This worked great for a year and now is slowly dying. I’d look elsewhere or wait for an upgraded model.

Desde la app se pueden controlar todos los dispositivos IR con facilidad y es muy sencillo de configurar con infinidad de opciones. Sin embargo, la skill de Alexa para controlar es muy pobre. Solo permite prender y apagar la mayoría de dispositivos y un poco más con TV pero quedan muchas opciones que no funcionan con el asistente de voz

The BroadLink RM4 Pro IR/RF Blaster appears well built. For this device to be controlled you need the BroadLink app for iOS or Android. Electrolux brand (which owns Frigidaire) is supported by the BroadLink app while Frigidaire is not. The only way to get the BroadLink app to remote IR control my Frigidaire window A/C unit was to put the app in learn mode (for selection my brand is not listed) where I would use the Frigidaire remote to program the A/C unit as I desired it to operate then turn it off. Then put the BroadLink app and device in learn mode, point the Frigidaire remote toward the front of the BroadLink device and press the Frigidaire Power On button. The BroadLink app encountered multiple errors both trying to learn just the Power On button and then the + button options which I can only describe as scenes (temp/fan/mode/auto/energy-saver settings). Ive attached a screenshot of that error screen. Note (another screenshot) that in the Me section of the BroadLink app I have my settings set to Fahrenheit but for my Frigidaire A/C unit the apps device control screen is still showing Celsius. BroadLink tech support, who did respond quickly, says theyre still working on the Fahrenheit issue. The BroadLink app has zero effect doing anything other than powering on/off the Frigidaire window A/C unit. BroadLink support informed me that theyre working to add additional brands like Frigidaire and my model in particular. Ive also included a screenshot of the BroadLink apps remote control screen for the Frigidaire A/C unit. Moving on to Alexa control. You must add the BroadLink skill to Alexa to control any devices via the BroadLink device. When my AC device was added to Alexa it shows up as a thermostat not as an air conditioner. The only command Alexa will acknowledge is Alexa turn off AC. This will either turn on OR turn off the A/C unit. If you say Alexa turn on AC Alexa responded AC doesnt support that. Im guessing this is because the device type is misclassified as a thermostat and not an air conditioner (see attached screenshot), but I dont know precisely why this occurs. Ill update this review in coming weeks and months depending on how the app and device operate including with Alexa. At this time I dont any RF devices to test with so I can only talk about IR functions.

Order 1 electric blind as a test case before buying all 9. Turns out that I needed a smart hub. This one was very easy to set up and program to have blinds go up automatically in the morning and down at sunset. I have now ordered 8 more. Looking forward to automation of all blinds

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I am surprised at the lack of documentation and/or a detailed step-by-step setup guide. The guide that comes with the unit is confusing and almost useless. I am a career techie, and it took me way too long to figure out how to get the thing up and running. I have been able to configure both of my brand-name TVs to work with the controller. I have brand-name sound bars on both of those TVs and cannot get the controller to work with either of them after 3-4 days of tinkering. So, Ive given it a rest. I found no help or detailed documentation on the Internet to get either one of the sound bars configured. Learning codes instructions just has not worked. I am good with the way the controller works with the TVs. Once the TVs were configured, integrating the features with Alexa was straight ahead... Especially for people who have configured Alexa skills previously. If/when I can get either one of the sound bars to work, I will give this unit another star.

There are capabilities that I havent used yet. But it sure is nice to have Alexa change the channels on the TV for me. SCORE!!!

It took a couple of attempts to get it paired with my phone. But once I got it set, it was easy to add items and I had it integrated with Alexa and SmartThings in less than 20 minutes. Customer support was quite helpful when I was having a minor problem with the power cable which was operator error.

Where has this product been all my AV life. Long are we pushed to products that are okay, but largely too expensive to consider truly. I have used a lot to make my home theater a bit more easy to work with and use daily, but this little low cost item is one of the few ah ha moments I have been suggested by a friend. I thought the only real considerations were Harmony in this segment, and dont get me wrong, I like those, but for simplicity sake and such a low cost, this cant be beat. Paired with my Roku Ultra, Viewsonic 4K 150 Inch Projector, Yamaha RX-V685, and surround speaker setup. Loved it, considering more to help with remote and home automation.

I purchase eight battery powered remote controlled solar window shades from Lowes a couple years ago, I had to press button on the remote control to lift the shades up or down, when Im out of town on vacation I wanted a way to open and close the shades and the BroadLink IR/RF Smart Home Hub-WiFi IR/RF Blaster solved my problem, the BroadLink app is very easy to use, now I can program the shades to automatically lift up in the morning and down in the evenings without having to press the remote button, all eight blinds lift up/down at the same time.