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(More customer reviews)This is my first universal remote. I have done tons of research to figure out what I needed and how much I was willing to spend. Originally I was going for one of the Logitech Harmonies (550, 720, 880 and One were the contenders)but after discovering cheaper remotes would do just as well for my humble set up (I only have 4 items - Sharp Aquos; Panasonic Blu-ray; Yamaha receiver; Scientific Atlantic Explorer HD DVR) I decided to take it down a few notches and focus on the lower end models.
There were items from Universal Remote and One For All that had my attention. Including a couple from Radio Shack. I realized the reason I wanted to go with this product was that it was very recent, very inexpensive, and had the A-B-C-List buttons which made transferring controls from my DVR and blu-ray controls all the more easier.
I have read the setting up these urc's can take HOURS, but for my setup it only took me an hour and half if even. Since the 610 just came out, it easily recognized my devices, including my blu-ray which surprised me. So there were only a few controls from all the other remotes the 610 had to learn.
The great part was the macros that allows me to do exactly what the harmonies would do. It turns on my tv (it's a sharp aquos so the input feature would not work but it wouldnt work with the harmonies either from what I read) then my cable box and finally my receiver switching the input to point the receiver to my cable box. the same goes for my blu-ray if I need that turned on.
Unfortunately, it does not have that state feature where it remembers if the device on the macros you program in its system control is on or off. So it would turn a device off (if it's already on) or vice versa, whenever you switch from say dvr to blu-ray. Not a big issue for me at all though. I can just turn the blu-ray on in that case and switch the receiver to point to it and switch my tv input separately. As long as I can do it in one remote I am ok.
Now all I got to do is remember where all the new controls are in this one remote, but time will force me to get used to it.
Also the guide is very straight-forward and helped a lot in programming my devices.
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