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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฅ Fire Stick Remote Control Replacement & QWERTY Keyboard Controller - Bluetooth with Power Volume Number Mute Infrared Programmable Buttons (No Backlit) by Ashton Dahmer

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Works well but the programmable buttons are very finicky.

This remote is super easy to set up with the Revain Fire Stick, but the programmable buttons (which you need to set up to use the remote with your particular TV) are VERY tricky to set up. Melody. This remote does NOT use "program codes" like virtually all programmable remotes on the market today. I assume it was developed in China. sigh. Your TV remote control MUST be pointed directly at the remote control receiver to program the button. For each programmable button, it took about 20 attempts to correctly record the button I pressed on the TV remote. In my experience, you need to keep the two remotes VERY close together - less than an inch between the transmitter on your TV's remote and the receiver on that remote. It took me about an hour to get everything working properly and to program some buttons for my audio system, but everything is working fine now. The keyboard feature was the main reason I bought these. It's a nice touch and helps with locating things in whatever app I'm using right now. My complaints: (1) The volume button (which needs to be programmed for your particular TV) only increases the volume on my TV by a tick. for now. So if I want to increase the volume from 8 to 16, I have to press the volume button 8 times. Aggravating. (2) NONE of the keys are backlit, making it impossible to use the keyboard in low light conditions. Looking at the remote control, I see that the illumination of the round pad and the buttons may have been planned by the manufacturer, but not actually implemented. Strange. (3) No "program codes" to make programming easier. Hence only three stars for poor performance/programming features, poor volume control and no backlight.

Pros
  • Remote Controls
Cons
  • Not as thick as other options