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Summary: Works great with Tivo Series II
Review: 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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Summary: Incredible value, intuitive use.
Review: If you're looking for a reasonably priced all-in-one remote control that will work with your Tivo or DIRECTV/Tivo, look no further. We had an older version One For All remote control which worked great for us until we purchased our DIRECTV/Tivo. Then we were using two remotes, the old one and the one that comes with Tivo, just fine, although it was inconvenient to have to find the old remote just to raise or lower the volume or turn on and off the TV. When the buttons on our old remote started to stick, an alternative became necessary. My husband programmed our original remote, way back when, and I never had any reason to learn how to do it myself. This time, he was away on business when I decided on the URC-6131. I ordered it from Amazon and it came in three days, when he was still out of town. I couldn't wait, so I pried the remote out of its hard plastic shell and opened the manual. It took me less than 10 minutes to program the URC-6131 to control all of our stuff: the Toshiba TV, the Technics audio system, the Sony DVD, the Panasonic VCR, and the DIRECTV/Tivo. The longest part of it was looking up the codes, which were all conveniently located in the back of the short manual. I found a workable code for every device, even our Panasonic VCR, purchased back in 1991, and our Technics audio system, purchased in 1992. I was even able to easily program the volume controls on the remote to only work on the audio system. Now, no matter what mode the remote is in (DVD, PVR, VCR, etc.), the volume works! And so does the TV/Vid button, which switches the TV from the DVD to the VCR to regular TV. Amazing! But the biggest selling point of this remote, in my opinion, is the fact that it is specifically designed for use with PVRs, like Tivo. The thumbs up, thumbs down, and menu button are all centrally located. There was no problem programming in the Tivo Easter Egg for 30 second skip. The exit button worked like the clear button without programming necessary. And although there is no specific "List" button (the one that takes you back to the Now Playing List), I was able to program it in as the stop key, since whenever I want to "stop" watching something, I want to go back to the Now Playing List to pick something else to watch. Just as an FYI for fellow DIRECTV/Tivo users: I used the PVR button to program my Hughes unit, not the CBL/SAT. I haven't done anything yet with advanced codes or the JP1 capability but then I'm not looking for bells and whistles. All I care about is being able to control my entertainment system with one remote control. With the URC-6131, I can do so - and easily.
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Summary: Incredible value, intuitive use.
Review: If you're looking for a reasonably priced all-in-one remote control that will work with your Tivo or DIRECTV/Tivo, look no further. We had an older version One For All remote control which worked great for us until we purchased our DIRECTV/Tivo. Then we were using two remotes, the old one and the one that comes with Tivo, just fine, although it was inconvenient to have to find the old remote just to raise or lower the volume or turn on and off the TV. When the buttons on our old remote started to stick, an alternative became necessary. My husband programmed our original remote, way back when, and I never had any reason to learn how to do it myself. This time, he was away on business when I decided on the URC-6131. I ordered it from Amazon and it came in three days, when he was still out of town. I couldn't wait, so I pried the remote out of its hard plastic shell and opened the manual. It took me less than 10 minutes to program the URC-6131 to control all of our stuff: the Toshiba TV, the Technics audio system, the Sony DVD, the Panasonic VCR, and the DIRECTV/Tivo. The longest part of it was looking up the codes, which were all conveniently located in the back of the short manual. I found a workable code for every device, even our Panasonic VCR, purchased back in 1991, and our Technics audio system, purchased in 1992. I was even able to easily program the volume controls on the remote to only work on the audio system. Now, no matter what mode the remote is in (DVD, PVR, VCR, etc.), the volume works! And so does the TV/Vid button, which switches the TV from the DVD to the VCR to regular TV. Amazing! But the biggest selling point of this remote, in my opinion, is the fact that it is specifically designed for use with PVRs, like Tivo. The thumbs up, thumbs down, and menu button are all centrally located. There was no problem programming in the Tivo Easter Egg for 30 second skip. The exit button worked like the clear button without programming necessary. And although there is no specific "List" button (the one that takes you back to the Now Playing List), I was able to program it in as the stop key, since whenever I want to "stop" watching something, I want to go back to the Now Playing List to pick something else to watch. Just as an FYI for fellow DIRECTV/Tivo users: I used the PVR button to program my Hughes unit, not the CBL/SAT. I haven't done anything yet with advanced codes or the JP1 capability but then I'm not looking for bells and whistles. All I care about is being able to control my entertainment system with one remote control. With the URC-6131, I can do so - and easily.
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Summary: Great performance, great price
Review: 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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Summary: Buttons Buttons everywhere
Review: 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.
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Summary: Buttons Buttons everywhere
Review: 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.
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Summary: Great Value and Function
Review: This remote is very easy to set-up. I ordered this remote to replace my older model Kenwood audio receiver remote and was pleased to find out that it was programmed to switch between inputs on my receiver. I didn't see any reviews that addressed this. Unfortunately, it does this with the numeric keypad, which requires the memorization of which input corresponds to which number. But, a cheaper alternative than OEM replacement remotes, plus the benfit of reducing the multi-remote clutter down to one remote. It does not do everything that the old receiver remote did, but has enough function for my use. This really does work as adverised and is verry easy to set-up.
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Summary: Cleaned up my coffee table
Review: Works great with my Tivo, DVD, TV, CABLE, and ONKYO reciever.
Has KeyMover which you can move you TV vol to TIVO. Or you can set a master volume.
Took 5 mins to set up.
Best 12 bucks I've ever spent.
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