10 Best Remote Controls for Mac
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Out of thousands of reviews for 52 products, over 500 people recommended Remote Controls specifically for Mac. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Logitech H-880NPS LCD
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$74 - $286
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60 People Recommend
"the harmony 880 seemed to be the model to fit the bill for me, computer interface for a download of audio/video components and anything else is very helpful, you can do wonders with the macros and it…" - DC from Connecticut at Circuitcity.com "i had the touch screen sony for a while and really that product was lacking, the macros never worked.…" - Buydig.com User "the key to the remote is the amount of macros it can generate via its wizard.…" - Amazon.com User |
Logitech H550
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$55 - $99
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44 People Recommend
"setup a account, enter the models of equipment you have and tell the software how you use them and it creates the macros for you.2.ease of use.…" - David from C at Circuitcity.com "i use this remote to control a pioneer plasma tv, pioneer a/v receiver, directv hd dvr, and a mac mini.…" - JK from Randleman, NC at Circuitcity.com "proseasy to setup, works with all components..nice design..computer based setup makes it easy to setup the macros..since all the ir codes are in the logitech database, the remote never becomes…" - Dell.com User |
Sony RM-VL600
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$17 - $30
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39 People Recommend
"plus the ability to use macros makes it one of the best units on the market.…" - RickR from Gresham, OR at Circuitcity.com "got this home programmed it in 2 hours for all of my home theater equipment, including my audiovox xm radio!, was simple and the macros were easy also, my wife is so happy now she can hit one button…" - Bobby from Ossining, NY at Circuitcity.com "handles 8 different remote units, and the macros work great.…" - Rad17 from St Pete, FL at Circuitcity.com |
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$50
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28 People Recommend
"not only was it a learning remote with macro capabilities, it also came with the rf link.…" - rwl7532@asus.net from Everett, WA at Buy.com "can even program a macro key to turn on the tv, set it to channel 4, then turn on the vcr, all on one key (for us lazy folks)!…" - A Customer from Syracuse, NY at Buy.com "it has programmable macros that will turn on equipment in a certain sequence - i hit a single button to first turn on the receiver, switch the input to cd, output to the speakers upstairs, and then…" - A Customer from CT at Buy.com |
Logitech Harmony 890 LCD
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$175 - $400
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27 People Recommend
"the macro commands allow you to control a group of components with the touch of a single button.…" - A Customer from Ooltewah, TN at Buy.com "the initial load even took care of doing the macros like "watching tv" where you have to turn on the tv, change it's input to vid 4, and turn on the cable box.…" - Amazon.com User "i have had no problems configuring both the 890 remote and rf wireless extender under mac os x (intel and ppc) and windows xp clients.…" - Amazon.com User |
Logitech Harmony 659 LCD
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$88 - $180
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23 People Recommend
"it even works to control our macbook!…" - Tigerdirect.com User "it also has a great macro/theme buttons that do a list of commands for you and guess what the software already knows how to do it for you!!!…" - Joel from Austin, Tx at Buy.com "it took 20 minutes to setup (it would have been quicker but the software and firmware needed to updated) and it worked with no tweaking, macros, or programming.…" - PeteG from San Francisco, CA at Buy.com |
Logitech Harmony 360 LCD
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$75 - $100
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23 People Recommend
"it had macros but it didn't function like this remote.…" - Amazon.com User "this remote very well could replace many of your actual component remotes, and it will perform macro commands, but i don't think your tivo peanut remote is going into a drawer.…" - Amazon.com User "needless to say i was wee bit pissed being that one reason i bought this remote was that it was mac compatible.…" - Amazon.com User |
Universal RFS200 LCD
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$72 - $156
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18 People Recommend
"but already including the uhf flasher and macro capable without a doubt its my new favorite…" - tvbobcal from so cal at Circuitcity.com "its approach to creating macros allows it to very flexibly control a poortfolio of disparate components, relabeling and re-ordering commands to suit your desires.…" - Amazon.com User "i also set up the "macros" (getting the power on/off buttons to work all three components and the volume to always control the tv).…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony RM-AX4000 LCD Touchscreen
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$133 - $145
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18 People Recommend
"first, i have a 50" sony lcd tv that for whatever reason, cycles through the 7 video inputs rather slowly (especially when it hits the hdmi input) and when i use the macro functionality of the…" - Amazon.com User "i first started programming the remote with the 4-digit codes which worked great but with no macros.…" - Amazon.com User "macros all work greatcons: i thought the price tag was a little high at first, but when you use the remote you understand you got what you paid forother thoughts: i have known people who have prior…" - Newegg.com User |
Logitech Harmony 880 Universal
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$75 - $80
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18 People Recommend
"the only issue i have noticed is that when the remote is being used, you may have to aim it at the components for 1-2 seconds while it performs the macros.…" - Amazon.com User "i purchased it because it was on sale and $20 cheaper than my previous universal remote, logitech's 659 (which broke after constant falls over the past three years), and supports macros.…" - Amazon.com User "it had macros but it didn't function like this remote.…" - Amazon.com User |
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