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Review on Enhanced Remote Control for All Insignia Fire/Smart TV Edition (Excludes Voice Search) [Non-Compatible with Fire Stick] by Warren Hess

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great when the BT remote that came with the TV doesn't work.

This remote control is working properly. It's an IR remote (no mic) while the remote that came with my 50" Insignia FIRE TV is a BT remote (with mic) and hits the target unreliably. I literally have to wait (about 5 seconds) for it. to log the keypress most of the time. In other cases, ringing (registering too many keystrokes) will occur if you press a key for more than a fraction of a second. This can range from nothing to too much, which is very frustrating for a great TV. I believe, they either placed the BT antenna in a really bad place, both used a really crappy BT module so not only my original remote but also the BT game controller only has a range of about 2ft and still hits. Love the TV, otherwise great features and pictures but BT sucks. The IR remote control works reliably and stably. So if you're fed up with the buggy, unreliable BT remote, buy this IR instead, it just works. I have an Echo in my living room so I don't miss the voice remote control function on the original BT remote (the IR remote doesn't have one). Originally I wanted to buy a new BT remote control, but after I was convinced, that the problem is in the BT module of the TV, I got this IR remote instead. Excellent purchase! I advise. The IR remote control works reliably and stably. So, if you are fed up with the buggy, unreliable BT remote then buy this IR instead, it just works. I have an Echo in my living room so I don't miss the voice remote control function on the original BT remote (the IR remote doesn't have one). Originally I was going to buy a new BT remote but after being convinced that the problem is in the BT module of the TV I got this IR remote instead. Excellent purchase! I advise. The IR remote control works reliably and stably. So if you find the erroneous, tired of unreliable BT remote control, buy this IR instead, it just works. I have an Echo in my living room so I don't miss the voice remote control function on the original BT remote (the IR remote doesn't have one). I originally wanted to buy a new BT remote, but after making sure the problem was in the TV's BT module, I ended up with this IR remote instead. Excellent purchase! I advise. that the problem was in the BT module of the TV, I have this IR remote control instead. Excellent purchase! I advise. that the problem was in the BT module of the TV, I have this IR remote control instead. Excellent purchase! I advise.

Pros
  • Audio and video accessories
Cons
  • Some bugs