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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. My neighbor paid more than twice as much for a remote that is much less intuitive (the monster changes the labels of its "soft buttons" depending on what device you are controlling). This remote is very easy to use and completely controls all of your home theater devices. I use it to get my TV ready for the Wii (turning off everything but the TV and changing the audio and video inputs, but since the Wii has Bluetooth controls, not RF, I still need to turn that on with my Wii remote (not the fault of the Monster AV100).This is a great remote and not expensive. BUY IT, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. No offense to "radio producer" Dave L and his self proclaimed technical expertice, but he must have set his remote up wrong. I am not an overly technical guy, about average for a 50 year old I would say, and I had NO PROBLEM with any of the set up nor with controlling stuff.If you enter the brand and model of your devices they will be controlled perfectly by this device.
However, the documentation is not very intuitive and programing requires an online computer connection. Functionally the product is very good and works well.
Once setup correctly, this home theatre controller is excellent, the best part is just having one remote for all activities, it is however a little time consuming during setup.
Everything works as advertised. This is a huge plus for me, because I've had remotes in the past that did not properly operate the menu or settings for the specific components, so I would have to get the original remote out which made the universal one useless.Another great feature is that the backlight comes on as soon as you move the remote.
The remote does have a hiccup here or there and doesn't turn off a component sometimes, but just push the help button and the remote asks the user a series of questions to correct the mistake. This is great when you have a dark room during a good movie.
This remote is so easy to program and use. Also all buttons work properly for ALL components.
It's extremely easy.I would highly recommend this remote to anyone who doesn't want the hassle of having 4 or 5 different remotes laying around. I was initially intimidated by the thought of all the programming, but the software is simple and FAST.
Battery life is surprisingly long, and the charger works perfectly (as opposed to the logitech models).
The menu and key layouts are quite intuitive - even our eight year old can activate the entire system and go right to his favorite cartoon channels.I highly recommend this product to anyone tired of the frustration involved with trying to find the right combination of buttons needed just to watch a TV show - or for just trying to find one of the remotes that always seem to disappear between the couch cushions. This product completely replaced five remotes for various devices including the Apple remote for my Apple TV.It couldn't have been any easier to setup. It took about 20 minutes to walk through the setup process and the software did all of the work.
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