Best Remote Controls for Mac

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Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

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i expected my denon receiver and oppo dvd to be there - but i was surprised that everything i owned was supported.set up was very easy - i downloaded the latest version of the mac software from
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i am an avid mac user, so clearly a bit wary of how well a logitech product would work.
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but just hook this up to your computer (my 6 year old mac laptop, for example) and it works like a charm.
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i did the configuration on a macintosh - a lot of times vendors deliver poorly written software for the mac, but the logitech software for this remote didn't suck.
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it even controls my apple tv.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 52 people for MAC

Logitech Harmony® One

$275.00 Est. at Amazon

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i found this product hard to set up and config when i used my mac but it was easy to set up on my other pc computer.
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but hey, this product tries to do a lot, and being in the software development business i know how hard it is to develop these interfaces - we all know that apple is by far the king in this space.
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the remote was pretty unintuitive to setup, its mac support was weak, and the remote control didn't last very long (i had to replace it several times).
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it didn't control the cd changer at first, however when i told the remote this it stepped me through plugging the remote back into the mac, pointing the old cd remote at the back of the harmony.
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at my house, it truly has replaced all mine except my appletv remote, which i just can't get to work.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 45 people for MAC

Logitech H550

$113.00 Est. at Amazon

from JK from Randleman, NC, www.circuitcity.com
i use this remote to control a pioneer plasma tv, pioneer a/v receiver, directv hd dvr, and a mac mini.
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the set up for this control is very easy in a pc but i did have promlems while trying to install using my mac.
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i had already downloaded the newest version of the software (for mac) from the logitech web site, so i was ready to fire-up the remote when it arrived.
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the software that comes with the remote is pretty good, although it didn't run on my mac the way the documentation suggested it would.
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you program the remote by connecting it to your pc (in my case, a mac) and through a fairly geeky process, set up the remote to match your components (logitech has a huge database with info on every

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for MAC

Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

$452.00 Est. at Amazon

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it was programmed using the harmony software on a macbook pro with os x leopard.
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i have it programmed to operate my scientific atlanta hd cable box (time warner), apple tv, sony ps3 (with optional sensor), sony receiver, and samsung 46" b8000 led.
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i set up the remote using mac os 10.5.6 and everything works great.
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*works with mac yay*
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i have several computers for testing for mac, pc, various operating systems and platforms.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for MAC

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

$130.00 Est. at Amazon

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i am an avid mac user, so clearly a bit wary of how well a logitech product would work.
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but just hook this up to your computer (my 6 year old mac laptop, for example) and it works like a charm.
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i have a mac and this remote is compatible with the mac.
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i am able to fully control my dish network dvr (vip-612), denon av receiver, panasonic blu-ray, xbox, and macbook (music).
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i did the configuration on a macintosh - a lot of times vendors deliver poorly written software for the mac, but the logitech software for this remote didn't suck.

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

Keyspan Front Row RF

Keyspan Front Row (Mac Only) RF Remote Control

$38.00 Est. at Amazon

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use it to control frontrow on my mac mini and it works just as promised.
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it installs as a keyboard--on mac and windows!--meaning the control can be used in any application!
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it works great...but its not really something you need if you already have the apple remote.
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i bought this remote to be able to use front row on my powerpc based mac and it works great.
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i have a power mac g5 with no remote or ir port.

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Positives: Comfortable, Easy To Use, Applicable Devices: Computer Multimedia, Type: Basic

Keyspan ERRF1

$38.00 Est. at Amazon

from John from Jacksonville ,FL, clickfrom.buy.com
it works just as good as the apple remote...
from Eric from Eagan, MN, clickfrom.buy.com
despite what the manufacturer states, it works perfectly on windows as well as the mac.
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it installs as a keyboard--on mac and windows!--meaning the control can be used in any application!
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use it to control frontrow on my mac mini and it works just as promised.
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it works great...but its not really something you need if you already have the apple remote.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Comfortable, Applicable Devices: Computer Multimedia, Not LCD

