Insignia™ - Replacement Remote for Sony TVs - Black

Remote missing key functions for Sony Bravia television like talk enabled. No explanation for four color buttons.

Insignia™ - Replacement Remote for Sony TVs. I’ve owned numerous replacement remotes over the years. I cannot recall any other time any of those replacements worked right out of the box, perfectly. That was certainly the case this time, and there were even more surprises. My situation? A pair of fairly new Sony TVs with audio systems (Yamaha, etc) attached for sound enhancement and an AppleTV for regular program input. On previous substitute remotes, I could expect a lot of fussing and frustration trying to have these devices play nicely with each other. But, I’d already solved those issues with the original Sony remote, and I’d taught my Sony to turn on the Yamaha AVR and to accept input from the AppleTV when I preferred that input. It worked perfectly before. But, there’s a new remote in the house. What happened this time, with the Insignia? Pull the Insignia-Sony version out of the box, point at the TV, and absolutely everything works. CODE settings? Not for the Yamaha AVR. (I can only guess, but because a Yamaha is Code “O” and the first listed under AUDIO initial setup, it’s likely the preset device out of the box.). When I turn the AppleTV on (not a Sony or Insignia function), the Insignia remote works as always. It still controls volume, and because the Sony center control moves the Apple cursor around, so does this Insignia. Absolutely nothing is different, functionally. There is also the ability to learn codes not already programmed or to apply codes using the simple instructions. The remote resembles the Sony layout, with buttons already in memorized positions from the Sony but it is much lighter in weight. I prefer the somewhat higher contrast in the Insignia. This is a very easy to make, strong recommendation.

The Insignia replacement remote for Sony TV’s is a fantastic remote. The remote is designed perfectly, with quality in mind. The form factor is great, it slim enough to fit in your hand perfectly and the rounded edges make it very comfortable to hold. The buttons are made of a smooth rubber which makes them easy to press, and you get a nice click on each button. This remote has every button you need as well as 3 customizable buttons that you can set as custom apps to your liking. Customizing the app buttons is super simple; the instructions included are easy to follow and walk you through it. There is even a sleep button, which is essential for me because I like to fall asleep with the TV on. The Sony remote that came with my TV doesn’t even have a sleep button. The remote also works great with soundbars. It can be programed to work with both the TV and a soundbar at the same time, the codes are included in the instruction manual. For me it automatically worked with my Bose soundbar, because I have eArc on my TV, this allows me to use the remote to control both TV and soundbar. Overall, I love the Insignia remote, in fact I like this remote better than the original remote that came with the TV. Everything about it works perfectly, it’s extremely comfortable to hold, the buttons are very functional, and it offers plenty of customization options. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a replacement or even a spare remote for your Sony TV.

Well that was easy! While this remote is programmable, I didn’t need to do anything to it out of the box for it to operate my Sony TV and JBL audio receiver. I have the JBL connected via HDMI to an eARC port so the audio control runs through the TV. I have a FireStick 4K Max plugged in also and this remote’s D-pad operates it as well when that input is selected on the TV. The A-B-C shortcut buttons are preprogrammed to open Netflix, Disney Plus, and Prime Video respectively but they can be reprogrammed to open other apps. Since I don’t subscribe to Netflix or Prime Video I reprogrammed their buttons to go to Philo and the History Channel apps. Very convenient! Since you are programming a macro with these shortcut buttons you need to start from the same place each time so I programmed the macro from the Home screen for each. Only thing I couldn’t do was program a button to send the FireStick Home to start the sequence. Since FireStick remotes are Bluetooth not IR this remote can’t learn from button presses on a FireStick remote like it can from another IR remote. So I have to press the Home button on the FireStick remote before I press either of the two shortcut buttons I reprogrammed. Not really a big deal. Other than that, the buttons on this remote can control the TV just like the original Sony remote does. Highly recommend if you need a replacement or would just like a spare remote!

I’ve never had a bad remote. I’ve only had remotes that go specifically with the TV when I bought it. Because I am clumsy, and I have a dog that is also clumsy. I have dropped and accidentally stepped and sat on multiple of those TV remotes. So instead of buying the exact same remote I chose to go with a universal remote that does the exact same thing and maybe even a little more comparing buttons to buttons. Overall, I think it’s a great remote very lightweight lights up comes with batteries, which is awesome and easy to program. Nothing like the old days when there were 1000 codes and you had to figure out which one worked for your TV. Set up, took less than five minutes and I haven’t had any problems with it disconnecting the remote from the TV and having to repair. Once you pair that TV with that remote, you’re good to go until you accidentally break that remote and then back to square one you are. Again I like the remote I don’t have any complaints it does what it needs to do. Get one and check it out for yourself