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 enlarge | Brand: Universal
Category: CE
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $52.93
You Save: $67.06 (56%)
New (18)
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Color: Gun Metal Grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 2.3 x 1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: MasterControl RF20
Model: MasterControl RF20
UPC: 656787100206
EAN: 0656787100206
Release Date: June 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks
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 Exactly What I Needed!!! Great Bargain!! August 27, 2008
This is such a great deal. DVD that comes with the package is very helpful. Keeps from trying to understand the manual. Program codes worked great for Panasonic TV and Scientific Atlanta cable box. Program codes didn't work for Phillips surround sound DVD system. Used the Learning function and worked great. Have never had a universal remote work with the Phillips DVD system, so I was extremely satisfied. Would highly recommend this remote!!!
Good remote, no RF without base station December 2, 2008
Good remote, no RF without base station
I know some of the other people mentioned that there was no RF in some other reviews, but they were either not believable to me or they were not clear enough for my liking. The Product is called 'RF20', so I assumed there was RF. I was wrong. In fact there is no RF support, well at least not the kind used to control RF devices. Instead it can talk RF to the base station, which in turn will talk IR to all the devices. So neither device apparently actually controls ANYTHING via RF. Now I read a lot of reviews before purchasing this remote and though I am happy with it as an IR universal remote I am disappointed to learn that it controls NONE of the RF devices I have.
I use an HTPC, which had an ATI Remote wonder until all the buttons got too squishy to work anymore. I also have an RF keyboard and a few gamepads. This can not replace any of this. It does not talk to any of the RF recievers no matter what I try.
I should have known after reading other people say it did not do RF, but you never know what they really know. So let me give you a word of wisdom. If you are planning to use this for an HTPC be sure to have/get an IR receiver to pair with this (USB-UIRT for instance, or an old IR receiver from an old remote). It is nice that you can use the RF-to-IR capabilities to get extra range, but you still need IR and it seems there is no way around it. So good luck.
The moral of the story is that this is not much good for replacing RF remotes especially HTPC remotes like ATI. It does however seem to work well enough as a normal remote for IR devices with decent range and button firmness, etc.
Enjoy.
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