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Pros & Cons
Pros
I use this to control a video projector that is in my attic. Replaced an ir repeater that was not so reliable and had to physically turn it on/off. Now my projector works in concert with the rest of my christmas lights to all come on at sunset and off... Read More
The diy setup option works very well. The interface is less intuitive, but is usable and works.
Cons
The instructions are vague and so tiny i needed a magnifying glass to read them. Navigating on directv is a nightmare. Also the pre loaded drivers are not well made.
Every time you use it, on random, it throws 'device offline' error. App is a little wonky with phrases like “to be translated” instead of “continue”. This has no reset or button for pairing.
Highlights
Quality
Very easy to setup and use great product i will recommend i use it to switch on my samsung ac and it worked just fine
The ir range network reliability and tuya integration of this are what make it a great device
The led is real tiny and you have to look at it from a specific angle to see it due to how small hole is
4ghz wifi network connection and not a combined 2
Price
This did exactly what i wanted for a fraction of the cost
Im so excited to upgrade our home with such a great priced product
Initial installation and setupso i got this unknown brand to me inexpensive ir blaster device and set it up in the smart life a... Read More
Competitiveness
Much cheaper than logitech harmony it works well for my projector which doesn’t support smart control out of the box
This didnt come up in the list of brands and devices so i chose other and then universal remote to do the diy setup
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- This product had a total of 3,203 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 9 2024.
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Setting up the device with the smartlife app was the same as other tuyasmartlife devices and i was up and running in less than five minutes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Using the app to learn the fireplaces remote command was a snap too
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The problem is that diy remotes arent recognized by alexa only the standard ones are tv fan etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So even though i had a custom remote that replicated all the functions of the original remote alexa didnt even recognize it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Once i did that they were recognized by alexa so i could say 34alexa turn on the fireplace34 and 34alexa turn on fireplace heat34 to get things going
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its a bit clunky but it works
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The app is not perfect it doesn’t support long press not very easy to add button sequences
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Set up is not the same as what the manual says so that took me a while to figure out
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