One For All Kameleon URC-9960 LCD Touchscreen Remote Control

Pros: Looks cool, backlit, macros
Cons: Limited learning memory. Sleep/Wake at wrong times. Memory is volatile.

This remote definitely looks cool and goes a long way towards consolidating a pile of remotes, but there are quite a few shortfalls and annoyances.

My top complaint is that it can only learn a maximum of 17-25 buttons for the whole remote. Our off-brand DVD player was not in the code list so I went to program it, but quickly found out I had run out of buttons. This remote is too expensive to have to make due with just some of your buttons.

Another annoyance is how it wakes up and goes to sleep by motion sensitivity. It comes on when you walk by, but falls asleep in your hand!

I going to return this one and try a full-featured learning remote. The Philips PMDVR8 is only like $25 and you can learn all the keys.

Pros: WOW factor; versatility; learning ability; motion sensor; macros
Cons: Flat buttons; Motion sensor

My wife got me this for Christmas and I have to be honest...It was a random circling on a Circuit City ad. I was pretty psyched to get this and as far as a remote, it is definitely cool. Plus, the wow factor is huge for when my friends come over. The only drawback is that it is rather large and the flat button feel is going to take some getting used to. But it is definitely cool and worth the $80. I saw other remotes for $200 (i.e. Harmony) and they look great, and they have buttons, but spending $200 on a remote seems frivolous to me. Ok, ok, so I spent $80 on a remote anyway. A little less frivolous maybe? All in all, I would recommend this remote control.

Pros: Ease of use
Cons: Battery Life

Very easy to use and set up. Set already for my cable box. Biggest disadvantage is the battery life. I have had my One for ALL for 3 months and have had to change the batteries 5 times. The light comes on for the slightest movement in the room even if you just walk by it. It needs an on/off switch!

Pros: Great Looks. Cool factor is high.
Cons: Batteries. Lack of Tivo functionality.

Initially this was a good remote, as far as universal remotes go. The screen is cool to watch, but the slightest vibration causes it to come on which really destroys battery life. We experience slightly more than a week between battery replacements. If you have Tivo or one of the other lesser PVRs, I don't suggest this remote. When skipping commercials, the remote powers off just when you need to hit the play button again. I thought that this could be overcome by skipping commercials at a higher or slower speed, but the variations in commercial strings and length proved me wrong. And there is no list button in the Tivo mode to take you straight to the Now Playing list. The obvious key choices for assigning a learned command can't be used, which means picking another key and sacrificing another feature of Tivo to use that key. Finally, after a couple of weeks, I have already noticed that part of the screen pops when touched, as if the material is deciding that it doesn't like to depress at that location. I am returning this remote primarily for the battery issue, but the other issues sealed the deal.

Pros: Cool looking
Cons: Battery life

Great remote but battery usage is terrible. Breathe in the wrong direction and this thing turns on. I was going through a set of Duracell's every week until I modified it.

This mod is for the more technically competent among you and requires the addition of a capacitor to the motion sensor.

I experimented with a number of cap values and found that a 15nF cap dulled the response enough to prevent most "false" triggers, while still making the unit responsive to deliberate movement.

I soldered the cap between the motion switch's metal body and the lead at the end of the motion switch. It's been a great remote ever since.

Pros: Cool factor, programmable, ergonomic, inexpensive
Cons: Battery life, motion sensor

Short and sweet: not worth it.

As many other reviewers are saying, it is really cool but too sensitive, and burns up the batteries (monthly or less). Also, there is something to be said for having buttons that you can feel. With this remote you must look at it to use it which may not seem like a big deal until you have to start doing it every time...even to turn the volume up/down.

Remake the remote by losing the motion sensor and having a button on the side to turn on/off. This resolves the over sensitivity and part of the battery life problem. While you are re-designing it, include the ability to add or remove buttons for each mode.

I used mine for a couple of months trying to force myself to like it and I have decided to go back to my previous remote (as my wife did within 1 day!)

Pros: looks cool
Cons: constant and continuous battery replacement

the remote is pretty cool to look at for about a day, then on day 2 you'll need to replace the batteries. I'm being a little tough on the poor kameleon... the batteries last exactly 10 days. at this rate I figure you'll spend about $60-80 on the kameleon, and about $140 annually to use it. obviously one-for-all doesn't do much product testing; if they did, they easily would have found this enormous flaw in engineering.