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Logitech H550

$113.00 Est. at Amazon

from Rob from F, www.circuitcity.com
the design people obviously thought of everything.considering the capabilities of this remote, it is well worth the price.
from jercache from Oklahoma, www.circuitcity.com
i was a little leery of purchasing this remote after some people said they had problems with programming it.
from www.tigerdirect.com
it is intended, it seems, to be made to allow non-tech people to program the remote easily, but it results in extreme frustration when trying to make minute changes that would make the remote
from www.mwave.com
the people i bought it from tried to sell me some other brand remote for like $500.
from www.mwave.com
i read many reviews and most people complained about software and i'll admit it made me even more of a skeptic but they also seemed to say it worked wonderfully.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 39 people for PEOPLE

Logitech Harmony® One

$275.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
overall, its a great remote, which is why i gave it 4 stars, but this is just an issue that many people didn't seem to consider when writing their review.
from www.amazon.com
will turn on and off with the on/off button, but hitting help will cause the remote to ask what isn't off or on with a yes no option and corrects it quickly, though some people may not like it.
from www.amazon.com
for the first 60 days, they provide real people who speak english and who know their product.
from www.amazon.com
first i would like to say for people who owned harmony 880 remote this is a worthy upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
setup was an absolute breeze for me and i'm somewhat confused as to how people on here have so many problems with setting it up.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 19 people for PEOPLE

Nikon ML-L3

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from "redhawk44", www.adorama.com
a lot of people complain that you must stand in front of the camers to operate it.
from www.amazon.com
i've read some reviews where people couldn't get it to work, and said it was a cheap product, but as long as you read the directions, and make sure your camera is in the right setting (remote) this
from www.amazon.com
some people who have left reviews of this remote say they can't use it from behind their camera but i have no problem getting it to fire while i am pressing the remote button from behind my camera.
from www.amazon.com
it's no secret that people use digital media to take pictures that are adult in nature and this little remote helps with that.
from www.amazon.com
some of the people who have given this product bad ratings have mentioned in their reviews that you might as well just use the cameras self timer setting.

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Positives: Compact, Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Applicable Devices: Camera

4 RECOMMENDED by 26 people for PEOPLE

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

$130.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only reason i'm writing this review is because the remote worked beyond what i thought it would do and i figure there has to be more people like me trying to figure out which one is best.
from www.amazon.com
it cannot control the ps3 as so many people have pointed out, but it can at least set up your tv and a/v receiver for use with your ps3 with the press of a button.
from www.amazon.com
this product makes life easy for everyone in the house, especially for the people in the house who were very confused before.
from www.amazon.com
for most people this isn't an issue but the remote has so much capability that this could have been done much better.
from www.amazon.com
this remote allows people that are not familiar with my av equipment to use everything with ease(ie.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for PEOPLE

Interlink ExpressCard Media Remote

$50.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
from lt.dell.com
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
from lt.dell.com
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
from lt.dell.com
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
from lt.dell.com
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Positives: Long Battery Life, Excellent Durability, Applicable Devices: Computer Multimedia, Type: Basic

Cornfield Electronics TV-B-Gone

$16.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this product is a great gift for people in your life who enjoy to be annoying and obnoxious.
from www.amazon.com
it is also quite amusing to see people's reactions when the set they are staring blankly at suddenly goes off.
from www.amazon.com
well, you can now escape other people's cigarette smoke, if you don't care to breathe it -- most of the time.
from www.amazon.com
i don't know why they felt it was necessary, but there were six tv's around the restaurant that held maybe 40 people.
from www.amazon.com
i have gone to best buy, sports bars, and friends houses and confused a lot of people with it.

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Positives: Not LCD, Type: Universal,Universal, Without Voice Activation

Nyko Blue-Wave Infrared Remote

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
for the people complaining about there not being a power button, this is not the fault of the remote, it's sony's fault.
from www.amazon.com
why did the nyko people not put any way to power up or power down the ps3 with the remote????
from www.amazon.com
people say that it doesn't turn on the power which is true, but i find that i just plug in the dongle and turn on the power whenever i insert a movie.
from www.amazon.com
some people have had sensitivity problems, but those can be fixed via the troubleshooting process for your universal remote.
from www.amazon.com
some people have complained that it will not shut off the ps3.

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Positives: Long Battery Life, Easy To Use, Good Programmability, Type: Remote Control

Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

from Dave from Chicago, www.circuitcity.com
there are people who have said they are unable to get certain functions to work for different devices or settings that are not exactly correct, these people just haven't figured out how to customize
from www.bestbuy.com
other than that the remote does honestly feel sturdy, the buttons have a nice click to them when you press them down.the thing that scares most people off of buying these universal remotes is the
from jduyck, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: i would recommend this remote to only those people who have patience.
from lt.dell.com
prosonce it is set up this remote is fantastic and easy to use especailly if like me you have technology deficiant people living with you.
from www.newegg.com
software in the remote is very helpful if somethingdoesnt work right.cons: as some of the other people have said there is a slight delay when using it on anything that involves changing volume or up

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

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal Remote control LCD Remote Control

$91.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the remote now controls directv, except for the volume control, which controls the a/v receiver (it asked me how i wanted to handle volume in the setup) this will be great for people visiting or
from www.amazon.com
for people still skeptical of this remote, try purchasing a refurb model from ebay (about $20), then play with it for a while.
from www.amazon.com
i've read a couple of complaints that people feel the software is too confusing or takes too long to set up - it's not for complete novices or people who want something to work out of the box with no
from www.amazon.com
i suspect that many people have had the same experience: you get a new piece of equipment that comes with a "universal remote," and though it claims to be universal, the new remote doesn't quite
from www.amazon.com
i'm sure many people just want the remote to work and don't want to spend that much time configuring their device.

