4 in 1 Universal Backlit IR Learning Remote for use with Apple TV, Xbox, Roku, Kodi, Nvidia Shield, Most Streamers & Other A/V Devices

History and preamble - you may skip to the review:I bought this remote to replace my old Denon AVR-789 unit because the ON and OFF buttons had ceased working. I considered an "OEM" replacement because of the complex setup buttons that the original RC-1099 had inside a "trap door" on the back. My AVR-789 is still functional but so old that the remote control is no longer available from Denon and what was available, was obviously a look-alike universal control that had programming for my particular AVR and several others. It appears that the RC-1099 was a popular control configuration that Denon shipped with many of their AVR's and that it was programmed for whichever AVR it accompanied. Thus, I was faced with many "identical" choices but only one that was specified for my AVR-789 and a few other Denon units with dissimilar model #'s. None of these had reviews, they were marketed by various vendors and they all seemed to ship directly from somewhere on the Pacific Rim. Needless to say, this situation did not inspire confidence and I seriously considered replacing the entire A/V Receiver with a new one, just to have the assurance that the remote control and the AVR would function as a unit.Actual experience:Yes, I read reviews - exhaustively. I was struck by the number of positive reviews for the Inteset INT-422-1 and the apparent ineptitude of the few negative reviewers, one of whom was politely answered by the supplier who showed unusual pride in this product. The price was good, on a par with the fake RC-1099's, and much better that any of the Logitech units which I also considered. So, I bought it and 2 days later, it was in my hot little hands and ready to be programmed.Now, right off the bat, the packaging is not impressive. The instructions, while adequate, are quite cryptic, and visiting the web site to obtain "codes" falls short of confidence inspiring. Never-the-less, I pressed on and copied out a list of 5 AVR codes and 2 AMP codes for A/V Denon, and then, 16 possible codes for my 65" Panasonic Plasma TV (which BTW, will ONLY be replaced by a BIGGER 4K OLED when they become economical) because, why not?Anyway, I read through the entire instruction sheet again, twice, and then, taking the simplest approach, started with the Denon. The technique of entering the codes, for a neophyte like myself, is to not look for too much handholding in the instructions. What they do NOT say and what I am telling you, is to enter the entire 5 digits all at once, and then, look for the affirmation blink from the red LED. If you get it, test the programming with the ON/OFF button and like the instruction sheet says, if your "device" turns off, the code is working.Well, with the Denon, the first code was the charm. The AVR-789 turned off. So, I pushed the button again and voila! it came back on. Sucess! I searched for the mute button and it worked too. Then the volume buttons and they worked. OK, great, that was all I usually used the old, taped-together RC-1099 for anyway and if I needed to change inputs, well I could figure that out later.Now, on to the Plasma TV. The Denon was now button "A" so the Panasonic would be button "B." This setup was not so easy. The first and second 5 digit codes got no response from the INT-422-1. The third did. OK, I was getting pretty good at punching these in and had 13 more to go so, mash the power button and Hey, the TV switched off. Neat, mash again and it turned on. No need to try the volume buttons, that was handled by the Denon so on to the UP/DOWN channel buttons and THEY worked! I tried out the channel numbers and THEY worked. This was looking good. Let's see what else this puppy will do. The "Menu" button brought up, of all things, the MENU. Wow! Now, what is this button down at the bottom, Input? Mash that and there's the Input screen. So I scroll down to my DVD setting, press OK and there I am. This baby is emulating my Panasonic remote perfectly. Better in fact, because I can just tap in the number of the input I desire and it dumps the selection screen switches directly to the input. Oh yeh, and I can see it in the dark.Well, I'm delighted. The backlight is beautifully done, I have confidence in the remote and its coding, it feels good in my hand and I can hardly wait to explore those "macro" features. Best of all, If I foul things up, I can reset the whole thing or any part of it. This is a really neat toy and it is as useful as can be.Conclusion:Not only is the INT-422-1 a replacement remote control, it is an improvement!

