Pros: If there is a better value Universal remote out there then get it- I somehow doubt it. This does exactly what it is supposed to do and more. It is well thought out and easy to navigate through the various menus. Build quality is on a par with many of the others on market for a fraction of the price. Before you do anything, get yourself some new batteries in your teaching remote. Old batteries do not seem to get all the buttons programmed quickly. you have to go over several times if you use old batteries- just safe yourself the time and get the new batteries.

Cons: A scrolling screen will be a nice upgrade. Missing the usual RED,GREEN,YELLOW, BLUE buttons found on many remotes but these are still customizable. It really deserves 5 eggs but I'm being over critical here.

Overall Review: Don't waste your money on more expensive units, i can bet my house they can't beat this gem.

Pros: Where does one start. How about the price and the build quality. Very easy to setup but to get the best out of it, take time to read the manual and tweek the settings accordingly. I can't fathom some of the negative comments. For the money, what are people expecting? I would buy this thing even if I could afford a more expensive unit. This does exactly what it is supposed to do. SUPERB.

Cons: Throw the speaker wires away and get some 16g wires. IMO 18g is overkill as u might struggle to get them into the back of the receiver. I immediately noticed a vast improvement in the sound. Can't hook up an IPOD/IPHONE without the expensively priced dock. A USB port would have made this perfect but I guess you can't have it all.

Overall Review: My laptop holds my music and would have loved to be able to play through the headphone jack at the front but this cuts out the sound to the speakers.