Universal Remote Control SL-9000 LCD Remote Control

Pros: Does everything, 40 ft range, indestructible, almost never needs batteries.
Cons: At only $80, it makes me want one for every TV in the house.

I have owned one of these for 2 years and I regularly search ebay for one for every floor of the house.
This is an awesome, required, beautiful piece of engineering that belongs in every theatre. The learning feature and the flexibility in how you program it means there is nothing it can't do. It replaces every remote - from your latest TV and 7.1 audio to your $20 POS VCR player you keep for legacy reasons. I set mine up so even on when using my HD digital cable, it knows volume is the audio reciever, lights are the IR remote on the wall, pip is the TV, channel is the cable box etc, all without shifting modes like other "all in ones".
Huge part of what makes this the best -
1) Battery life - 4 AA's about once a year. unbelievable.
2) Indestructible - This remote has been buried, soaked, and dropped/spun across a hard wood floor numerous times and there is not a scratch on it. Long after lesser fancy LCD screens would have packed it in, you can do everything but open a beer with this one.

Pros: Customizable LCD, Fantastic Ergonomics, Long Battery Life
Cons: Laborious if you want to rearrange LCD buttons

I spent a good few weeks researching different remotes before deciding to purchase the MX-500. I am very satisfied. The big differentiator for me was that I could get a customizable LCD screen for the price of a remote with no screen. It may be an older remote, but its design is near perfection. Button layout and customizability are top-notch. The only downside is that if you want to rearrange the LCD buttons to better suite your tastes, you will spend a lot of time re-entering names for the various functions of the device. But since I'm such a geek anyway, I kind of enjoyed it.

Pros: Well thought out in every way
Cons: None

After using many remotes, this is THE BEST! Easy to program, tons of buttons (all but 3 are programmable), LCD screen easy to read without my glasses, hard buttons easy to find and press without looking at the remote. Button layout is very easy to use without looking at remote. Someone put a lot of thought into designing this remote.

A note: if you get a touch screen, instead of hard buttons, you will have to look at the remote every time you need to press a button. Touch screens are very impressive looking, but impractical, since you can't just press the button you need quickly. Instead you have to look at the thing each time. Stick with hard buttons.

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Pros: Learns,learns,learns, great feel, back light, and buttons,transport buttons are centered
Cons: None that I can find

After having purchased an All for One URC-8910 I discovered it had a very limited learning ability. I returned that and with a little more research choose to get the Home Theater Master MX-500.

The main sell for me was the claim to be able to learn up to 53 commands per device!

I ordered the remote online from bluedo.com on a Tuesday and it was waiting for me at my door on Thursday. Quick! Bluedo also gives you a free 2 year warranty.

Aside from the learning ability this remote looks great, feels solid, has a good back light, good buttons, fits well in my hand, and has the transport controls and joy stick located almost dead center of the remote. The 8910 had the transport toward the bottom and the joy stick toward the top.

The response time between button push and action seems instantaneous. I don't detect any lag.

The macro's work very well. My DVD macro turns on my receiver, switches it to DVD, turns on the TV, turns on the DVD player and opens the drawer.

What can I say, I'm the happy owner of a great universal remote.

Pros: Super simple to program, customize and use. Can modify/change nearly all screens/formats.
Cons: None as yet.

I've searched for a long time for a combination button/touch screen remote that would closely replicate the complex Scientific Atlantic cable remote used by Cox Cable out here. I also wanted to marry up the requirements of a top end Sony receiver, TV, VCR, and DVD that was easy to use in the family. My final selection of the MX 500 was based on the ability to customize, add/delete, move nearly all functions,keys,and screen presentations of the 500. I had it programmed and customized in about two hours (a real record for me) and taught to the wife in about 30 minutes. It's easy to hold and operate with one hand with the buttons situated with functional reality. All of this for about a hundred dollars and two day delivery from the great folks at Avstreet made this purchase and selection of seller a real pleasure.

Pros: Easy to learn, program and use and handle.
Cons: Wish there was an automatic backlight.

After a long search for a "User Friendly" Universal remote, my search has ended. We recently had a home theatre put in our home and desperately needed a remote that can work all components to the system. We tried other remotes and returned then due to either not being able to learn some older components or difficulty in programming them. This remote is by far the fastest, easiest, remote made. My husband who is a skeptic to just about everything, cannot say one thing negative about this remote. He LOVES it and so do I! It's easy to program and it learns other remotes with ease.

It's the best.....BUY IT!!!

Pros: Easy to operate, can control a lot of devices.
Cons: Preprogrammed codes.

Not to much to say. Easy to operate. Controls everything I have. Easy to program. I only find 2 bad things. The first one is that the codes don't work as good as I was expecting, but I just used the learning feature. The second thing is that it is hard to punch the numeric keys when you only use one hand to hold the remote and press keys.

Pros: If wish I knew.
Cons: Not supported by Comcast Digital Cable systems.

After reading all the reviews I couldn't wait to get one for myself. While going through the cable setup, I noted there is no 3 digit code for Motorola or Comcast. Comcast states they want their customers to use their own remotes. Motorola has not responded to requests for a 3 digit code.