Get Visual Studio® 2010
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4.5 stars
"Great learning remote for the price"
Pros: powerful; customizable; inexpensive
Cons: LCD is on all the time; no web-based programming
Summary: I already have a pretty good learning remote that came with my HK AVR320 receiver, but the problem is that no single hard-button remote control has enough buttons to accommodate all the devices it learns. I have trouble remembering what buttons I assigned what functions to, and on which devices. If you are a guest trying to use my HK remote you can just forget about it.
The URC-200, with its customizable labels, changed all this. I got this remote control from Amazon for $50 and the RF station for $30 shipped. As Cnet said, this remote combines the best features of both LCD and hard button in one package. It can learn all the funtions of my old remotes and each function can be labeled on the LCD with a five-character word or abbreviation. This makes everything much easier to remember and use. With the RF station I can control all my devices anywhere in the house through walls and all.
No remote is perfect, and there are somethings I don't like about this remote. The LCD just stays on all the time. That means it wastes batteries justing sitting there. There is no internet code database. If you need this remote to learn something but don't have the original remote, you are out of luck. Despite these flaws, it is a great remote control for the price. It's hard to imagine you can get this much remote power for just $80.
