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Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal Remote control LCD Remote Control

$91.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
operates my tv, satelite dvr, av reciever, dvd player, xbox 360.
from www.amazon.com
i have a simple magnavox dvd player, an at&t uverse (cisco) dvr and a tevion (aldi brand) television that up until now i could never find a remote control that would operate it completely.
from www.amazon.com
i highly recommend this remote if you are a dvr user with a lot of system components with the need for an easy to learn, easy to use remote, but be prepared to spend a good 30-45 minutes setting it
from www.amazon.com
i was already used to my hughes directtv/dvr remote and the logitech remote mirror the layout so it feels quite comfortable to me.
from www.amazon.com
i am well pleased with it and recently ordered another harmony 670 for our sun room to control new hdtv set, upconvert dvd player, local over the air antenna channels and dvr/satellite receiver.

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Positives: Nice Programmability, Easy To Use, Good Functionality, Applicable Devices: TV, DVD Player, Receiver, Lighting

2 RECOMMENDED by 128 people for DVR

Logitech H550

$113.00 Est. at Amazon

from Ray from Kettering, OH, www.circuitcity.com
if you are even a little computer literate, this remote is very easy to program, and it does control everything, including a dvr.
from JasonM from Naples, FL, www.circuitcity.com
the hardest thing about setting this remote up was getting it out of the blister packaging- less than anhour was all it took to configure five devices (cable + dvr, tv, vcr, 5-disc dvd changer,
from James from Brooksville, Fl, www.circuitcity.com
i currently own a samsung falt panel lcd, an xbox 360, a playstation 2, a high definition dvr, and an onkyo surround sound reciever...i had about 4 remotes i had to toggle between to switch all the
from www.bestbuy.com
we had comcast cable and dvr before, and we setup the remote and it is ready to role, no changes to the settings or anything.
from JV from New York, NY, www.circuitcity.com
looking at my cable dvr remote and then at the harmony550, the number of buttons just didn’t seem to add up.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Affordability, Comfortable, Applicable Devices: TV, DVD Player, Receiver

3 RECOMMENDED by 77 people for DVR

Logitech Harmony® One

$275.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the first thing that struck me with the remote is that it was very sleek, thin and had about as many buttons as my dvr remote.
from www.amazon.com
i had purchased the x10 icon remote several months ago and i have to admit that it is great although when i switched to at&t u-verse, it would not control the dvr/stb.
from www.amazon.com
my only complaint was the time it required to setup the direct tv hd-dvr remote and the dvr functions.
from www.amazon.com
i had one function that i use alot on my dish remote that wasn't mapped initially (the dvr button) but it only took a few seconds to create a soft button for that feature.
from www.amazon.com
now onto the major problem with this remote: i was thrilled to discover that this remote could control my brand new tivo hd dvr as well, and that it had buttons on the remote (or touchscreen) to

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Positives: Easy To Use, Comfortable, Excellent Affordability, Any Device Controlled By Remote

4 RECOMMENDED by 50 people for DVR

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

$130.00 Est. at Amazon

from Almighty Dean0 "Dean D", www.target.com
just select an activity, watch tv, it turns on the tv, tuner, dvr and sets everything to the correct input - one button!
from www.amazon.com
i love the remote because it controls my dvr/tv/reciever/x360 perfectly but...
from www.amazon.com
my wife couldn't believe that i would spend this much on a remote and now she can't put it down because one button can get her watching/controlling everything on our dish dvr, antenna dvr, our hd dvd
from www.amazon.com
it is now the only remote i use to control my entertainment center that includes a 360, an aiwa stereo system, samsung dvd/vcr, dvr, and television.
from www.amazon.com
this remote made it easy for everybody in the house to use the dvd, wii and dvr.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Functionality, Good Affordability, LCD

5 RECOMMENDED by 39 people for DVR

Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
best part is it control my comcast hdtv dual tuner dvr.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?works better to control my dvr than the original remote once it is tweaked great for netflix on xbox 360 "changes flawlessly between inputs on tv.
from Eslinger from Modesto, CA, www.circuitcity.com
by the way, for those who are considering this product and have directv with a dvr, this controller has no problem whatsoeverwith compatibility.
from A Customer from Blue Bell, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
sets it up for easy use by making the funcitons of turning on and off all equipemnt with 1 button and how it maps the keys so that the volume controls the receiver and the channel controls the dvr.
from www.bestbuy.com
my remote controls my xbox 360, hdtv, dvr and surround sound receiver.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Programmability, Good Functionality, Applicable Devices: TV, Receiver, Xbox

