| Value |  5 | | Performance |  4.5 | | Ease of Use | 4.5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4.5 |
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5 of 5 Awesome, yet not eternal Monday, March 02, 2009
Drew from Highland
I love this remote. It's the best kept secret. My only regret is the buttons wear out. The conductive paint on the inside wears off and buttons just quit working. I bought carbon paint and redid mine but it won't last forever. I'll just have to buy another and reprogram. This remote controls just about everything. The learning feature is superb. In all, just touch the buttons lightly and enjoy. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Awesome, yet not eternal Monday, March 02, 2009
Drew from Highland
I love this remote. It's the best kept secret. My only regret is the buttons wear out. The conductive paint on the inside wears off and buttons just quit working. I bought carbon paint and redid mine but it won't last forever. I'll just have to buy another and reprogram. This remote controls just about everything. The learning feature is superb. In all, just touch the buttons lightly and enjoy. Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 Descent Performance with Great Value. Friday, February 06, 2009
Cesar D. from Chicago, IL
This remote is definitely one of the better remotes under $20.00. The size, I feel is great, not too small and not too big. The buttons are different shapes and easy to memorize, for they seem to be in places that they need to be. I’ve had a few others that didn’t match the craftsmanship (RCA, Phillips anyone). I was able to use program codes for my Altec PC speakers and Toshiba DVD player right out of the box. I did have to program it for my Samsung HDTV PN42A450 and XBOX 360, using the remote and hitting each individual button. It’s easy to do once you get the hang of it. The 4’s on this review come in because the remote tends to forget “some” of the buttons you program. I’ve learned to bypass by pressing the button a few more times. With the 360 the power button always forgets but I’ll press a separate button, then the power and Walla. Although, I believe the 360’s problem is one due to MS being stingy with their wireless (they want you to buy their brand and not third party). It only allows up to 70 memorizations but it has a load of preprogrammed devices so you may not need to use learning. In all, it’s a descent value for the price. BUY IT. Was this review helpful?
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5 of 5 Perfect Wednesday, November 28, 2007
JohnS from Dallas, TX
Works perfectly. Programmable via PC - see hifi-remote.com for info - build or buy a JP1.2 cable, download free s/w and you've got a PC programmable remote. If you're not technically inclined, the remote is manually programmable. It handled all my devices without needing an upgrade (which you can do via PC or send it to the manufacturer to get it upgraded if necessary) though I did have to get it to learn a few functions but no issues there either. I manually programmed the macros and they work great. Seems to have sufficient memory. This device is used every day and we're demanding users. I would definitely buy again and recommend to my friends. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Has the right balance of features and price Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A Customer from San Francisco, CA
I bought this unit to provide a spare which matched the basic functions of the digital tuner remote from Comcast. The only function I could not duplicate was full page guide scrolling. In addition, I added all the needed functions of my VCR, DVD, and stereo controls on the same unit. The programming is simply explained but is capable of much more than I needed to use, including macros and functon-specific buttons. I was easily able to program sequential power on/off of a set of components. Unused buttons could be programmed to other uses. The remote is long and narrow with a good balance in the hand. The buttons are rubbery allowing positive action without slipping off the keys. It's well worth the money and should well cover the average users needs. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Great Deal Thursday, June 14, 2007
Tim from Fairfax VA
A very good product. While it supports many products I had two devices that where not fully supported. I have a Olevia 237 TV and a Scientific Atlanta DVR 8300.
- The Olevia was not supported at all
- The Scientific Atlanta had the TV box portion supported but no support for the functions of the DVR (and no A, B, C buttons).
To support these I had to use the learning function. For this I can't stress enough, read very carefully and take your time. Some functions took several tries to program (and the first few times I did it wrong). I trained the TV functions over from my Olevia remote to this one and it works great. I trained the A,B,C keys for the DVR over to the pip keys and they also work great. (Note the higher up series (8900+) can be programmed by customer support over the phone if the code isn't already there).
For this price it does everything I thought I needed a $70 remote for. ;^) Was this review helpful?
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5 of 5 Very nice for the price Friday, August 05, 2005
A Customer from Racine, WI
I bought this remote to replace my urc6131. The 6131 is a nice remote also, especially if you can upgrade it to JP1. I didn't want to go that route so I thought I would try the 8820. Between the advanced codes you can input into the remote and the learning capability, I have cleared my table of the last few remotes that my 6131 would not control. If you're going to use this remote as strictly a learning remote and not use the advanced codes then I would not get it. It can only store up to 70 commands. The only down side for me is it has no backlighting. Was this review helpful?
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