Insignia™ - 4-Device Universal Remote - Black

For over a year I have been frustrated with needing four remotes to work on my very uncomplicated TV/BluRay/Roku/sound bar. While it is pretty easy to find a universal remote for TVs and DVDs it is a bit more difficult to find one that works with Roku and darn near impossible to find one for a sound bar. This was really frustrating me especially since my TV and sound bar are both the Insignia brand. (Why not make them work together?) I had looked at several universal remotes but none seemed to fit the bill for me. At least one that I would be willing to spend the money on. Can't justify a $350 remote for a $350 TV setup. So when I saw this at Best Buy I was really interested to see if it worked. I did some checking online and it said it worked with the Roku. Great! But what about the sound bar? I saw some suggestions online so I figured I would give it a try. Works like a charm. Controls all of my devices perfectly. Setup was very simple and my codes worked first time except the sound bar. I had to try two different ones for that. It doesn't say it anywhere on the package but it does require 2 AA batteries that are not included. My only complaint is there is no eject button for the BluRay/DVD. Also there is a row of colored buttons that are not explained anywhere. Don't see to do anything with my stuff. In my opinion this a very solid remote and does what it should.

I didn't want to spend too much money, but I wanted a functional remote to replace the DVD remote I lost (and, of course, found shortly after buying this: The best way to find something you've lost is to buy its replacement). I had no trouble programming it, it works fine, it controls everything I've asked it to. I particularly like the ease of programming. I always bring a universal remote with me when I travel. Some hotels use these remotes that couldn't pick their nose, let alone pick an input. If I want to hook my laptop into the TV, I want the option to do so. Sometimes these "hotel remotes" don't allow for that function, although I've never seen a TV that couldn't select different inputs. Travelling with your own remote pretty much puts an end to that, IF you can get it to hook up with the hotel TV. I've had remotes that were a pain to program, that wouldn't work with certain brands, whatever. However, this one does everything I've asked it to do with an ease of operation that I truly appreciate.

Recently I came home from a gig (I'm a magician). I picked up the remote and immediately knew something was wrong. My Insignia Remote Control no longer had that smooth feel in my hand. The back was rough with sharp edges. I looked more closely and realized that my beloved remote had been chewed up. I looked around the room and quickly spotted the culprit. A new dog had come into our family, he's a beautiful German Shepherd that someone had abandoned. Occasionally, he picks things up off the coffee table and chews on them. He also puts those items back on the coffee table when he is done with them. I was about to give up on my night of television when I realized that it was only 7:00 pm and that Best Buy was still open. I quickly went online to see if they had a replacement for my digital doggie chew toy. They did AND they had them in stock at my closest location. Ten minutes later I paying the helpful clerk and heading back home. I got home and grabbed a soda out of my fridge. I opened the soft drink and plopped back down in front of television with my new remote in hand. I found what I wanted to watch and settled in. I took a drink off my soda and started to put the can on a coaster on the coffee table. That's when I looked across the room to see that dog with the coasters in his mouth.

I bought this remote after an employee told me it would work with a Samsung BluRay player. The original remote that came with the device went missing and I needed a temporary replacement while the new one was being shipped. It was a bit difficult to program, but I finally got it paired with my Samsung BluRay player and television. It didn't allow me to navigate in DVD menu. I was able to play, pause, stop, and turn the device on/off. That is it. It worked well-enough with the television and I had no issues there. At this point I would have given the product three stars. I am giving it two stars because after being gone for one week, I came back and discovered that the remote no longer worked with the BluRay player or the television. I had to program it a second time for both. I was successfully able to reprogram it for the television but not the BluRay player the second time around. I followed the exact same procedure, so I'm not sure why it failed to sync. I would not recommend this product. The only reason I am not giving this product a one star review is because when it was paired the first time, it functioned fine with the television and did enough with the BluRay player to get by.

I bought this about a year ago forgot to write this review. My main reason for buying this remote is because of my Vizio soundbar didn't work with my Spectrum remote and there wasn't good info in making that work, I didn't want to buy an expensive universal remote, and at the time I did have an Insignia TV in my room. I bought an LG TV (which didn't include the magic remote) later on. This remote did work with my Vizio sound and worked with my Insignia TV with ease, and when I bought my LG TV it took some time finding the right code to have it where I could pull up everything on the TV without needing to using the remote it came with. Now the cons for me is no backlight on the remote, and when it comes to Hulu no back button that works on this remote so I have to grab the LG remote. So this remote works 99% of the time for me.

When my fiancé moved in with me, we somehow lost the remotes for her Vizio TV and Apple TV, which we planned to put in our bedroom. After searching high and low for them without success, I drove over to my local Best Buy to pick up a universal remote. This Insignia Universal Remote stood out to me because of its simplicity, low cost, and compatibility with streaming devices. I picked it up on sale for $19.99, and it has worked flawlessly. Programming the remote to work with our Vizio TV and Apple TV took about 5 minutes. Build quality and ergonomics are great; it fits nicely in your hand and has a solid feel. Range and accuracy are great. I do wish the remote was backlit to aid with use in the dark, but it's not a deal breaker by any means. (Note to Insignia: add a backlight in your next version.) Overall, I would recommend this remote to anyone looking for a cost effective, simple yet functional universal remote.

I needed a universal remote because I was stuck using 4 separate remotes for the TV, Sound Bar, BluRay and Apple TV. The Apple TV remote was also dying and needed to be replaced one way or the other. The reviews for this product stated that it worked for Apple TV and that was good enough for me. The set up was easy enough, but when it came to programming it to work the Apple TV, I couldn't get it to work. Tried all of the different methods, and none of them worked. I don't know if it's only able to work with the newer versions of Apple TV, maybe that's the problem, but I was disappointed to find that the primary reason that I purchased the remote was basically a waste of time. I still like being able to control the other 3 devices with one remote, and I even used the last of the 4 slots to operate the Xbox One, which allowed me to watch Netflix/Hulu until I forked over another 20 bucks for a replacement Apple TV remote. Good purchase overall, but if you have the old version of Apple TV, just be aware that it may not work (it didn't for me...).

I bought this remote on sale, so it was an excellent value. I got it primarily to control an older Yamaha Sound Projector (soundbar) that I was afraid the volume buttons were beginning to wear out. Easy to program and works great. My only negative is that you are limited to the functions of the "generic" Yamaha audio controls. In other words, I can not select different sound modes (theater, club, etc.) or select different inputs to the soundbar. In addition to my TV, I have a music streaming box that I play through the soundbar. I can't change the input source for the soundbar with the remote. I have to use my Yamaha remote for that. That's OK, since I don't do that too often. But it would have been nice to have that ability. If it could do that, or was a learning remote where you could program any individual button, this would easily be a five star remote. As it is, it is almost one, but not quite. It definitely has a quality build and feel. All in all, I'm very happy with this remote.