RCA RCU800B SUPER VALUE PACK! Infrared

Advantages: One remote for all of your electronics
Disadvantages: loses programmed settings from time to time

I have had this remote for just about 5 months now. I've had to reprogram it atleast 6 times. I still can't figure out why it keeps losing the codes, the batteries are strong. I had no problems programming it with my TV, Cable box, DVD player and VCR. One word of advice, you need to turn the product you just programmed off and back on again before going to the next product to program. If you don't, everything else you put in there won't work. I learned ...
...from time to time (seems to be if you drop the remote or press a certain button on it...everything vanishes) I think this is pretty good for the cheap price you pay for it. I got mine for 9.99 at a Dollar General store. It sure does save time and confusion from having to operate 4 different remote controls and keeping track of them all, plus the price of good batteries! ... Read review

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: hard to program, not worth any money

I use to have this kind of remote and it did not work well at all. i had alot of problems out of it. It didn't want to take my codes to program my other devices in to it. It was easy to work after every thing finally got programed in but it took a very long time for this. I have never had so many problems with any kind of remote. It is very cheap and maybe that is why it did not do as well in working the different devices. The sound didn't even want ... Read review