Reviews for Learning Remotes

"Nice design Easy to set up Very responsive, clear touchscreen...Expensive...The Harmony One is curvaceous, a welcome change from the previous flat and broad Harmony 1000...Speaking of cradles, the package comes with a black flat one that has its front panel carved out exactly in the remote’s shape...With the help of the setup disc/USB cable included in the package, starting up the remote is easy......" read more »

"Some reviewers have faulted the Harmony 880 for its smaller buttons, however many are shaped in such a way that they peak in the middle and can be easily manipulated...The only downside I found to the buttons was their responsiveness, in comparison to my TiVo remote for example, the Harmony 880 remote moves through the menu slower than the original TiVo remote..." read more »

"Activity-based control > Simple setup process > Backlit touch-screen...May not be as good as all your existing remotes...The Harmony series takes this as a starting point: tell it what devices you own and then tell it what you do with them...All of this has led to very high marks for the Harmony 785 in the past, but there were snags...The Harmony 1000 goes a step beyond and drops traditional design in favour of a wide, flat aluminium shape and a 3.5in..." read more »

"Philips want to bring simplicity into your living room with the Prestigo SRU8008, a universal remote that you can programme to control up to 8 devices...Out of the packaging, the SRU8008 looks like a quality device, better in build quality than many remotes shipped out these days...there is a good weight to the remote and it feels solid in the hand...Overall this is an impressive controller..." read more »

"Inexpensive Controls up to eight devices Can learn commands from existing remotes...Must be set up manually Can't be updated Keypad isn't backlit...The Sony RM-VL600 can control up to eight components -- twice as many as similarly priced remotes...The Sony RM-VL600 is still available on Sony's site, but its availability is limited or out of stock at most online retailers...RemoteCentral.com has the most comprehensive review..." read more »

"Overall, Intrigue Technologies has made significant improvements to the Harmony’s intuitiveness...Users picking up the SST-659 for the first time can be expected to grasp the activity-based concept immediately, while the SST-768 or SST-748 are more likely to require lengthier contemplation and fiddling before their operation becomes clear...Although everything with the Harmony isn’t perfect – and I’ve never seen a remote that could make that claim – the SST-659 represents a significant jump forwards for Intrigue in balancing the best of the activity and device-based worlds...With hard buttons for practically every common function, the SST-659 is also the first Harmony that can truly be called a full-fledged hard buttoned dream...If you’ve liked the idea of the Harmony in the past but just couldn’t stand to part with your separate menu, transport and keypad buttons, the SST-659 offers an intriguing alternative..." read more »

"That's where One For All URC8820 Universal Learning Remote comes in...With URC8820, all you need is one remote for all...Supports a large number of devices right out of the box, and is programmable for extra buttons/features...Long after the 10 foot dish was gone, I bought another Cinema 7, but continued using the original until earlier this year -- it saw a good 15+ years of use..." read more »

"Very Very Good I recommend this Universal remote controler This remote performs up to my expectations...I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't want to spend a ton of money on one of those expensive (and silly in my opinion) harmony type remotes...compared to the price, this is a really good remote..." read more »

"Beautiful look and feel Backlit buttons Big, high density color LCD screen...Impossibly small buttons Very poor/quirky user interface choices (check button) Limited macro capability Backlight...Comments posted by Audioholics.com community members do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Audioholics.com...The remote is elegant, but a bit lacking in its ability to handle custom programming requirements...Where the new SRU8015 remote deviates is in its ability..." read more »

"the Prestigo SRU9600 is certainly a fine example from Philips, the Dutch manufacturer behind the renowned Pronto-series high-end universal remote controllers...We have seen tonnes of remote controllers coming in and out of our labs and only a very selected handful is handsome enough for a second glance...Out of the box, the SRU9600 supports up to eight devices with an option for a second TV and VCR...To allow one-touch operating for movie screening or CD playback, the remote also features activity-based programming..." read more »