GE Big Button Backlit Universal Remote Control for Samsung, Vizio, Lg, Sony, Sharp, Roku, Apple TV, RCA, Panasonic, Smart TVs, Streaming Players, Blu-Ray, DVD, 4-Device, Black, 34455

Purchased Sept 2022/Reviewed Feb 2024. Well, with age comes problems, man, what a pain! And pain is what I was trying to help alleviate. The roku remote, it's rather simple, small, has small buttons & after a while a pain to use on a repeated basis. I have had issues with carpal tunnel & some arthritis in my fingers that now makes the roku remote problematic at times.Originally I purchased this remote to actually replace the TV Remote that had come with the TV due to some of the buttons no longer responding on the remote. I was using the remote for the TV & THEN using the Roku remote after that. Most of the time I just used the TV remote to turn TV on/off & then for OTA CHANNEL if watching OTA. Then the remote on/off button stopped working, I had to get up & walk to the TV itself to turn on/off with buttons under the screen. If using OTA function, channel up down button only worked one way. This was ok for quite a while, but you guessed it - I got tired of HAVING TO DO THAT. [TV is not a smartTV]To sum it up: I got this remote so I could properly control the TV again. I LIKE the size of the buttons, I can press them easily with my fingers (which are not really all that big!) After using the remote for a while, I decided to set it up to control the roku, which I was frankly using a lot since that is where all the streaming access is & those small buttons on that remote bothered me on days when the CTS was acting up or my fingers were slightly stiff.This remote works very well to control the roku functions. Starting,stopping,fast fwd/reverse,pause - all the functions the roku remote did -- now I control the TV & Roku functions from one remote. Really like that I only have to have one device to use. If using OTA channels, remote works fine.My one complaint, this came with backlight button function - it worked for several months & then stopped. I kinda miss that function, but I'm not gonna mark off for that -- everything else works fine. I can always use my cell phone flashlight if nex. to light up remote buttons.

Good quality remove but the back lighting is excellent. For those of you who have a hard time seeing in the dark, this thing is for you. It is easy to see the numbers when you look down. It stays lit and is easy to naviagte. Plus the buttons are large enough for those who fat finger things like myself.

I needed a universal remote for my vizio smart TV/samsung blue ray player. It covered all features on my TV although it did not cover all the features on my blue ray player (and didn't expect it would not enough buttons) . When it said it will not work on my fire stick I was surprised that it DID work with most every thing I streamed on my fire stick including pause, menus, moving to other apps, volume, channels within apps, and more that I probably haven't discovered yet. It does not work with Alexa maybe that's what they meant when it stated will not work on fire stick.

This doesn't work completely on all my devises. The ones it does work completely on are good. Still end up using two remotes as the volume control function will not work on my system. Was easy to program and backlight works well. The one main system I needed it for is naturally the one that it will not operate completely hence the low rating. Other than that for the money it is very nice.

This is the perfect remote for my needs! I'm legally blind (20/200+) in my left eye, so having large buttons are perfect. Plus the light up button definitely glows bright at night. I have a 40" Vizio Smart TV, small 1' wide sized Insignia sound bar and a Roku all connected together. If you grow tired of using 3 remotes like I did, get this remote.I purchased a sound bar because the my TV speakers are facing downward not towards me, the audience. Blasting to TV to 50-80 sound volume just to hear at a decent level, is not optimal. The smart TV interface is also not conducive for my sight. The streaming icons (Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, etc...) are too small but the Roku icons are not. So that's why set up was complicated with three remotes but no longer.

I like the exterior design -- big, brightly lit buttons, lots of functions, and no buttons on the side (to get pressed accidentally when picking up the unit). There were a few problems, though. None of the listed codes worked with my six-year-old LG smart TV. That necessitated using the autoprogram feature, which did eventually find a code that provided partial functionality. I still couldn't access TV stations directly by entering the station number via the number keys, but maybe that's just an LG quirk.The real problem is that after about two days the backlighting would not shut off. This predictably drained the batteries in about three days, rendering the unit useless. At five and a half bucks per gallon for gas, it isn't even worth it to return this thing. No more GE remotes for me -- and I'm actually a GE employee.

Don't get me wrong; I LOVE this thing. It was very easy to program, and it works perfectly.The problem is that it doesn't have an eject button. I am still using my old remote to eject DVD's (its eject button is one of the few things that still work on it). Who designs a remote without an eject button? Strangest thing I ever saw, especially given how perfectly everything else about this remote works!

I have a Logitech system in my living room and was going to go the same route for our bedroom but as we only have a TV and Apple TV in that room, decided a Logitech product might be overkill. Especially for the price.Bought this based on the other positive reviews and was very pleased with how easy it was to setup. The remote is a great size and the buttons are large. Setting it up and using it is very straight forward and much easier than if I was trying to accomplish the same thing with other 'smart' remotes.Overall very pleased and recommend this for those who need a basic remote and nothing more complicated.