Customer Ratings & Reviews

It's hard not to like this universal remote. Terk (which is a brand I had never heard of) did a wonderful job with this remote, not only from a technical standpoint, but also in terms of design. Let's break down what's good and what is not so great. Pros: + Works with a massive amount of devices, including TVs, Bluray/DVD players, sound bars, streaming devices and much, much more + It's rechargeable, which saves cash as you don't need to purchase batteries + It's light and thin but doesn't feel flimsy + All keys are back-lit + Buttons have a good feel to them and are laid out very well + It comes with everything you need, including a quick start manual, a code sheet and a warranty card. Cons: - The plastic is very glossy and will catch fingerprints easily - The battery could last longer There is really nothing fundamentally wrong with this universal remote. I was able to set it up on a TCL smart TV which has Roku integrated without a hitch, same for a Vizio and a Samsung smart TV and sound bar. The setup is very easy and very quick. I can only recommend this remote.

So I have a bunch of devices that I use daily, and of course, my end table has way too many remotes on it. Some combo, but there isn't one that I currently have that could control everything. That has changed now with this universal remote. Right off the bat, the fact that it's rechargeable and doesn't take batteries that I've been used to for so many years is actually amazing. Not only is it amazing, but the fact that it's a USB-C charging port is even better, so there's no real risk of breaking like the micro USB does. When you plug it in there is a red light on the back that tells you its charging and a green when it’s complete. The illumination button makes all the major buttons backlight blue, which looks pretty cool at night and makes it really easy to use. The big kicker here for me is I still use an Xbox One for various things, and yup, you guessed it, this can actually control that too, so I don't have to pick up my actual Xbox controller just to do a couple of button presses and then turn it back off, which saves a lot of time and annoyance. It's really easy to set up, and it comes with a code list of all major brand items, even non-major brand, honestly, and it shows codes for things like projectors, digital TV tuners, DVD players, cable set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, streaming video players like Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV, audio receivers, sound bars, CD players - the list goes on. It's actually crazy how complete it is. I assumed I would have to go online and start looking up codes and stuff like in the past, but nope, it's all in the paper that comes with, which is essentially like eight pages long, lol. The shape of the remote is thin and flat. It's up to you how to perceive that. Personally, I like the squared-off edges, feeling like I'm holding something properly rather than rounded edges on something like a Chromecast or something. So, this is probably the most complete and useful universal remote I've ever used in my life. Highly recommended.

Very nice and easy to program. Love the lighted buttons.

I loved the remote . Blue black light is super useful.

I really love this remote. It's rechargeable, has a lovely backlight, feels great in the hand and has all the right buttons...but it just doesn't work for my setup. Oh, it claims it will - it has codes for everything I need, projector, soundbar and Roku ultra. I was terribly excited to try it out. And...meh. After fiddling with and trying all the codes for each one, I can sort of get it to work. In that, it can turn on each component and play something - which is a win in and of itself and to be fair, I've never been able to get that fair with a universal remote and this setup. But it's just sadly not quite right. While I can turn on the soundbar and change the volume, I can't really do anything else to it - likewise, with the projector, I can turn it on and access some features/menus, but not all. That said, all that would still be ok. But with the Roku, the remote is maddeningly inconsistent, especially with the most heavily used feature - the skip forward/back/play controls. The arrow keys are a bit touchy, but I could maybe live with that. But I get no consistent capabilities with regards to moving around in a record (in Hulu it's particularly bad and I use Hulu Live). So I won't use this for its originally intended purpose. I've instead set it up with my more "normal" TV setup and there it works fine. So I'll use it in that room instead and enjoy all the lovely features of the remote (rechargeable batteries, blue glow backlight, multiple devices consolidated into one) there. So IF this remote works with your setup, it's a great remote. But as a universal remote, I do wish it worked with the setup I intended it for.

I ordered this remote to replace the one that came with my TV and to try to minimize the number of remotes needed to operate it and the peripherals that are connected to it. I opened up the package and was headed to my battery drawer to find some AA or AAA batteries, when I remembered that it was rechargeable. This is by far one of my favorite features. It came with a USB-C cable, but no charging brick which was fine as I have plenty around the house. The batteries on these things always seem to go out at the most inopportune time and when you cant find any spare batteries. After plugging this up to let it charge for a few hours, I came back to set it up. Setup was surprisingly simple. The box comes with a printout of codes and a one page, step by step guide to setting up your devices. There is a little bit of trial and error with this as there are multiple codes that can be used for each device. If you try to program one code and it doesnt work, just try the next one. I didnt have any issues with not finding a code for all of my devices. If you do have a problem finding the code, there is an auto search feature, but I didnt need to try it. There are macro keys that are very useful as well. There are presets for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Disney. I really like the backlight keypad as well. Definitely a great feature for my usage. Now only if it had some sort of tracker for those times that my kids leave the remote in some far corner of the house, it would be the perfect remote. Jokes aside, this is an awesome remote and it has more than fit my needs so far.