I purchased the INT-422-3 remote a couple of years ago primarily so I could control DVD/Bluray movies on my XBox One without having to use the incredibly awkward game controllers and to find a reliable remote to control our Tivo Roamio OTA. I wanted something fairly inexpensive but with a lot of features. This remote had excellent reviews so I jumped on it. It has turned out to be an excellent universal remote for all of my devices and we absolutely love it. This remote provides a set of buttons at the bottom for miscellaneous functions on various devices which came in very handy for programming the "Thumb Up" and "Thumb Down" functions on my Tivo remote. Some features of Tivo require using those buttons so they are important to have in a universal remote.The price is perfect compared to so many other brands that cost a lot more and provide generally the same features. This remote has turned out to be extremely reliable and has never failed in any regard. It is also simple to program. The batteries last a very long time and the back light is a great feature. The key to the power of this remote is how easily it can learn buttons from other remotes! It solid and feels great in the hand and allows me to control up to four devices at once. I have a Roku TV (Element brand from Wal-Mart), a Tivo Roamio OTA and an XBox One. This remote easily and simply controls all of them.XBox One features:The INT-422-3 comes pre-programmed to control XBox One consoles on the "B" button. This worked perfectly out of the box for our needs and I did not need to do any additional programming for XBox as we only use the remote when watching DVD/Bluray movies. For all other XBox functions we use the game controllers.Tivo Roamio OTA:We cut the cord a few years ago and cancelled our Cable/Satellite subscriptions and decided to use free over-the-air network channels along with streaming services. While we absolutely love the Tivo product, the Tivo "peanut" remotes have caused me nothing but headaches. My Tivo remote will occasionally just go to sleep and not do anything at all even after replacing the batteries. I even bought another "peanut" remote thinking I had a bad one but it does the same thing. This was another reason I purchased the INT-422-3. It was easy to find a working remote code on universalremotes.net (hint, it's under "Cable Set Top Boxes"->Tivo. The code is 03560). However, I ended up having to teach the INT-422-3 several buttons from the Tivo remote. The colored A, B, C and D buttons are sequentially the same but the colors are out of order on my Inteset remote so I used the "Learning a button" feature to reprogram all of them to the correct order by color. Please note that the Tivo "peanut" normally operates in RF mode so I had to force it into IR mode by holding the "Tivo" button and red "D" buttons at the same time. I then used the "Learning a button" feature to map the "thumb up"/"thumb down" buttons to two buttons at the very bottom of the Inteset remote. The label sheet provided with the INT-422-3 doesn't have anything that equates to "thumb up" or "thumb down" so I cut out a "D" and "U" from some unused labels and used those. I am also planning to use the Macro functions of the Inteset to create "jump" buttons for the apps I use on Tivo frequently but I haven't done this yet so I can't comment on how well it works.I purchased a Roku TV from Wal-Mart last fall made by Element. The Inteset comes from the factory with Roku functionality pre-programmed on the "D" button but this did not work for my TV at all. So I went to universalremotes.net to find a working code for my new TV. I had a little trouble finding a remote code for my specific TV but was able to get most functions working using the "Roku TV-TCL*" code (14398) I found in the "TV" category. My Roku remote is an Infrared (IR) remote which is important for configuring the Inteset to control my TV because there is NO WAY to replicate an RF only remote. I was able to program specific Roku buttons using the simple "Learn a button" feature to program certain buttons directly from my Roku remote. The buttons I ended up having to "learn" was the "*", "Back 10 seconds" and the streaming provider "jump" buttons (Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, etc). I also used the "Programming Button-mover" feature to copy the "Play/Pause" button in Roku mode to the "||" (pause) button. There are labels on the provided label sheet for the streaming services. Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to program a "jump" button that will pull up Amazon's Video streaming service through the Roku. So I will attempt to use the Macro function to do it through the Tivo.All in all, this has been an excellent remote that is reliable and easy to program. My only gripe is that the label sheet provided with the remote doesn't have ANY labels for Tivo, like "Tivo" or "Thumb Up" or "Thumb Down" or even simple arrow labels. I ended up using a "TV" label in place of a proper "Tivo" label. Hopefully Inteset will add Tivo-specific labels to their label sheet some day.