"First the good news... Great website! The order process was simple. Customer service was also great. Chinavasion responded to my emails quickly and courteously. The item was also shipped in an acceptable time frame. Very happy with everything...... except the item itself.
The item I ordered was a universal RF remote with a keyboard. It proposed lots of features, including a built-in mic and speaker, headphone jack, keyboard with mouse pad, and USB rechargeable battery! On the surface, it appeared that it would work with everything, which I was hopeful it would.
However, it did not. The design is poor. While attractive to look at with large colorful, easy-to-read buttons, some buttons are awkwardly placed and have an annoying multi-click when depressed. Sometimes a single click gets you two clicks. I didn't like how the remote felt. It also is NOT lighted. This was not advertised, but I just wanted to state this up-front if anyone is hoping for that detail. A backlight would have been a welcome option, but it does not exist on this device.
That having been said, the keyboard and mouse pad were excellent! They worked instantly, with no special setup; Just plug and play... Best feature of the remote! In fact, if all you want is a small wireless keyboard to use with, say, a TV PVR system, this would work great... but alas, I needed a true all-in-one remote. This did not live up to my expectations at all.
The remote itself is virtually useless. I have a recent model Sony DVD player that comes with SMART features on it. None of the codes worked. I went through all 300 codes on the remote and none of them worked, so I was unable to use it for my blueray/DVD player at all. My Internet access and TV is through Charter on a recent model Motorola box and the remote would not work for it either. I was hoping I could also control some of my older console stereo units, which power my sound and entertainment system, but the remote didn't work for them either.
The only thing the remote did work for was my Visio TV, but the button functions were odd there too (and no "input" button). But, at least it worked.
I have a PC connected to my TV and use it to run PLEX home theater and also XBMC/Kodi. This is really what I wanted the remote for; however, you can only use the keyboard side of the remote for this. The regular remote side will NOT allow you to cycle through menus or select anything as you would with a normal remote. You have to flip it over and use the keyboard side, which is annoying because the buttons are so small and awkwardly placed for this kind of function (i.e. arrow keys in the lower right corner of the keyboard).
I am NOT happy with this remote and wish I had saved my money for something better. I was very hopeful and, as I said, the remote does work for a couple of things, but is NOT a good solution for an all-in-one replacement. It is basically a fair replacement for a wireless couch keyboard and maybe TV remote. That's it. Don't expect it to work with most of your devices, even if they are newer devices. I honestly haven't touched the thing since it arrived, because it's virtually useless at this point."
"Came on time, very nice.
There are five little bubbles on the casing where dust has been trapped underneath the plastic.
Nothing I can do about this, and it's not worth sending it back for because I like it and it's come all that way from China!
The plug is a 2-pin one that fits into a dinky little adaptor plug.
It came ready-to-go and with a very nice Christmas scene as the background picture."
RSR Acquisition, LLC