The terk universal remote is easy enough to set up. It's comfortable to use and has some nice features. The setup process is likely familiar if you've used a universal remote before. Just hood the button of the device you want to control and enter the code designated for it, then make sure it works. Setting up my devices was easy. This includes my Xbox, LG TV, marantz audio receiver and Cox cable box. I'll be adding other devices too. Overall everything works well. You even have the option to set up macros, so that you could do things like switch inputs before controlling another device. There was issue that I couldn't seem to find a solution for. There didn't seem to be a way to switch inputs on my marantz receiver. This was causing some problems for me, since I was unable to change to the necessary input there. I'm going to experiment to see if I can find a solution. I also wish the backlit buttons were able to be activated by motion, rather than only a button. It's a minor things, but other remotes I've used in the past have had the feature of lighting up when you pick them up. Otherwise, this remote is very easy and comfortable to use. Pros: easy setup, lightweight, rechargeable, backlit keys Cons: backlight can only be activated with a button (not motion activated), my surround sound receiver wasn't able to change inputs using the remote

THIS... Is the Terk Rechargeable 8-Device Backlit Universal Remote and it has quickly become my wife's worst nightmare (BONUS!!). From the easy setup to backlit lighting, type-c rechargeable and up to eight programmable devices... is this the one remote to rule them all? Lets take a look! Taking the remote out of the box was probably the hardest part of the process as setup was super quick, easily programing to my samsung tv in the living room and then being able to control the apple TV off of the e-arc made it even easier as I only had to program the remote once for the whole setup. Moving into the bedroom I switch the 'device' and easily do the same thing. Before I know it, I had every TV in the house running off of one remote so I never had to let go of and loose another remote again. I really enjoyed this being backlit as my apple TV, Samsung, LG and Roku remotes don't light up in the dark which sucks when you loose a remote...in the dark. The buttons were firm but squished nice and I found that all the buttons worked as they should (exit takes you back, volume up turns it up) and honestly felt quite durable and so light I questioned if it even had a battery in it. I think after trying this one I will probably purchase a few more since this remote really does it all for me and I no longer need to keep track of which remote goes where or the sequence since before I had to turn on the roku with the roku, move over to apple tv input and then use the apple tv from there.... GONE! All one remote and only one thing to keep track of. A side bonus is that it is super easy to turn channels or volume up should my wife be listing to tv too loud and need it adjusted for her (she loves that) or for your kid that is rocking the house with a 2am movie on a tuesday. The range was also super nice as I was able to change a tv from about a room and a half over (not much more) so if I walked out of a room and needed to turn the TV off once I had already exited, I could. All in all this remote is awesome, I think that the buttons and configuration takes some getting use to as does all remotes but I found it way easier to get use to than the apple tv remote. As always, Bestbuy has excellent customer service and return policy, so you never have to worry about buying a product that you don’t like… so why not test it out?!

The remote to my LG smart TV finally died on me. I had seen other generic replacement remotes but this one seemed a bit more appealing in that it can be used for multiple items as well. It's a cool looking remote for sure and it's pretty thin. Very lightweight however it has a glossy finish to it so it's a fingerprint magnet unfortunately. It doesn't use the traditional AAA batteries as this remote is rechargeable. It charges via USB-C with the included cable. Cables a bit short but it'll do for now. Was able to successfully pair it to my TV, Blu-ray and my finnicky Samsung smart TV as well. Nice plus is that there is a Netflix button on this remote too so I don't lose that. It also has quick buttons for Hulu, Disney+ and YouTube. Nice little bonus is that it has a backlight button on it. It's somewhat dim and really only helpful if it's very dark but, eh, better than nothing I guess. Kinda wish I had more devices to use this with but it works great as my new replacement remote. Can't complain about this yet. Only thing I haven't been able to test is battery life so here's hoping it lasts a bit. Thanks for Best Buy for providing this free TERK Rechargeable remote for this review.