DirecTV RC65 4-Device Universal IR Remote

This remote worked perfectly. It was easy to set up, the connection worked perfectly it worked well with no issues. It was easy to set up, the batteries were provided so I didn't have to go and purchase any. The buttons where easy to navigate.

After my previous remote decided to take a spa day in our Bulky Bedding cycle on the washing machine I needed a replacement remote so my wife would quit borrowing our primary remote in the living room. She would badger me and take it at inopportune times during my tv time. In the middle of a DVR'd program and need to scrub through the endless commercials? Check. Needing to change the channel? Gone. TV stuck on Pacific Blue? Nowhere to be found. A quick search on Amazon and I had the remote the next day. Luckily Amazon has a major distribution center where I live and my Prime membership ensured the remote arrived the very next day.Pros: It works. It changes the channel. It controls the TV. It does everything the previous remote did. I cannot comment on the speed of said actions, but it appears to be right on par with the previous remote. Setup was simple, I looked up the codes online and the remote was setup in a matter of minutes.Cons: I had to buy this remote because the previous ended in the washer as noted above. Neither my wife nor my 3 month old nor my bulldog nor my cat will admit as to how it ended up in the washer.

I have a Direct TV DVR receiver and the Guide button on my orignal remote broke off. I saw this remote on Amazon and was very skeptical about ordering it since the cost was only $0.92, but I figured I would take a chance. I ordered two of these remotes, total cost with shipping was $9.79!I ordered this product on Dec 2nd, arrived Dec 8th US Postal service.The remote is identical to my orignal remote. I put two AA baterries in, pressed PWR button and my DTV DVR powered off and back on.I slid the function switch to TV and pressed the channel up button, and the DTV receiver dispalyed a message to telling me to program the TV functions on the remote. First, using the Channel button, scroll down to find your brand of TV and press the Select button. I have a Visio XVT TV, which had 5 possible codes displayed on the screen, and of course it was the last code listed.To program the remote, simply hold the mute and select buttons down for about two seconds until the green LED light above the TV label flashes twice, then enter the 5 digit code. Try the volume key, if the code is correct, your volume will change and you are done.I also discovered that I could program the the TV Input button to scroll through the various available input options on the Visio TV. Since the original remote was never programmed to do this, I did not know it could. This is great as I no longer have to get up and manully select the TV input from the TV control panel when i want to switch between broadcast TV or other inputs.To do this, after you get the correct TV code programmed, press and hold the mute and select keys down for two seconds gain, and once the LED flashes twice, enter the code "960". Thats it. The TV input button should now let you scroll through your TV's different input options...TV, AV1, AV2, HDMI1, HDMI2, etc.Note: As other have stated, this is an IR (Infrared) version, not the RF (Radio Frequency) version. Some AV equipment may require an RF version in order to be programmed and/or fully functional. I do not have this problem and the IR works the same as my original DTV remote.I would highly recommend this product as a replacement or additional DTV IR remote. Even with the shipping / handling cost of $7.95 sure beats the price at your local store, where they typically cost around $25 each. Again, I got two for a total of $9.79 delivered to my door!You can not beat the price!

I bought this remote for my entertainment system powered by Mythtv (on Ubuntu).It is a really great remote. Here is why I like it and why I bought it:(1) Good construction. Feels solid. Has rubber, non-slip back.(2) Has all the buttons I wanted and not any extra. I don't like the windows MCE remotes which are cluttered with too many (superfluous) buttons.(3) Good color scheme. Symmetric, pleasing-to-the-eye layout. Buttons are conveniently and logically organized.(4) Allows the volume to be mapped to either an AUX device (my Yamaha receiver/amp) or the TV.(5) "TV Input" button can be mapped to the TV or disabled.(6) Runs on AA (less frequent battery replacement).(7) Has an MCE config code.(8) Inexpensive(9) Has backlight option (for more $$$).The reason this remote is not perfect for me is that the only way to get all the buttons to work as labeled is to use the DirecTV code in programmable slot 1. I figured this would be the case before I even bought it and expected to be able to train LIRC to make this work. (I am an experienced linux and mythtv user.)Unfortunately the DirecTV IR protocol apparently uses time encoding rather than space encoding (or other common encoding schemes like RC5 and RC5). This means that although LIRC can parse the controller signals (in its DirecTV configuration) it cannot support certain operations like button repeats. Hence you cannot just hold the button down and get the expected result. This is a deal-breaker for me as pushing through pages of videos or guide is not acceptable.For more configuration details which explain my assessment:[...](despite this being RC24 its basically the same as RC64 and RC65).If I would have bothered to look at this config file ahead of time, I would have steered clear of this purchase. Again though I want to say that this is a really nice remote and the moment LIRC supports time-encoding I'll be using it.