One For All Essence 4 Universal Remote Control - Operates 4 devices (TV Freeview Blu-ray and Audio) – Learning feature - Works with all brands - Black -URC7140

I was inspired to purchase this remote as I was frustrated at having to gather together 4 remotes when watching TV. I have what some might consider an archaic set-up of Bauhn TV, Humax FVP-4000T recorder, Sony DVD Home Theatre System, and Amazon Alexa Firestick (which I purchased as the YouTube app is no longer supported on Humax). However, I'm happy with the set up. The TV is an Aldi brand but the picture is fantastic. The Humax has served me well as it allowed me to ditch Sky. The Sony thumps-out incredible sound quality particularly as I now use it with a powered sub-woofer.My Humax and Sony are in a cupboard behind a door (I don't like to see equipment and wires visible). I use a range extender to operate the Humax and Sony - with the small sensor fixed to the outside of the cupboard door (see pic). I know if the Humax is on or off as I have a spare optical cable running from an optical splitter in the back of the unit with the other end embedded in a rivet in the door. This works really well, but my gripe was that I couldn't tell if the Sony had been powered-off and so often it was left on. I thought the Humax remote would have been my saviour as it can be programmed to power-on an AV device but unfortunately I couldn't get this to work (you can get the Humax to power the TV on and off in settings - so I was nearly there). The Firestick is a recent add-on and works great with the Bauhn TV. I didn't realise what I was missing out on with my Prime subscription! To the remote. It has a quality feel about it. I like how the cursor, channel, and volume buttons are metallised. It not only makes the remote look good, but also helps you to 'feel' the buttons in the dark. I was able to quickly set-up each device using the provided codes - even the elusive Bauhn TV! You can even assign a device to the volume controls on the remote. I keep the volume on the Humax on full, and use the volume controls on the remote to control the Sony sound system. I used the mirroring function to assign the coloured buttons to 'Netflix', 'Search', and 'Options' from my Humax remote. I also added the 'Library' button to the Favourites (FAV) button on the new remote. The mode button allows you to control each device separately. In TV mode I am able to select the Firestick and fully control it using the new remote. However, if you want to use voice control you'll need the Firestick remote for Alexa (it uses Bluetooth). The cherry on the cake with this remote is that it can power on and off 3 devices simultaneously. Just press the multi button followed by the power button and you'll see as the corresponding blue light flashes as it communicates with each device in turn. I no longer have to worry if the Sony has powered down...This is a truly amazing device at a low price point, and it's so easy to set up. It has actually exceeded my expectations and has become one of the most useful gadget purchases I've ever made.

Works great! Fast and easy setup worked fine. Only had to input one separate code for the streaming box. Still took less than 10 minutes to set up all 4 devices. Samsung TV/Roku/Sony DVD/Samsung Soundbar.Chose this model over the Contour 4 as the layout looked a little better and the silver buttons are classy.Far better quality than some of the 4 OEM remotes it replaced.The only thing I thought was missing was an 'eject' button for the DVD, but you just use the '16.9 ratio' button and It doubles up as the eject when the remote is set to DVD.It's like having a Swiss army knife to control the telly! Awesome.

So - The TV remote goes missing, so you can't turn the television on, or select the correct channel, or change volume. Or your freesat/freeview/sky/virgin etc. box remote goes missing and you can't select channels or set recordings or watch recordings. You put a DVD in your bluray player, but guess what the remote is missing - you can't get the bloody thing to play! Thanks Daniel (that's our 15 month old - He has a thing for telephones and remote controls and a tractor beam that means he can still get them from strategic positions which his parents thought were not accessible!). Often you need more than one remote control in order to get what you want from your video entertainment set up. Yes, it's true many of the remote controls you get with your latest part of the setup are programmable to some degree so that you can have limited control of more than one device - but it's usually poorly thought through and difficult to control (unless you plump for the same brand I guess!).Enter the One for All Combi 4 in 1 URC. It's pretty useful! Firstly, the 'magic' button worked very nicely for us and had us all-but set up in minutes. I didn't need to enter any codes which was a relief. There was only one thing that I needed to do and that was to assign a button for our freeview box to bring up the recorded programs on to the screen. At this point, I wonder whether the remote could do with two or three function buttons to assign for misc actions - Because of this I have docked a star - otherwise it would have been a 5/5. In the end I decided to program the Fav button (bottom left of the big silver cursor/OK wheel) as I don't normally program favourite channels and was therefore not likely to be used. I used the remote control's learning function and it was easy enough to follow using the instruction manual. It took me a couple of minutes to work out what I needed to do and then I was up and running. One last thing I did was to set up the remote control so that I could turn on/off my TV and freeview box at the same time with one button (well, two button presses). I press the button under the Mode button then hold down the power button for a few seconds and on/off they go. It's a neat feature and means you don't have to keep changing the mode of the RC. When you've fallen asleep watching TV, the last thing your poor brain needs to be doing is selecting the modes and pressing on/off buttons getting all confused! The only time I use the mode button is when I want to use the bluray player for watching DVD/bluray or using BBCiplayer/youtube etc.All in all, the one-for-all is a really nice bit of kit which was priced very reasonably (in my opinion). I think that as long as you do your research and you are happy that it will do what you want, you can't go far wrong. It's worth mentioning that the RC is a nice size and feels solid in your hand. I get the feeling that this unit will last a while and would put up with the knocks that little Daniel will be dishing out!