Keyspan Easy Presenter

$41.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have swapped it between mac osx and windows computers with no major issues (plug and play).
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tried a couple other devices, but this one was the only one that worked with my mac on keynote as advertised.
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i use easy presenter with apple keynote several times a week for my college lectures.
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works seamlessly with both macs and pcs.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, Nice Functionality, Applicable Devices: Computer Multimedia

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

$411.00 Est. at Amazon

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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.
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you have to disconnect and pull out both the repeater and the remote and connect them to your pc or mac.
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the logitech was easy to program using my mac and has become our sole remote in our living room.
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you set this remote up on your computer (pc or mac) by installing an application and adding your devices.
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it didn't do real well working with a mac os, this one does just fine.

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

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal Remote control LCD Remote Control

$91.00 Est. at Amazon

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and it works great with my mac osx operating system.
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easy to setup and i've used it with windows xp as well as mac os x (tiger and leopard).
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only downside is the 30 minutes you'll need to spend programming it on your computer (pc or mac), but by having that computer interface you gain a huge advantage in the huge numbers of components and
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i have a new macbook pro os10.5 and the included disc had the old software for the remote.
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i love this remote so much, i bought one as a gift when i noticed my brother-in-law's complex, multi-remote machinations to change settings on his multimedia setup.

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

Logitech Harmony 659 LCD

$120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
it even works to control our macbook!
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by programming for activities rather than just devices, i can tell the remote what devices to turn on and control whether i'm watching cable, playing a dvd or using my apple tv (yes, it also replaces
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the programing is not as clear as it might be especially if you are also controlling an apple tv, but hey they have toll free support to assist you!
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i have never had any trouble with the website's programming applets.
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and the big plus is that this mac os x user had no trouble.

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

Monster Cable 121161

$245.00 Est. at Amazon

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this product completely replaced five remotes for various devices including the apple remote for my apple tv.
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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.
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i have the new macbook pro intel dual core.

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

Universal RFS200 LCD

Universal Remote Control RFS200 LCD Remote Control

$102.00 Est. at Amazon

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i control everything from my lcd to my blu ray, to my apple computer and even my ceiling fan.
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i even used the learning feature to clone my apple remote (for my macbook).

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

Sony RM-VL600

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have equipment that does not use the built-in codes, like an olevia lcd, u-verse cable box, extreme mac speaker.
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with the 'learning' function, controls all my equipment - tv, receiver (including audio), cable, dvd, cd and apple tv!

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

Apple MA070G/B

$51.00 Est. at Amazon

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the price direct from apple is outrageous, but you can usually get it amazon at a much better price.
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i don't understand why apple just doesn't build it into their ipods.
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definitely the apple radio remote is a great asset
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i do not understand why apple does not have the radio function built in like other mp3 players.
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read similar complaints on apple website while trying to troubleshoot.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Great Functionality, Type: Remote Control

Logitech Harmony 785 LCD

$179.00 Est. at Amazon

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a slip of my pointer during the instillaiton process on my mac and i said "yes" that the remote was a harmony 1000 instead.
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of my components loaded automatically using the tutorial/wizard (of note, i am a mac user, and i found the software to be relatively easy to use - i'm certain the windows version would be similar).
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i've had to so so both with remotes and with my logitech dinovo mac edition keyboard (see my review there)
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it was incredibly straightforward to set-up with the downloaded software (this gets you the most recent versions of software and firmware), and abracadabra, 98% of functionality for all of my

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

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Best Remote Controls for Mac

Logitech Harmony 360 LCD

Logitech Harmony® One

Logitech H550

Logitech Harmony 1100 LCD Touchscreen

Logitech Harmony 880 Universal

Keyspan Front Row RF

Keyspan ERRF1

Keyspan Easy Presenter

Logitech Harmony 890 LCD

Logitech Harmony 555 Universal LCD

Logitech Harmony 659 LCD

Monster Cable 121161

Universal RFS200 LCD

Sony RM-VL600

Apple MA070G/B

Logitech Harmony 785 LCD

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