Sony Remote Commander RMV-L610N

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
so if you hit > button on remote for example on guide, it will advance slower than the dvr's original remote.
from www.amazon.com
i'm currently using it as the only remote in the room, for sony lcd, motorola dvr, sony amplifier, even a mac mini using the learning function.
from www.amazon.com
my remote now easily controls a tv, dvr, bluray, amp/receiver, cd player and a vcr.
from www.amazon.com
i have old (for tech stuff) toshiba and pioneer dvr's this is the first remote ever that has had codes that worked for them.
from www.amazon.com
humble set up (i only have 4 items - sharp aquos; panasonic blu-ray; yamaha receiver; scientific atlantic explorer hd dvr) i decided to take it down a few notches and focus on the lower end models.

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Positives: Good Affordability, Great Functionality, Easy To Use, Applicable Devices: TV, VCR, DVD Player, Cable\Satellite Receiver, CD Player

Sony RM-VL600

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

from RonB from Lakeland, FL, www.circuitcity.com
i had no problems setting it up to control my digital cable w/dvr, vcr, dvd recorder and surround sound.
from JK from Madison, WI, www.circuitcity.com
my biggest problem with the remote is that it is missing two obvious buttons: the 'chapter forward / back' buttons used on all dvd players (and dvrs like tivo).
from MikeM from Vermont, www.circuitcity.com
it even learned my dish network dvr receiver remote.
from Coach from Mississippi, www.circuitcity.com
this remote was able to operate my hitachi plasma, directv dvr, sony dvd/vhs, sony receiver, and my air conditioner!
from Phil from Milford, CT, www.circuitcity.com
i got this remote to control my panasonic th-42px50u plasma, sony str-de898 receiver, oppo 971h dvd, sciatlanta 8300hd dvr, and xbox 360 hd-dvd player.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Excellent Programmability, Any Device Controlled By Remote

Logitech Harmony 785 LCD

$179.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
that means you can set it in your lap and the light will stay off even if you wiggle a bit.the only con i have is that the dvr/dvd/vcr control buttons are rather small.
from www.walmart.com
i really liked that you can change the names of all the activitys, like instead of "watch tv" i put "watch the cable/dvr box" and then one for "watch hd cable" this way it is really easy for my wife
from www.walmart.com
i have a fairly complicated setup with an hdtv, dvd player, dvr and an htpc, everything works flawlessly except for the htpc.
from www.amazon.com
i didn't think i could find a remote to replicate all of the buttons on my time warner cable dvr remote (scientific atlanta brand), but this baby does it all.
from www.amazon.com
it operates the tv, audio receiver, dvd player, vcr and satallite dvr flawlesly.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Programmability, Great Functionality, Applicable Devices: TV, VCR, DVD Player, Receiver, LD Player

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

$411.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i programmed it to control my tv, home theatre reciever, 2nd audio reciever, 5 disc dvd player, hd-dvd player and a dvr cable box.
from www.amazon.com
it is so simple to watch tv, dvd, dvr (three of them for different tv's) and listen to my radio that i'm sorry i didn't buy the remote sooner.
from www.amazon.com
we have our samsung flat panel hung on a wall outside of a closet with all of the wires going through the wall straight behind it, and this radio frequency remote allows us to keep the hd tuner, dvr,
from www.amazon.com
it took me all of about an hour to program this remote to run my tv, dvd, dvr and computer link.
from www.amazon.com
so i decided to try the logitech 890 and it controls everything i need it to control; 2 dvd players, one dvd recorder, one vcr, one tivo dvr, dish network vip-722 and a samsung 46" lcd tv.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Functionality, Nice Affordability, LCD

