02-27-2017, 09:42 PM
I've been using a Harmony Companion Hub for a few years now. You can use it with your smartphone, but I seldom do. I like the simplified remote that comes with it.
Download the Harmony app, Hook the hub up to your Mac (or whatever), tell it what you have and then each remote is loaded into the hub. You can easily set up macros on the app and those are loaded onto the hub as well. You can also set individual buttons to do as you wish. Using the app is much easier than most learning remotes (no holding multiple buttons until some flashes then enter a code withing a set time, etc... Just select what you want set, click save and your done. The hubs remote is RF, so line of sight isn't needed (mine is in my media closet). It works well and wasn't overly expensive.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ha...on?crid=60
https://smile.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmon...oding=UTF8&keywords=logitech%20harmony%20hub&qid=1488231380&ref_=sr_1_2&s=electronics&sr=1-2
Download the Harmony app, Hook the hub up to your Mac (or whatever), tell it what you have and then each remote is loaded into the hub. You can easily set up macros on the app and those are loaded onto the hub as well. You can also set individual buttons to do as you wish. Using the app is much easier than most learning remotes (no holding multiple buttons until some flashes then enter a code withing a set time, etc... Just select what you want set, click save and your done. The hubs remote is RF, so line of sight isn't needed (mine is in my media closet). It works well and wasn't overly expensive.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/ha...on?crid=60
https://smile.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmon...oding=UTF8&keywords=logitech%20harmony%20hub&qid=1488231380&ref_=sr_1_2&s=electronics&sr=1-2