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

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

$411.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the two people that have reviewed this product are much more techie than i am but i must tell you, this remote is working great.
from www.amazon.com
we had the people who were installing our new tv go ahead and install the remote but then when there was a problem with one of the buttons not working i had to call customer service to figure out how
from www.amazon.com
what i found was to recognize there were reasons for people having strong feelings over whether this is a productive remote.
from www.amazon.com
4) if you search the internet for "harmony remote icons" you can find several sites where people have gone through the work of creating custom icons for the favorite channels.
from www.amazon.com
unlike other people the setup for me was very simple - used the web site and programmed it once, troubleshot one error i made and after that it has worked flawlessly.

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

Logitech Harmony 785 LCD

$179.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
we had several people tell us that paying $150 for the harmony universal remote control was well worth it to eliminate the six separate remote controls we had.
from www.walmart.com
having spent may hours just to get it to operate and then more ours to do what i expected it to do has convinced me that those people who said it was a snap were not using an amplifier with multiple
from www.amazon.com
in summary, i was very pleased with both the level and abilities of the technical support people that i talked with.
from www.amazon.com
i understand there is an issue with the stamped lettering near the shuttle controls that a lot of people complain about.
from www.amazon.com
this is where most people complain, especially if they don't really understand how their system works in the first place.

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

Universal RFS200 LCD

Universal Remote Control RFS200 LCD Remote Control

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
while it has the ability to do a macro i don't find the use they usually toggle things off when you want them on and just confuse people.
from www.amazon.com
i notice people are not fully aware of things they can do with this remote, so here is a brief review on how to utilize its functionalities.
from www.amazon.com
you can also edit the text of the main screen/components contrary to what some people think.
from www.amazon.com
buttons are grouped together intelligently, especially for people using the remote for dvr cable boxes.
from www.amazon.com
overall, this is the remote to get for just about any application - unless you are one of those people that has $500-1000 to drop on basically a stripped down pda.

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

Sony RM-VL600

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i purchased this unit because the remote for my sony receiver broke and retailers and people on ebay wanted a fortune for a sony brand replacement.
from www.amazon.com
don't listen to people that say this cant be done!
from www.amazon.com
some people may want more buttons, but not me.
from www.amazon.com
showing people how to use the sony is very easy.
from www.amazon.com
it's not very comfortable to hold, the buttons are in weird places, and sony still doesn't think people need a full set of dvd playback controls for some reason (there's no difference between track

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

Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

$452.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this is the remote for people who are overwhelmed by too many options/buttons.
from www.amazon.com
you'll eliminate several remotes and people with little knowledge of your set up (i.e.
from www.amazon.com
save a few exotic features (see other reviews), this is all most people will need.

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

Interlink RemotePoint Navigator

$133.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
in other words, red lasers are useless in doing presentations for people with this problem.
from www.amazon.com
people that have never used it before get the hang of it immediately.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Not LCD, Type: Multibrand,Multibrand, Battery: 2 x AAA

Microsoft A9N00009

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
an expensive remote considering most people probably won't utilize all of it's features.
from www.amazon.com
i question how visible this laser would be for people in the back of a large room against a large, bright projection.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Good Programmability, Applicable Devices: TV, Computer Multimedia

GP Batteries MediaGate GP-IR02BK

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from kagehoshi, www.newegg.com
one thing that could be improved though would be to add lights to the remote, since most people would watch tv in the dark.
from www.amazon.com
i haven't experienced the 'double-click' problem that other people have had.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Comfortable, Broadcasting Type: IR

Universal MX-350 LCD

Universal Remote Control MX-350 LCD Remote Control

$97.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
maybe it's just me, but i don't see what kind of sense it makes to withhold resources from people who purchase your product.
from www.amazon.com
when people talk of programming it is more like linking remote command to a button on the remote and then designing what the buttons on the screens should say.
from www.amazon.com
if you have questions when programing, there are very helpful websites such as remotecentral.com where you can post your question, and get fast accurate responses from people who know this remote
from www.amazon.com
i don't know what people are talking about, this being difficult to program.
from www.amazon.com
the people touting this remote must be professional programmers hoping you will unsuspectingly buy it (like i did) and then have to hire them to program it.

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Positives: Nice Programmability, Long Battery Life, Easy To Use, Applicable Devices: TV, VCR, DVD Player, CD Player, Cable\Satellite Receiver

Universal MX-850 LCD

Universal Remote Control MX-850 LCD Remote Control

$250.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
maybe it's just me, but i don't see what kind of sense it makes to withhold resources from people who purchase your product.
from www.amazon.com
when people talk of programming it is more like linking remote command to a button on the remote and then designing what the buttons on the screens should say.
from www.amazon.com
if you have questions when programing, there are very helpful websites such as remotecentral.com where you can post your question, and get fast accurate responses from people who know this remote
from www.amazon.com
i don't know what people are talking about, this being difficult to program.
from www.amazon.com
the people touting this remote must be professional programmers hoping you will unsuspectingly buy it (like i did) and then have to hire them to program it.

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Positives: Good Programmability, Good Affordability, Great Durability, Any Device Controlled By Remote

Logitech Harmony 688 LCD

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pcuniverse.com
summary: this product is a must for people who own multiple remotes.
from www.amazon.com
the big reason i give it 5 stars is because once you set it up (about a 10-minute job for me) people who have no idea about turning on all the various components can now just press one button and
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.amazon.com
the only saving grace in all this was the harmony support people were very nice and helpful as we struggled through this together.
from www.amazon.com
the buttons (as some people here have already mentioned) are very small.

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

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