Sure, the remote control is not the best, and it is not different even than comparable products.
The one annoying it, the other not.
Have the code transferred to my Logitech Harmony and now the lamp can be operated even when I set these in the other corner of the room. FB IR codes, disturb any of my other electrical appliances. (Samsung LED TV / Yamaha Reciever / Humax Satreciever)
How it looks with the durability, I can not say yet.
Should diesbzgl located. some result, then I will add it here later.
From me, a clear "buy recommendation"!