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Button Layout
Customers have mixed opinions on the button layout of the Philips Elite Universal Remote Control. While most appreciate the large, backlit buttons and ease of use, some find that certain keys are unresponsive or not programmable to their desired functions. Overall, customers enjoy the convenience of having one remote for multiple devices and the special features such as sleep timer and primary audio control.
Connectivity
Customers have mixed opinions on the connectivity of the Philips Elite 8-Device Universal Remote, with some praising its ability to control multiple devices and easy setup while others report issues with connecting it to certain devices such as TVs and Blu-ray players.
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Quality
This one has the right ergonomics, i can easily set passthrough sound, and i especially like the illumination on this one.
Easy to use, easy to see the controls
By far the worst tv remote ever and we’ve had and have many tvs!
It was so dark and the buttons were hard to see/use, also didn’t work well unless you pointed very specifically at the tv.
Price
For the price it was a steal and it controls our older roku so bonus
For the money you can't go wrong.
For whatever reason one of my logitech 665s just wouldn't play nice with this sony (another one, no problem) so i tried a few i... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I open the package, put 2-aa batteries and pointed it to my television, and it worked instantly!
Competitiveness
It works better than i expect on the vizio smart tv and the directtv box.
For example, one must find the best code for their vizio tv, as there are 10 different ones.
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- This product had a total of 355 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 13 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It works well but missing some of the buttons that my previous philips remote control had
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I was so tired of struggling with the remotes that came with my smart samsung televisions
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The buttons were small and hard to see and push
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The old remotes did not respond very quickly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A friend of mine recommended the philips universal remote
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There was literally no set up required
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Im just using it with an oled sony and directv box in our bedroom
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For whatever reason one of my logitech 665s just wouldnt play nice with this sony another one no problem so i tried a few inexpensive remotes out
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