Philips PM435S

Pros: Inexpensive. Ergonomic

Cons: Buttons don't light up.

The Bottom Line: We like this controller better than the original. Lighted buttons would have been a plus.

Review: Only a few minutes remained before blastoff, and the man was taking careful inventory of his situation and environment. There could be no mistakes.
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Pros: Consolidate remotes, works with most devices

Cons: No website support, missing functions compared to original remotes

The Bottom Line: Good universal remote control, however lacks a few key DVD functions, especially for multi-disk players.

Review: Note: This review is on the newest version (should we call it the 2005 vintage?). This vintage has only one set of arrow keys. And on the bottom it only says Philips Universal , not Philips Magnavox . Philips has at least three versions of this...

Pros: Fairly easy to set up and feels pretty good in hand.

Cons: Does not retain memory! See details in the review.

The Bottom Line: Don't buy it unless your life quality is worth no more than a few bucks.

Review: This review is for Philips Magnavox PM435S 4-Device Universal Remote Control. The picture shown here at epinions.com does not seem right. The picture certainly does not look like Philips Magnavox PM435S 4-Device Universal Remote Control I bought and...

Pros: Long list of codes, my obscure brand equipment worked.

Cons: It doesn't fit in my hand properly

The Bottom Line: Little things drive me up the wall. It does what it's supposed to do but it nearly falls off my hand when I press the dvd buttons.

Review: I bought this remote control because I needed to replace 3 other remotes, (TV, DVD and VCR). I chose this particular model because it was cheap, at $8.92, and because I wanted to test the waters, see if these things really worked.

I got...

Pros: Works for Dish Network, lightweight, easy to program for various brands

Cons: Difficult to get thumb into small space to press OK/Select button

The Bottom Line: A great purchase if your remotes are dying or you just want to consolidate your remotes. I was expecting to be disappointed and am very pleased with how it works.

Review: I decided to try a universal remote since several important buttons on our satellite remote were no longer working (down and last channel - very annoying) and our TV remote died long ago. I was pretty skeptical about buying a universal remote,...

Pros: Controlled all 4 devices on my entertainment rack. Easily programmed. Economical.

Cons: User must work a little bit to puzzle out the button usage for complicated devices.

The Bottom Line: It is an efficient, economical remote that does what you want it to do, and then some.

Review: Recently purchased a Pioneer DVR-533H-S and could never find a "universal" remote control that would control it... until I was lucky enough to stumble upon the Philips PM435S remote at a WAL-MART. It did everything! A particular feature I liked was...