ReplacementIR Remote Control for DIRECTV RC66RX RC65R 4-Device LCD LED HDTV Plasma TV TVs A/V Receiver

This is a replacement for my dead controller. It was easy to program in about 10 seconds. It is OEM and great price.

Easy Setup! Works perfectly.

Got this for my Directv cable box & it works perfectly! Programmed quick & way cheaper than a regular one! Looks exactly like it you would never know it was from Amazon! Highly recommend.

works great, fast shipping

This works great for our satellite DVR, but programming it to also control an older TV is proving difficult. Not a deal breaker though. So much easier than trying to make a universal remote work for the DVR. Nice to have an exact replacement for the OEM remote!

This is a real gem! After my Logitech Harmony 300 quit working (after less than 2 years some buttons stopped working including volume up) I was on the lookout for a replacement. I really liked how the Harmony remote had an online database and would "self-program" and prefer that, but I didn't want to spend money on something not built to last. (I criticize the Harmony 300 because I have several device specific remotes which have lasted 10+ years, and are still going strong).So I start by searching "cheapest remote" on Amazon and while reading some reviews I see this DirectTV remote recommended by a few people. Then I find out it has an online database with remote codes - I ordered immediately!Remote gets here a couple days later and my first impression is "dang this thing is built like a tank!" I will be fully surprised if this remote doesn't last 10 years like all my other (non-Logitech) remotes. It is very solid and the buttons feel great. If I were to guess, I'd say the remote cost more to build than they are selling for.Programming - this was both easy and difficult (see below)The easy part is the online database (on the DirectTV website). I was able to type in the brand of: home theater receiver, TV, and Blu-ray player and get a recommended code as well as a list of alternate codes if the first one didn't work. In each case, the first suggested code worked correctly (however I didn't "think" it was working as I will explain).The difficult part - there are a number of "secret codes" you may need to look up in order to get everything working as expected. These don't seem to be written down in any one place, I found them within various DirectTV forum/help pages. The issue arises from this remote being targeted for use with a DirectTV box (duh). So for example when you program in your TV, the volume buttons seem to do nothing. The input button seems to do nothing. Other stuff works. So if you are like me, you go back and try other codes and basically you don't get it working. So the trick is, you need these various 3-digit codes which bypass the DirectTV functions. You will know this is the case if you press a button (like volume up), and look at which LED lights up at the top - it defaults to go to the DTV receiver no matter what the slider switch is set to. So to fix this:Activate TV INPUT button:Mode switch to TVPress and hold Mute and Select until the LED blinks twiceEnter: 9 6 0If the LED flashes twice after entering 9 6 0, the Input button is enabled. If it flashes four times you've turned the Input button Off and need to repeat the above step to enable it again.(now input goes to TV)Send volume commands to home theater receiver:Mode switch to AV2Hold Mute + SelectEnter 9 9 3(Now volume goes to AV2)Bottom line: This is probably the best made inexpensive universal remote, and possibly one of the best made remotes period. The online code lookup is way more convenient than flipping through hundreds or thousands in a tiny printed manual. Programming is easy but watch out for the "secret codes" I mentioned in the review, as some of your buttons may appear to not work but they are mostly likely going to the DTV output and need to be remapped.

This came fast, worked great and was easy to program. Even came with batteries. Great price.

I had to get a new RF remote as our new TV's back-lighting was interfering with the infrared in the Master Bedroom. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it didn't. It was frustrating. We have 6 other DirecTV remotes around the house I looked at to see if they were RF capable. I could only find five of the remotes, and none of them were RF capable, I figured the missing remote wouldn't be either. So after checking DirecTV's website and seeing they were $25.00, which is completely reasonable, I thought I'd look at Amazon to see if there was a cheaper one. Found this one and ordered it. Of course after I ordered it, I found the missing remote and it was RF capable, so I set it up, and it worked just fine! I did not cancel the order, as their shipping was so fast it was already on the way! I wouldn't of cancelled it anyway. You can never have too many remotes!On to the Remote I purchased here. The order was placed on Saturday, and shipping notification and tracking number was received the same day! Of course the US Postal Service shipped it to the wrong post office, so that snafu took a couple days for them to get it over to the right one. This delay was NOT related to XcessBuy, they labeled the package properly and clearly. The package was sitting in my mailbox today. It was a padded manilla envelope. Just fine for a remote. The remote itself was sealed in a thick clear plastic bag.It is definitely a used remote. There was no protective sticky plastic sheet that you have to peel off, you know the stuff... New ones come with a piece over the infrared portion. There are barely noticeable scratches all over the back. By barely noticeable, I mean you have to look at it really really close to see them. The biggest give away that it's a used remote is that there was no FCC label on it. Those labels, by law, have to be on it if it's new. Overall, it looks brand new when sitting next to our existing remotes. Yes, they probably could've spent an extra .001 cents to print some sort of instruction sheet out for programming it, but all that info is on DirecTV's website. Plus I knew I had to do that before I even ordered it.Am I upset that the remote is used? Not at all! For ten bucks, I wasn't expecting a new remote. I was expecting a remote that worked, and that's what I received! If I wanted a new remote, I would've spent $25.00 at DTV! The description never said it was new either.This remote and the awesome service from XcessBuy get's four stars from me. The fact that we now have two RF remotes for the TV in our bedroom and I can now have Remote Control Wars with my wife, gets another star! For a total overall rating of 5 stars! Good Job XcessBuy, I'll definitely order from you again when our paths cross in the future!!