Universal RFS200 LCD

Universal Remote Control RFS200 LCD Remote Control

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from ob1 from Texas, www.circuitcity.com
i only have to switch the remote to the cable mode when i want to control the dvr features and in this mode i also have the audio functions punch through.
from from Cincinnati, OH, www.circuitcity.com
it works with my dvr, cable, polaroid tv, and sony dream system.
from RickM from Naples, FL, www.circuitcity.com
i have a 50 inch plasma tv and hid all my a/v equipment (directv hd dvr, dvd, tuner, vcr) in another room.
from www.amazon.com
it took about one hour to get completely set up on my system (onkyo, viewsonic projector, elite, io cablevision dvr).
from www.amazon.com
i installed the remote's batteries, glanced at the manual, and linked it to the tv, cable dvr box, and dvd recorder.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Affordability, Long Battery Life, Any Device Controlled By Remote

EA Sports SRU8010/17

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have been able to program it to perform all the functions of my scientific atlanta cable box/dvr and enough functions on my samsung flat screen and denon avr to be able to put away all three remotes
from www.amazon.com
dish network dvr:
from www.amazon.com
in another example, i have a dvr.
from www.amazon.com
it comes pre-programmed with tons of devices, it can learn individual commands from other remotes, it can allow you to control something else with certain keys, such as your audio receiver volume
from www.amazon.com
it took less than 5 minutes to setup the remote to control my receiver, dish dvr, dvd player, vcr, cd player, plasma tv, and x-10 controlled lights.

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Positives: Nice Programmability, Nice Functionality, Nice Affordability, Type: Universal

Universal R7

Universal Remote Control R7 Remote Control

$25.00 Est. at Amazon

from paddy701 from Bear,DE, www.circuitcity.com
i tried the sony comander,(also top notch), but it did not have the buttons to easily control all my comcast dvr functions.this one does, even the mydvr button and the page up and down for channels
from Jerry C from Cache Ok, www.circuitcity.com
couldn't get it to take the codes listed for my dish network dvr, but it took the learning mode really well.
from JJM from Portland, OR, www.circuitcity.com
i have a sony bravia hdtv, comcast hd/dvr, sony hd audio receiver and a toshiba hd/dv player and it works for all of them.
from Bruce from Springfield, MO, www.circuitcity.com
with my philips directv dvr it would constantly miss the signal even sitting just 8 feet away pointing it directly at the receiver.
from John from Naples, Florida, www.circuitcity.com
this remote controls my dvr cable box, tv,dvd/vcr combo, and both zones of my denon 787.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Nice Functionality, Easy To Use, Any Device Controlled By Remote

Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

$452.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
then select which device you are trying to control (tv, dvr or dvd, etc) and select (from a drop-down list) the function you want to add.
from www.amazon.com
our components and tv in a drawer and can usually get by with just using the harmony remote to operate our tv, blu ray player, denon receiver, surround sound speaker system, dvr and dvd/vcr player.
from www.amazon.com
the remote sent out three commands to the dvr without a fuss.
from www.amazon.com
somebody mentioned using dvr he had to page through several screens.
from www.amazon.com
replay (found on most dvr's to quick rewind 30 seconds or so)

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Functionality, Comfortable, LCD Touchscreen

Universal URC-300 LCD Touchscreen

Universal Remote Control URC-300 LCD Touchscreen Remote Control

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
page 2 to page 1 on the remote - this means you have to manually edit a device on page 1 to be the equivalent of a device on page 2 (an example was the dvr function that i needed to be on page 1).
from www.amazon.com
you need good ergonomics if you are planning to use it for tivo or other dvr as you are likely to keep it in your hands all the time to fast forward commercials, etc.[...]
from www.amazon.com
my wife can just touch one button and turn on the tv, dvr and sound system, have the tv change to the correct input for the dvr and have the remote move to the cable menu.
from www.amazon.com
i installed the lirc module and configured it, made an ir receiver with parts from radshack for like 5-10 bucks, and used the setup codes for replaytv under the dvr codes section in the manual (it
from www.amazon.com
i use a media center computer with an extender/dvr/dvd player, cable box, tv and sound system in another room.

