Wife Acceptance Factor - 100% Finally! A remote that does everything it claims. We recently purchased a 55" HDTV set and my wife grew more and more frustrated with the multiple remote controls we've used for a while and even the cheapo "One for All" we've had that never quite duplicated all the functionality of our original remotes.
Take our audio receiver remote for instance. Our One for All 6131 had a code that controlled the volume, power, and several other functions. But it could not switch t...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by John M. Stanley can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | John M. Stanley | | Review Date: | 10/01/2004 | | User Location: | Knoxville, TN USA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best Universal at Any Price Before buying the MX-500 I tried many remotes. I bought and returned the 1 for all Kameleon.(Far too confusing and not enough buttons.) I then bought and returned the Sony AV 3000. (Again, not enough buttons, no way to label those that are there properly and a touchy touch screen.) I then tried the Phillips Pronto at a dealer. My God - how many screens do you have to go through to find the one you need?I finally started doing some research on the Internet and decided to try the MX-500. ...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by Robert Arzt can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Robert Arzt | | Review Date: | 12/02/2003 | | User Location: | Las Vegas, NV USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent Remote, couldn't be happier! I've had the remote for about 8 months now. It has been by far the best remote i've ever used. It looks really cool, feels great in your hands, and operates nearly perfect. I've bought other crappy, cheap, $30 and under universal remotes and always ended up not even using them and just using 4-5 remotes instead. With the ms-500, I've finally put the remotes away for good. Haven't used any of them since I got the thing fully programed.
There are just a few negative things about th...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by D. Schweigert can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | D. Schweigert | | Review Date: | 11/19/2003 | | User Location: | Midland, Mi United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Almost perfect universal remote This remote is very good. I had purchased a Sony universal remote for about 1/2 this price and it didn't hold a candle to this device (backlight didn't stay on long enough, buttons on the remote weren't in line with LCD text in display, etc.)
But Universal got it almost perfect on this unit. It's extremely easy to set up. The instruction manual is pretty complete (although some of the instructions are just a little confusing and causes you to have to think about it but you get it figu...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 06/22/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I love this remote I second what most other users have written about convenience and programmability. Here are some additional points:
- I have had the remote for just over a year. It still works perfectly and looks almost like the day I bought it.
- The rubbery plastic that the remote is covered with means it is pleasant to hold, it doesn't scratch tables or become scratched itself.
- The remote's signal is very strong. I can point it in almost any direction in my living room and the signal s...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/22/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Too Bad We Can't Give It 6 Stars! This is by far the best remote I have ever encountered at any price. Rather than simply echo everyone else, I'll just pass on some tips.
1. When programming macros, the macros have to be built from buttons/functions already programmed into the MX-500. You can not program a macro directly from the remotes you are learning. This is not really made clear in the manual.
2. One of the annoying things aout Toshiba VCRs (standalone or in combo units) is that they require two ...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/22/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best remote I've ever had As a victim of countless remotes I tried in vain to consolidate as much as possible to the "universal" RCA remotes that come with satellite TV or DVD players. Unfortunately this left me with at least 2 remotes on the coffee table. I did some research but because of the hefty price, waited for someone to buy it for me as a gift. Now that I've had it for 2 months I wish I'd bought it for myself a long time ago!I can easily say this is the best universal I've ever had. The preprgrammed codes...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by C. Derecola can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | C. Derecola | | Review Date: | 03/30/2004 | | User Location: | Ashburn, VA United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Near perfect universal remote I highly recommend the MX-500 for anyone trying to control 4+ devices in a home theater system. You can program it to control almost any device with the built-in codes or use the original remote that came with your equipment to "teach" the MX-500 the necessary codes. I use it to control a Directivo, Zenith TV, Panasonic DVD player, Mitsubishi & GE VCRs, Yamaha CD player and a Sony digital receiver.Customization is very easy, with the ability to edit button labels (on the LCD screen) with the...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by sonytoao can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | sonytoao | | Review Date: | 07/04/2002 | | User Location: | Silver Spring, MD USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (131 of 132) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It just works! I gave up on my Sony RM-VL1000 and got an MX-500, and am *very* happy with it. The remote is customizable in all of the ways I wanted. There are several macro buttons that you can hit on the remote without having to go through any menus. The volume buttons can be customized to pass through to your amp. It's got a nice joystick. I found the setup process to be very easy and intuitive (I don't think I'll have to reference the manual to tweak things in the future). There's good feedback on the LCD ...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by Dan Crevier can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Dan Crevier | | Review Date: | 11/03/2002 | | User Location: | Bellevue, WA United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
94% (33 of 35) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Almost perfect... I give it 4.5 stars OK - I checked all the reviews before purchasing and everything that is said about this little puppy is true.
* It works!
* It controls all kinds of components / devices
* The learning and punch-through features are cool, quick and powerful.
* It is relatively easy to use but has complex features
* Feels good in the handle - feels like high-quality
But there are some key shortcomings (that assuming the Harmony remote works) might make you consider the Ha...
[Universal Remote Control MX-500 review by H. Spraggins can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | H. Spraggins | | Review Date: | 01/29/2005 | | User Location: | Philadelphia, PA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (15 of 16) Users Found This Review Helpful |