CHUNGHOP Universal IR Learning Remote Control for Smart TV VCR CBL DVD SAT STR-TV CD VCD HI-FI, for All Brands IR Remote 3 in 1 Programmable Controller L336

Let me start off by the need I had:I have a projector bought off of here on Amazon. It is a WiMius brand. I also have a Bose sound bar.The projector had a candy bar style remote. The Bose had a tiny tiny credit card sized remote.Over the last year the little hands in my home have lost both multiple time. I got lucky and found the Bose sound bar remote. I got very unlucky and the projector remote never resurfaced. I am sure the couch/lawn gnomes are enjoying it immensely. After getting a new projector I didn't want the same problem to happen.I had looked at other options. I got one that was an xbox centric remote and it is terrible and completely unusable. So I started looking for other options. Most were complex, which doesn't help little hands, and all were wonderfully powerful but equally expensive.Enter this little gem. At $12 the price point was great. So it was ordered and here a day later. Props to Amazon for that.With it here it was time to prove if it would work. And the quick summary: it did.So the bad:-- The manual that came with it was for a different version of the remote. It pointed to a set button this remote doesn't have But I was able to piece together the details from the manual.-- Even for a different remote the manual was brief and it was then in a half a dozen languages. So even less room for needed details.-- It feels... cheap. It is light. Almost "wrongly lightweight." But it is also cheap at $12. Honestly I think that this is not a problem but time will tell.The Good:-- It learned everything I needed it to learn. Each feature on completely different devices without issue.-- It has plenty of buttons and they have all been about to be set to a learned call. A major different from some of my previous attempts were only a row or two of buttons at the very bottom could be used for learning.-- It is a good size. Should have a much harder time gifting it to the couch gnomes like previous ones.-- It has a multiple learning mode. Once I figured that out it was wicked fast to program for everything I needed. I have to admit I love this feature.NOTE: I will update later if it dies.So how I programmed it for anyone equally confused by the included manual.To program the projector remote:1- Press and hold the TV button for 3 second. The light comes on as soon as pressed then went brighter in programming mode.2- Then put the noses of the remote near each other. About 3 inches apart in my case.3- Press the button on the original remote. This learning remote will flash that it learned the code.4- Press the button on the learning remote you want to program it too. The light top center on the remote will flash and the go dimm again.5- At this point you can either wait for it to leave learning mode or you can press another button on the original remote and continue programming.I have to admit I loved this multi-set learning mode. I was able to copy all of the needed features/buttons off of the remote in just a minute or two.For the next remote to the Bose sound bar I waited until it left the programming mode. I don't know that this was needed but I didn't want to mess anything up. Then I repeated the above just starting with holding down the AMP (for amplifier) button on the remote. After that everything else went the same.Super happy so far and if you have a need like I did I really do recommend this one.

Sure it feels cheap and it is cheap, but it just works. Unlike nearly every other universal remote on the planet, this one lets you individually learn a custom code to each button, which means you can customize these to run multiple devices of any type on a single remote. I buy these regularly for commercial purposes. They are fantastic for bar and restaurant setups with multiple TVs and cable boxes. Modern xfinity cable boxes come with RF voice remotes, which is great for your living room, but means if you have 10 TVs at the bar, the bartender needs to juggle 10 different remotes and choose the correct one to change a channel on one screen. These will learn the codes off the xfinity remote in IR mode (before the cable box takes it over) and now a single remote will run the whole bar. And they're cheap enough that when one falls into a sink or has a drink spilled on it, you can chuck it and buy another. Also great for hotels/motels. Buying 100 or more of these doesn't break the bank, they work with virtually any device, can easily control a TV and cable box intuitively as if it's one device, and again they are cheap so when the guests break or steal one, it's not a big deal to replace. Also unlike other more expensive remotes with limited learning functionality, this one learns on every key with no restrictions and it's super simple to program! Like ridiculously simple. No paper clip needed. Frankly even if you didn't have the instructions you could probably figure it out in a few minutes. Learning is snappy and accurate and the IR power output is very good, definitely one of the most powerful remotes you'll try that works great at distance, indirect view of IR receiver, bright ambient light, whatever. They just work. And despite the really cheap feeling build, I've never had one fail on its own and have been deploying these for years. They also hold all programming if the batteries are removed, which is a huge plus and a must for commercial deployment. Definitely a niche product in the era of bluetooth voice remotes and smart TVs, but still relevant and appreciated especially for commercial applications.

I succeeded in programming all 7 programmable buttons, but it took up to a dozen tries for each of them. You press SET for 3 seconds, the LED turns on steady, press the button on your OEM remote, the LED begins to flicker, press the button on this remote and the LED flickers at a different rate then goes steady again. Press SET again to turn off the LED and leave programming mode. The device had no trouble detecting the press of the button on the OEM remote, but it must have trouble deciphering the IR transmission because it took up to a dozen times for each of the 7 buttons programmed before the TV would respond to the programmed button.