First you reach for the IconRemote, then you reach for the Xanax. Though we loved its His and Hers channel-lineup buttons, blazing color screen, and setup wizard, we just couldn't get this sucker to work right. It lacked codes for half of our stuff and didn't map the buttons correctly for the rest. The IconRemote can supposedly learn commands from other remotes, but ours was a stubborn Bart Simpson of a student.
Review: IconRemote X10
First you reach for the IconRemote, then you reach for the Xanax. Though we loved its His and Hers channel-lineup buttons, blazing color screen, and setup wizard, we just couldn’t get this sucker to work right. It lacked codes for half of our stuff and didn’t map the buttons correctly for the rest. The IconRemote […]
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WIRED
Large, easy-to-read buttons. Includes lockout option to thwart kid access. Displays network logos for easy channel hopping.
TIRED
Buttons aren't backlit. Wouldn't learn commands. Didn't control our fairly standard home-theater components well. PC support only for media-center machines with remotes.