Multiple use remote for TV and Roku box
Looking for one remote control that will turn LG TV on and off - control volume on the TV - and also control an external Roku box. Anyone know if such a remote exists ? And if so what remote control ...
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The Roku model can't be a Roku Stick for it to be controlled by cheap aftermarket IR universal remote. I like a lot is the Onn 6 universal remote from Walmart:
onn. R113663 6-Device Universal Remote - Walmart.com
Or made by the same manufacturer the Insignia at best buy:
Insignia™ 5-Device Backlit Universal Remote Black NS-RMT5D21 - Best Buy
These are IR - but all Roku Boxes are not IR
theMezz wrote:These are IR - but all Roku Boxes are not IR
Correct. There is no third party remote for Roku players that use WiFi Direct. They are all IR only, and the only Roku players they will work with are the non-Stick models. Every version of the Roku Stick (the one that plugs directly into the TV without using an HDMI cable) is WiFi only for the remote. IR remotes cannot be used on them. Tivoburkee provided an example of a remote that does what you ask, but again it won't work with a Roku Stick.
Now, that we got the case of sticks out of the way. Even if your Roku model came with wifi remote, it will still accept IR commands from an aftermarket universal remote as long as you have line of sight from the universal remote to the front of the Roku.
