Sales Rank: 692


Features:

DVD/DVR-compatible with full support functions and upgradeable technology; dedicated menu keys for satellite/digital cable

Master power key, access to picture-in-picture and surround sound functions (with compatible AV gear)

30-minute memory retention during battery changes

Operates audio amplifiers, audio receivers, cable, DVD, digital video disc, PVR/DVR, satellite, TV, and VCR

Requires 2 AA batteries (not included)

Average Rating:
Rating: - Works great with Tivo Series II
I was surprised to see that most reviewers gave this product 5 stars, but there was one reviewer who gave the remote only 1 star and sent it back. May I suggest that you try again?

The instructions recommend testing the device via the Power button when programming codes into the remote. If it powers off or on then the code is correct. Well... Tivo does not have a power button. It is always on. Try going to the main Tivo start screen by pressing 'PVR Menu' to test the code. (BTW, I got 0618 to work)

All my other devices (TV, DVD, Audio Receiver, Cable Box) were quickly programmed and all work great. 5 remotes to throw away, 1 to keep!

Definitely a great buy at $18.

Good Luck

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Rating: - Great performance, great price
Like many people, I have a motley assortment of audio/visual equipment of various brands and ages - fairly old RCA VCR, a relatively new Samsung DVD player, a brand new Toshiba TV and a Scientific Atlanta digital cable box, all with remotes. Although there was some overlap in function, each remote had one or two functions it alone could perform - VCR remote for programming timer recording; digital cable remote for the "info" and "guide" functions; DVD remote to search by chapter. I got the One for All (OfA) hoping to consolidate.

Set-up was quick; it took about 10 minutes to program all my devices, and that included some time spent browsing the manual. The unit is compact, which is a plus for me, though some users might not like the small, closely spaced buttons. The OfA uses two AA batteries, and I've noticed no unusual battery drain. (It is neither backlit nor equipped with an LCD display, so I expect the battery life will be comparable to my other remotes.) It has a few neat features - I particularly like "volume lock," which allows you to assign volume adjustment to just one device no matter what mode you're in. As my TV's volume is much more sensitive than any other device, I've "locked" the volume control in TV mode.

After a month of use, the only drawback I've found with the OfA is that it can't perform the functions of three specialized buttons on the digital cable remote (A, B and C.) This is very minor to me, since I don't use those buttons very much. It's possible the OfA models with learning capabilities would be able to handle those functions; some of them don't cost much more, so it's probably worth a look if that's important to you.

Overall I'm very pleased with the OfA. It's inexpensive, easy to use and works well with my variety of devices - I couldn't ask for more.

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Rating: - Buttons Buttons everywhere
Nice device. As soon as I got it I was controling all of my media center devices. Others that I've had did not do the extra menu item stuff. This does. It also controls the DVD of my X-Box. Nice. But I sometimes forget which button was pressed last and what am I controlling now? Well that will just take time to get used to.