Best Remote Controls for Ease Of Set Up

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Logitech Harmony® One

$275.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
easy to set up and it even lets you upload any picture you want to use for your favorite channel icons.
from www.amazon.com
this remote is fantastic - all of your source remote functions are easily available, it is easy to set-up, and is an overall great product.
from www.amazon.com
of combinations of old and new remote-controlled products on the market, it is impossible to release a "plug and play, works immediately right out of the box" universal remote control product.
from www.amazon.com
the product was extremely easy to set up and it works beautifully.
from www.amazon.com
did away with 4 other remotes , great product,easy to setup, she can even use it !

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 34 people for EASE OF SET UP

Sony RM-VL600

$21.00 Est. at Amazon

from char from Birmingham, AL, www.circuitcity.com
after failing to get the remote to set up, i returned it to the store for a replacement.
from www.amazon.com
first, it was a breeze to setup - all of my devices were listed in the extensive code list that accompanies this remote.
from www.newegg.com
this remote works for every device i've tried it with and was easy to setup.
from www.amazon.com
it was so easy to setup and i simply love the "learn" feature where you can have it learn any command from an exisitng remote and program that command on any button you choose.
from www.amazon.com
it was very easy to set up (both for pre-defined models and for models which the remote had to "learn").

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for EASE OF SET UP

Lutron MIR-600

$47.00 Est. at Amazon

from By Rerun, reviews.homedepot.com
"easy to install, and remote has wide angle of use.directions are excellent, even for a beginner like me.wish it was also sold as a three way switch as well."
from By JoeM, reviews.homedepot.com
it took about 10 minutes to install.
from By kumukoa3, reviews.homedepot.com
excellent price for what you're getting and easy to install.
from By Paul2, reviews.homedepot.com
installed this in approx 15 mins and worked like a charm right out of the box.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Affordability, Comfortable, Applicable Devices: Lighting

4 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for EASE OF SET UP

Universal RFS200 LCD

Universal Remote Control RFS200 LCD Remote Control

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from Tim from Manchester, NH, clickfrom.buy.com
5 minutes out of the box i had it working with my new sharp aquos hd lcd, 30 minutes later the rf receiver was setup and using most of the great features.
from A Customer from Houston, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
unit works to my great satisfaction; ir is so strong, i have not yet installed the rf receiver.
from www.beachaudio.com
easy to setup, and configure.
from www.amazon.com
this remote is very easy to set up and it does everything i want it to.
from www.amazon.com
i've installed remotes like the monster rf remote (which is the same as the logitech harmony with a different shell and web interface) which cost 4 times the price, and this one had less programming

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 186 people for EASE OF SET UP

Logitech H550

$113.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
this product is great it was easy to set up using your computer and software supplied with the remote.
from www.mwave.com
seriously, this remote is so easy to set up, switches all the inputs automatically (does it right every time the first time) you don't have to deal with not being able to do everything the original
from Rich from Buffalo, NY, www.circuitcity.com
once i had installed the software for the remote, it automatically programmed each of the devices with all of the features associated with each device's individual remote.
from A Customer from margate, fl, clickfrom.buy.com
the price is a reasonable price and you are able to set up all your equipment with it pretty easily i only had some problems setting up my xbox360 but after tweaking the settings a little i was able
from lt.dell.com
very easy to set up and use and it works with everything.

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

Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?a very powerful and smart remote, time saver what's not so great:?takes some time to set up, expensive "ive had this remote for about three months.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to setup, powerful, great troubleshooting what's not so great:?some buttons too small "if you have a multicomponent theatre system, with or without and xbox 360, this is
from TO from FL, www.circuitcity.com
when i bought this remote, i assumed that it would not be as easy to set up and operate as the advertising would suggest.
from Joe from Chicago, IL, www.circuitcity.com
truly user friendly when it comes to set up.
from www.amazon.com
this remote is great and it was easy to setup.

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

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal Remote control LCD Remote Control

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
it was excellent value,it worked perfectly right out of the box.
from www.amazon.com
for a remote that does so much, it's incredibly easy to set up.
from www.amazon.com
it's very easy to set up and the online profile keeps all your set up info in case you ever need to reprogram the remote.
from www.amazon.com
even though it took a little while to setup this controller (mostly old tv with no manual or original remote, which meant that i had to figure out which signal did what thing on the tv)
from www.amazon.com
it was easy to install the software on the computer and set up the remote.

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

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this product worked great and it wasn't the most difficult thing in the world to setup although you should be computer and electronic savy.
from www.amazon.com
this remote is great and it was easy to setup.
from www.amazon.com
this remote has freed me from 4 different remotes and it took only minutes to set up (tip: be sure to have all your make and model numbers ready before you begin).
from www.amazon.com
the first pc i installed it on wouldn't update the remote for whatever reason.
from www.amazon.com
right out of the box it will control the 360 (of course) and setting up activities is not hard but will take a little bit of your time.

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

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

$414.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy to set up, with future additions will out perform the cost what's not so great:?buttton layout is tad a small/close together, button backlights could be brighter
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?a breeze to setup, great battery life, and it does what you want it to what's not so great:?it doesn't pop the popcorn for me "i heard about this remote from a friend who had
from www.bestbuy.com
this is by far the easiest remote to set up i have ever had.
from KenC from Stockton, CA, www.circuitcity.com
if all of your equipment resides in the harmony database, it is easy to setup and use.
from www.amazon.com
this product does everything it says it can and is simple to use and simple to setup.

