One for All URC7880 Universal Smart Remote Control up to 8 Devices with Free Setup App - Easy Learning Feature - Infrared Connectivity Technology and 3 Shortcut App Keys – Black

I bought one of these some years ago. It suddenly stopped working, but having resurrected the four controllers it replaced, with all the hassles of having to find the right controller each time, I bought another OneForAll. It is simply so convenient and so much tidier than having lots of controllers around.There are some very nice features of this control. For example, if you have a separate sound system, you can set the volume controls to always control the sound system, no matter what device (e.g. TV) you currently have set. Another example: the ability to define a "macro", which is a set of commands, and link it to one button. I've defined a macro that turns the TV on, then the Sound Bar, then sets the remote control to be the SetTopBox controller.There is a smartphone app to help with setting up the remote. It worked okay, but was not very inspiring. For example, to select a TV, "Sony" wasn't in the default list of manufacturers that was displayed. It found it okay though when I typed the model number into the search, and setting that up was then easy. But it didn't find our Logitech Z906 setup - I would have thought that Logitech was a big enough name to show up. My old control had the setting for the Logitech; searching for the device on the OneForAll website gave a message telling me to contact Support. A week later, no reply.No matter, the OneForAll is capable of copying the infra-red codes from the manufacturer-supplied control.The OneForAll comes with some pretty good instructions on papre, but they're not available online as a PDF. The search function on the website didn't manage to find my remote (URC7880), which doesn't inspire confidence. They encourage you to contact Support with a question, but I didn't get any response. This compares with the support I received about 3-4 years ago when I had a question about the control back then - I actually had someone phone me up (from Holland!) to explain - a unique support experience. Perhaps they had some organisational "improvements" since then.The instructions say that you can program any key (with the exception of Magic, Devices, and Activity keys). A word of advice here - make sure your old controllers are working when you try to program the AllForOne! It transpired that one of my old controllers hadn't been used for so long that the battery was dead. Confusingly, the AllForOne looked as if it was accepting the infra-red code from the old controller, but the programmed key didn't work. Replaced the batteries in the old remote and everything worked beautifully.So, 4.5* overall, rounded-up to 5*. It's a joy to use when you've got it set up!