the activity on the remote are: Circle, Triangle, Square, Return on page 1, Top Menu, Aspect on page 2 So this leaves a bit to be desired for default settings, hence docking 1 star. However, customizing beyond the defaults is straightforward enough given the amount of options on the device itself. Thank you Logitech and PDP for making this happen!

It's worked extremely well for me, no button lag or anything like that. Other than powering off the PS4, every command I need is available. Couple tips: 1. If you were hesitant because there was no OPTIONS button, it recently showed up in the Harmony menus. Huzzah! 2. Not only is there a PS HOME button, but if you hold it down on the Harmony remote, it behaves just like on the controller. 3. For the power on to work properly, go to "Activities >> Customize This Activity" and add a "PS" command at the end of the sequence. (see pic) 4. In a few places it will assign generic DVD player-type commands ("Rewind", "Skip Forward", "Exit", etc). They generally work fine, but I'd recommend changing them to the true controller commands ("L2", "R1", "Circle", etc). I find that it's just a little bit more responsive. 5. Definitely change your remote's OK button. Instead of the assigned "Enter" command, change it to "Cross". For me, that stopped the occasional "mis-click".

I bought this so I could finally retire my PS3 from my entertainment center. I kept it around for about a year after buying a PS4 because we used to use it for streaming services including Vue and for Blu-Ray playing. Everything I read said that nothing but a Dualshock 4 can turn the PS4 on/off. I am pleased to report that this is only half true! I can turn my PS4 Pro on with my Harmony 900 remote, just can't turn it off, at least not automatically. I can by using the crossbar menus or the quick menu, then using the power button on the remote to power down the rest of the system How this works:. You will change your device in your PS4 activity from the PS4 itself to a "PDP IR Receiver for PS4" (game console). This way your remote interacts with the device itself to deliver signals via Bluetooth to the PS 4 once paired. It took a lot of programing of both the soft and hard buttons to make it functional, but it works well in the end. I took away one star because of this. I mean the default settings for the directionals did stupid things like change channels on my TV. However, a PS button is an option and thus how I can turn on the PS4. This does not work however if I last put it in rest mode by using a Dualshock 4. I cannot turn it off however because the Harmony 900 does not allow me to program a long enough sequence to make a macro to do it. Other harmonys may have better luck. Finally, I also took away a star since this is a seeming Sony licenced product and they should just include simple on/off functionality in thier console so this is not such an issue. Also just including a simple it port on the console like Xbox still does would be nice. Overall this functions as advertised and can pretty confidently turn on the system at least. It just shouldn't be nessesarily.

Lo compre para poder prender el PS4 con el control remoto Logitech Harmony, ya que el control no lo puede prender por el solo. Funciona de maravilla, ahora puedo prender el PS4 directamente del control o de la aplicación. Es importante que el dispositivo lo usen únicamente para encender el PS4 y todas las demás funciones las utilicen con la configuración normal de su actividad.

Works flawlessly with my Harmony One remote for controlling my PS4. I previously used the Harmony Adapter for PS3 to control my PS3 for many years, but once I upgraded to a PS4, unfortunately the Adapter would not pair with the PS4. I didn't want to upgrade to the more expensive Harmony Hub and/or replace my venerable Harmony One remote just to control the PS4 so I was very pleased to find the PDP IR Receiver. Although the Harmony One remote is not listed on the box as a 'compatible' Logitech Harmony remote, I can confirm it works perfectly. BTW, the Harmony One is fully supported by the My Harmony software. The PDP IR Receiver can turn the PS4 on (via the PS button command), but it can't turn it off unless you setup a programmed button sequence. For $39.99 I think is it's well worth it for something I use everyday.

It works when PS4 is on, but still trying to figure out how to turn on/ off my PS4 from my Harmony remote. All Oher functions work.

This thing is a life saver for my PS5. Full control just like PS4 and the only issue is the power off sequence we're all aware of. Straight up, the media remote sucks ass, especially for any UHD playback, so this thing is the one you want for your Harmony One like mine, or other Harmony remotes.

It work!