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

GP Batteries MediaGate GP-IR02BK

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it does everything that an mce remote would do and the best part of it is that it worked right out of the box.
from www.amazon.com
this remote is easy to set up and works perfectly with media center.
from www.amazon.com
it's very easy to set up and easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
since i already had an ir receiver from my other media center remote, i just pulled this remote out of the box, put the batteries in, and was off and running.
from Chris, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: to get it running in ubuntu, i had to install lirc.

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

Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

$464.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i was hesitant about purchasing this product at first because i wasn't sure how it radio frequencies work or if the installation process was difficult, but it turned out to be a great buy.
from www.amazon.com
the remote was so easy to set up that it was actually a little disappointing.
from www.amazon.com
it was simplicity itself to setup and use.
from www.amazon.com
as usual for harmony remotes it was easy to set up.
from www.amazon.com
start by installing the software and make a list of all the remote controlled electronic components including model numbers.

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

Logitech Harmony 659 LCD

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.circuitcity.com
great remote-best i ever had-really easy to setup but was time consuming also found it to be a little spendybut overall great buy.aa+++
from www.mwave.com
it is very easy to set up the remote and really easy to use it.
from www.circuitcity.com
it's easy to use, easy to set up, durable, and on and on and on.
from www.amazon.com
this remote is easy to set up, it is intelligent.
from www.amazon.com
the harmony remote is a breeze to set-up (though it may take some time if you want to really customize it).

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

Vista HA-IR01SV

$25.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bobs626, www.newegg.com
works like it should, took 30 seconds to set up.
from www.amazon.com
this remote works right out of the box with windows vista and with windows 7 beta.
from CapitolJay, www.newegg.com
works out of the box with lirc using mythbuntu control centre for automatic configuration button mappings are pretty extensive in mythtv.
from No1, www.newegg.com
so went for it and it works out of the box with win 7 64bit media center.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
great waf (wife acceptance factor), works right out of the box with vista 64-bit.

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Positives: Long Battery Life, Easy To Use, Nice Affordability, Broadcasting Type: IR

Nyko Blue-Wave Infrared Remote

$21.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one of the knocks i always had against the ps3 as a blu-ray player was that its lack of ir control meant that it couldn't carry its own weight in a serious home theater installation.
from www.amazon.com
it took a bit to set it up, using the learning command function of the harmony to install the commands from the nyko and then assigning the commands took some time but it was well worth it.
from www.amazon.com
took some time to setup my harmony 550 remote to accept the commands.
from www.amazon.com
and the results: quick and easy installation with complete control of all of the functions the ps3 bluetooth remote has!
from www.amazon.com
this nyko remote lack as three of these features but is easy to set up with harmony 880 and works as hoped.

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

Genie Company IntelliCode GICT390-1BL

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it was very easy to setup and it worked without any problems.
from www.amazon.com
just like other reviews, it took me less than 1 minute to set up it.
from www.amazon.com
the item was promplty delivered and is very easy to setup.
from www.amazon.com
like all the other reviews state, this is super easy to set-up and requires little more than a small step ladder for programming.
from www.amazon.com
comes with battery already installed.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Good Programmability

Draper Infrared

$49.00 Est. at Amazon

from Steve from Phoenix AZ, clickfrom.buy.com
was a piece of cake to set up, nothing else to do but plug it in.
from www.amazon.com
once there were batteries in the remote, it was ready to fly out of the box.
from www.amazon.com
it was extremely easy to install and works perfectly.
from www.amazon.com
if you want a toy that you can chase the cat with right out of the box then spend $150 on the jump jet.
from www.amazon.com
i installed the ir-infrared repeater in my car.

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

Logitech Harmony 785 LCD

$179.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
the remote was unable to do everything i wanted it to do out of the box, even after running through the software setup.
from www.walmart.com
just plug it up to your computer and enter in your components brands & model #'s and it basically walks you through the process on how to set up the remote for your specific viewing options.
from www.walmart.com
very easy to set up.
from www.amazon.com
great remote and so easy to set up.
from www.amazon.com
this remote was easy to set up and even easier to use.

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

Logitech Harmony 688 LCD

$105.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
unless you have a very complicated setup it will take you but 20 minutes to setup the remote and put it to use.
from www.amazon.com
after installing the software, it took about 5 minutes to setup up the remote.
from www.amazon.com
it's reasonably priced and easy to set up.
from www.newegg.com
the internet use makes it a breeze to set up.
from www.amazon.com
it is so simple to set up, and so easy to use, even my mother can operate the home theater now without a problem.

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

Nikon ML-L3

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
there's nothing really fancy about this product, but it works perfectly right out of the box.
from www.amazon.com
it's simple to set up (custom setting menu - shooting mode - quick response remote) and works well almost every time.
from www.amazon.com
this handy little bugger makes it easier to set up a camera and control the settings without changing the position of the camera.
from www.amazon.com
took me longer to open the box than it did to set up this remote.
from www.amazon.com
take it out of the box, set the camera to remote control mode, point remote at camera from the front, press the button, it works.

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

One For All URC8820

$20.00 Est. at Amazon

from Cesar D. from Chicago, IL, clickfrom.buy.com
i was able to use program codes for my altec pc speakers and toshiba dvd player right out of the box.
from www.amazon.com
i have never had a remote that was this easy to set up and covered all my electronics!
from www.amazon.com
it was easy to set up and easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
this remote was very easy to get used to and the instruction manual has easy step-by-step directions to set up each device and macro functions.
from www.amazon.com
on the down side, one for all remotes can be a bit tricky to set up the first time with some brands.

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

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Universal RFS200 LCD

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Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

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Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

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