Universal Remote Controls MX-500 Universal Infrared LCD Remote Control with Joystick

usability, price, durability, reliability, design

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

works great and setup was easy. 2 column display is clutch. Probably a little overkill for most entertainment systems but for the extra couple of dollars why not upgrade. I have a receiver, TV, 4 port HDMI switch, cable box, media player, and...

Not the sexiest remote in the world. Luckily my friends and family don't judge me on my remotes appearance

Works with everything. I have it running my Yamaha Receiver, Sharp TV, Direct TV HD-DVR, Sony Blu-Ray, and a Patriot media-streaming box ; The learning function rocks and is super easy. I only used the Pre-Programmed codes for my TV, because it was so...

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I've owned this remote for over 5 years, and it is still the best on the market imo. All the LCD labels are editable, which is a big plus for those buttons that don't match the standard remote layout. 5 pages of favorites with editable labels. I didn't...

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You can easily EDIT any page of the LCD screen. You can place more descriptive macros on the LCD screen, like MOVIE and program the one button to turn on SAT, Turn on TV, turn on AUDIO, and then set audio to desired input and sound settings and with...

There was no PRE-PROGRAMMED code for my Direct TV SAT receiver and DVR. I tried every single code for SAT and for DVR and not one of them worked. This is why my rating is 4 eggs! I had to use the LEARN mode to program every button of the MX-500 to my...

Very durable and customizable

Make sure this remote will work with your system because you cannot exchange it for a different one. Does not work with NextGen IR extender

Nearly indestructible. I have had my MX500 for several years and it has never failed me. Numerous different components and it has controlled them all (TVs, receivers, DVD, PS3, Xbox360, Dish, etc). My 2 year old even dropped it in the toilet. After it...

No RF transmitter

Very high durability and excellent support for individual devices and their functions. The hardware is fantastic quality

It's not a Logitech Harmony..which is just a phenomenally designed firmware/software item. But the actual device quality of the Logitechs are just not good if you have people in your house who are hard on treatment of electronics. If Logitech stepped...

this is the most easy to program uni/learning remote ; like that the back light has its own swicth so it does not run down batterys

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It's durable. I've had mine for over six years now. It's held up well and still looks good ; It's the only remote you'll need. I'm using just this one remote to control my home entertainment system ; If it doesn't know about your piece of equipment,...

IR only. This is not a problem for me, since all of my equipment is controlled via infra-red ; Battery life is about 4-5 months ; When invoking a macro command, you must continue to point the remote in the general vicinity of the devices being...

Great Universal remote for $70 It does everything I needed it to do and I have gone from 5 remotes to ONE!!! Easy to program and the learning function makes it a great value. Backlight is good enough. Plenty of room for macros I need. Wife and kids are...

battery life is short . . about 4 months. needed to purchase another $15 remote for entering discrete codes and then learning them on this remote, not ideal but it does work