This remote control has met my expectations: its programming modes are fairly simple and very powerful, and it can replace 4 remote controls (TV, amplifier, DVD player and decoder (satellite or internet)) for the most purposes. Moreover, good quality / price ratio. The only limit is that if some devices are very sophisticated and can receive very detailed settings (which is the case for example of a nice amp "home cinema"), you can install on the universal remote control absolutely all these settings (if only because there is not enough buttons ...). Finally, the universal remote control replaces four remotes for most uses, but does not make it totally useless remotes for different devices; so you can not throw these ...