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Positives: Great Functionality, Nice Programmability, Great Affordability, Any Device Controlled By Remote

Universal R6

Universal Remote Control R6 Remote Control

$15.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
when we bought the plasma tv i dug out the expensive remote (that had not worked well with the tv/vcr combo) and decided to try it again with the new tv and dishnetwork hd dvr.
from www.amazon.com
to my surprise this remote worked superbly on all my components (sony-lcd, hd-dvr, pioneer-dvd, & onyko av receiver).
from www.amazon.com
i have a 32" olevia lcd, a dishnetwork hd-dvr, and a kenwood receiver.
from www.amazon.com
this includes my samsung dlp, my samsung ht system, and my dvr, none of which had full command sets pre-programmed in, so all of them needed to have the commands added through the learning function.

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Positives: Excellent Programmability, Easy To Use, Good Affordability, Any Device Controlled By Remote

Logitech Harmony 688 LCD

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pcuniverse.com
now when i buy a dvr and an hdtv receiver, i will add them to the remote.
from www.newegg.com
i tell it to turn on dvd and it knowes to change my tv input to color stream,and change my onkyo to dvd.if i want to watch dvr it turns on the dish,changes onkyo input and changes tv input.
from www.newegg.com
the remote will turn on your reciever, tv and dvd player, set the correct settings on the tv and receiver, etc.the 688 model is mainly for people who have a dvr like tivo.
from www.newegg.com
it controls all aspects of every component: avr, projector, dvd player, and dvr.
from www.amazon.com
when my 8 year old daughter decided it was easy to operate, the wife had to drop her thinly veiled hostility to the new tv/dvr/surround setup.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Functionality, Compact, Applicable Devices: TV, VCR, DVD Player, Cable\Satellite Receiver, Amplifiers, CD Player

Gyration Motion Sensing

$107.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only thing really missing is you can't custom map buttons so if you have like a dvr that you want to control, this will get the basics done for you but any real specialty buttons aren't going to
from www.newegg.com
runs vista media center on my htpc, operates my sammy hl-t6187s, my comcrooks hd dvr box, and my onkyo tx-sr505 (see below.
from Ikkesh, www.newegg.com
(audio system, dvr or cable box) tv.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Functionality, Nice Affordability, Applicable Devices: TV, Cable\Satellite Receiver, PC

Monster Cable 121161

$245.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i am currently using it to control my apple computer's itunes, my apple tv, my directv hd dvr, my sony plasma tv, my yamaha dvd player and my yamaha amp/receiver.
from www.amazon.com
the remote is used to control a plasma monitor, av receiver, digital hd cable box with dvr, dvd, and dvd/vcr combo unit.
from www.amazon.com
well, to my pleasant surprise, the pc software installed on my laptop without a hitch, it was immeidately detected by the pc through the provided usb cable, and the software wizard walked me through

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Functionality, Nice Programmability, Applicable Devices: TV, VCR, DVD Player, Cable\Satellite Receiver, Amplifiers, Tuner, Receiver, LD Player, Lighting, Computer Multimedia, iPod

Draper Infrared

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from Steve from Phoenix AZ, clickfrom.buy.com
i have it on a dvr on one level and the tv elsewhere in the house.
from www.amazon.com
i have mine on a comcast cable box and theirs is on a comcast dvr.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Affordability, Great Functionality, Applicable Devices: Projector

One For All URC8820

$16.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my son got the remote that came with my dvr from the cable company, and he threw it in the bathtub with his brother.
from www.amazon.com
i needed a remote to control my toshiba hdtv, pioneer a/v receiver, toshiba dvd player and dish network dvr that was powerful enough to take care of all the basic functionality, yet was easy for the
from www.amazon.com
i am using it for sony hdtv, sony av receiver, philips upconverting dvd player and dish network dvr.
from www.amazon.com
now i can get rid of the 4 remotes we had going for the tv, dvd, dvr and surround sound.
from www.amazon.com
i have components from sony, panasonic, sharp, motorola (cable box/dvr), mitsubishi and toshiba.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Nice Functionality, Easy To Use, Any Device Controlled By Remote

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Best Remote Controls for Dvr

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech H550

Logitech Harmony® One

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

Sony Remote Commander RMV-L610N

Sony RM-VL600

Logitech Harmony 785 LCD

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

Universal RFS200 LCD

EA Sports SRU8010/17

Universal R7

Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

Universal URC-300 LCD Touchscreen

Universal R6

Logitech Harmony 688 LCD

Gyration Motion Sensing

Monster Cable 121161

Draper Infrared

One For All URC8820

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