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(More customer reviews)Before I begin my review I'd like to list my devices that this remote control operates.
1. Insignia 50" plasma tv
2. Insignia Blu-Ray player (NS-WBRDVD)
3. Sony STR-DN1000 A/V reciever
4. Xbox 360 ( remote code is "1611")
5. HP laptop(very basic controls)
After purchasing the 2 Insignia products I was in remote control hell! Nothing seemed to be compatible with their devices. I was literally fumbling between 3 controllers, a game controller, and sometimes a mouse I before I found this little gem.
I contacted Insignia about a remote they recommend to control their devices I was told that I would have to buy a logitech harmony..........Kinda defeated the purpose of buying a cheaper brand to begin with right? I succumbed to the idea of buying an expensive remote decided I'd swing by wally-world since they carried a $40 logitech remote. Right next to the harmony I saw this Philips. Out of curiosity I compared the buttons between this one and the logitech and everything was identical. The only difference was that the harmony could control 4 devices and the philips could control 7. Obviously logitech has an extraordinary device library to program their remotes but after examining the package I quickly learned that this was a programmable remote. I abandoned my reservations and decided to try this out.
Lucky me!TV, Xbox, and receiver were all programed successfully on the first attempt! The only thing that I had to program into the remote was the blu-ray player. I programed all the blu-ray buttons, and a few of the buttons from my sony receiver that were missing, in under 5 minutes. I also established the home theater receiver as the primary audio source within that time frame. The manual was easy to read and programing the controls into the remote was the easiest thing.
I bought this thing for about $17 with tax and it did everything a hundred dollar remote promises that only IT can do. BTW after looking through the device list, this Philips remote can also control digital picture frames and household switches! SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!
I don't have a cable box or satellite but the list of brands it controls was extensive.
My only complaints are that the back light only lights up a few of the buttons and the direction/enter buttons make "click" noises.
I have to tip my hat to the folks at philips. You guys made a beautiful remote that packs knock out punching power and costs less than the replacement battery for a high end remote!
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