Remotes SC2-FT16K Universal Remote Attachment for Amazon Fire TV Streaming Player

This is a great add-on for the Fire TV remote. I have a Fire TV hooked up to a TCL TV and after playing around with the settings and HDMI CEC settings on the TV, I came to accept that the Fire TV remote just couldn't do it all. I can get my TV to power on when the Fire TV wakes from sleep, but couldn't get the TV to turn off when the Fire TV (and I) went to sleep. That and there was no way to control the volume without the original TV remote. Bouncing between two remotes was fine, but when half asleep and having finished my stories for the night, I was looking for a way to put the TV to sleep so I could go to sleep. The Sideclick keeps my thumb in control, and removes the need to dig around for another remote, half asleep, in the dark. Looking around and doing some searches brought me to the Sideclick. Currently, it is pretty much the only add-on remote for the Fire TV, and I am fine with that. It works great. It was easy to program. It actually took me longer to decided what I wanted each button to do than it did to program the buttons. Power and Volume were givens, but that left me with 5 others buttons to my TV as I wish. I was a little worried that remote would add extra bulk or width to my existing remote, but once I got it hooked up and started controlling my TV with a single remote, the joy overshadowed my initial concerns. With the Sideclick, my remote is still smaller than my iPhone 7 Plus, which has been at the command of a single thumb for a while now. The only complaint (if you could call it that...maybe more of a personal issue that I have) is that the buttons on the far left side of the FireTV remote are very close to the raised edge of the clip that holds the remote in the Sideclick. The back and rewind buttons on the Fire TV remote are very close to the raised edge of the plastic holder, making it a little harder to just slide my thumb across or find the buttons I once knew to be at the edge, but as I watch my stories I can just ask Alexa to go back or rewind using my nearby dot.

I love this thing, It feels like I upgraded my home entertainment system as it no longer has the clumsy piecemeal put together feel to using the remotes. Before getting it I had 3 remotes to juggle. The firestick, TV and soundbar. I really wanted to simplify thing, but the universals such as the Harmony remote seemed overkill and complex.So I got this hoping that it would solve my needs, and also hoping that the odd shape it causes would not be a turnoff. The odd shape it causes is not a issue at all and the remote feels fine. They are solidly attached and feel good in the hand.As for function, you get 8 programable buttons which you can set to anything on any other remote. This just happened to be perfect for my needs. Further the symbols were also matching the functions pretty darn well. For me: The TV uses the 'power', +, - and 'A' buttons, for TV power, Volume up and down and mute. The sound bar uses 'Source' button 'Up' and 'down' arrow and 'B' button for the same functions in that order. I did like it taht the symbols basically matched what I needed it for, so it is sight intuitive, even if a bit off.I do also have a Roku that I also occasionally use, and smartcasting right to the TV (so not truly one remote, but basically I only use this most of the time), but that is not a problem as the TV selects based on HDMI source, so I don't need a separate source selection button, but some older TV's may have to use a button for that.One last note, I had a problem programming the sideclick in a room with some compact florescent lighting, Once I turned off the lighting it programed perfectly. Programming is easy.

Holy cow would you look at this someone finally thought "Hmm having 2 or 3 remotes is a real pain... were is remote 1? Were is 2? Argh too many remotes and I just wanna watch Netflix!"Its about time someone finally made a solution to the age old problem of "Why do we need so many darn remote for one thing?", well as soon as I found out this was a thing I bought it and I never have been more happier.Programing the thing is pretty easy you hold the buttons you put the other controller you want to copy said action to in front of the thing and bam! Your done!My current setup is a TV with a soundbar and just to Turn on the TV, then the Sound bar and then finally the Fire stick would be 3 controllers. this thing cuts that down to 1 and it does the job perfectly.Not only is it stylish but it looks like one of those things that should of been part of the controller to begin with, the best part is like I said, it just works, that's the best part, no numbers to input to program every single device just copy each action you want from each controller and your ready to have a good time watching anything from a good Netflix series to some really long YouTube Lets plays or even some Jabroni streaming on Twitch all with just ONE REMOTE, one to rule them all.I have a button for Volume up and down, one to Switch TV Inputs, one to Turn on the TV, One to Turn on the Sound Bar, and one to Switch the Sound Bar's input, everything is just like I wanted it.So you want to make your life easier? Buy this already if your dealing with 3 or 4 Remotes, its worth it.