Sony RM-VL900 Remote Control

Pros: Learning abilities & macros, Innovative hand position, Moderately wide IR dispersal
Cons: Lighting, DVD navagation keys, Tactile feel of buttons

Learning Abilities: This remote can do it all in this area. Any key can be programmed, keys can be copied to other keys, component keys can be re-assigned, whole components can be copied to other component keys, volume punch-through. To top it all ...

Pros: Sleek/ergonomic/handsome; great value/inexpensive; controls 8 components; powerful programmability (preprogrammed / learning from other remotes / macro)
Cons: Could use a status display and LED illumination of keys (though they do at least glow in the dark)

Pros: Simple Setup, Ability to "learn" (even very old devices), Solid design and feel, Inexpensive
Cons: Could use a few more "specialty" keys

About a year ago my parents came to visit me for an extended stay during the winter (I live in California & they live in Ohio - need I say more)? My parents are "more seasoned" and are not very technology compatible. Needless to say, the stack of remotes...

Pros: Total learning capability, build, price
Cons: No significant ones

You know how it goes. Start out with a TV and VCR. Your VCR remote is "universal" and will control your TV, but not the sleep timer or the picture-in-picture. So you wind up getting your TV remote back out, but that's okay, because it's only...

Pros: Effective learning and macro functions with more than adequate memory capacity.
Cons: Peculiar aesthetics and poorly conceived ergonomic design.

I am a home theater enthusiast with a variety of constantly changing input gizmos running into and around my 65" Mitsubishi HDTV. This presently includes a Harman Kardon AV receiver with a supplemental amp to run my 7.1 mode rear channels, a progressive...

Pros: This remote delivers what it promises
Cons: Its documentation is only minimally adequate

I suffered the usual problems of remote clutter - I couldn't set a coffee cup down on my coffee table without having to sweep aside (count 'em) six remote controls (dvd, vcr, cable box, amp, tv & receiver) of different makes, models, and ages....

Pros: Very few buttons, but still can control everything
Cons: Not backlit

I started my quest for a functional universal remote last month when I upgraded my home theater system.

I already owned a one-for-all remote that can supposedly control 7 devices. It worked great until I bought new electronics and it would not...

Pros: Versatile, well laid out, right mix of features and simplicity.
Cons: None, except maybe a backlit keypad if you need it.

When I decided for harmony's sake to purchase all Sony products in my home theater system, I figured it would be best to stay with Sony for the remote. That has turned out to be a very good decision, with the VL900 meeting all of my needs in a streamline ...

Pros: Ease of use! Learning capability! Fits easily into your hand for constant use!
Cons: Macros are hard to understand and program at first!

This is the second Sony learning remote I have owned. I had the big touchscreen Sony 2100, but it was too big for constant use. This remote takes care of that problem and the loss of a screen only hurts for programing macro functions.

Pros:...

Pros: Cost, ease of use.
Cons: Not enough macros, does not automatically control all Sony products.

After receiving my new Toshiba 42H82 RPTV from OneCall in January this year, I went searching for a universal remote to go with it using the $100 gift certificate that came with the TV. I was going to get the Sony RM VL1000 but settled on the Sony RM...

Pros: ease of use, good signal strength, supports lots of products out of the box
Cons: It doesn't really do every single feature from mfg remote

This is a very good product, especially for the price. The remotes for my TV, DVD player, receiver and VCR are now in a drawer as this one easily does every mainstream function needed. Occasionally, though, it's still necessary to get the original...

Pros: Sony said it works, and be durned, it actually does.
Cons: Vague instructions.

I can't believe it!! It really works for everything!!

Over the past month, I have tried nearly a dozen "universal remotes." I am on a first-name basis with the returns department staff at my local Best Buy. As in, "Hi Brandon. That one...

Pros: A well-designed piece of equipment that does exactly what it's supposed to.
Cons: Could use more macro buttons. The manual is sometimes confusing.

Yesterday I got my VL900 remote and it totally met my expectations. It worked with my Sony DVD and amplifier right out of the box and was easy to set up with my Samsung TV (just type in a code number). The cable box was a little more work (none of the...

Pros: Warr.: 90 days
Cons: 4 "AA"

Sony's RM-VL900 delivers powerful convenience at my finger tips. It has pre-programmed codes to control up to 8 A/V components plus learning capability. More cool features which I love is the glow in the dark keys, and rubberized corners to protect...

Pros: Intuitive, sleek not cheesy, several pre-programmed components, learn feature
Cons: channel and volume buttons could be placed higher

It took a while, but I finally found the perfect universal remote. Other remotes that I looked at either didn't control all the components of my home theatre (tv, dvd, vcr, receiver) or looked so gaudy and over engineered that I was about to give up on...