Sky Plus SKY156 Remote Control and TV Link SKY120 Silver

Many negative reviews focus on not being able to use volume controls. You have to press 2 buttons together wait for red light on remote to flash twice then enter a 4 digit code corresponding to your TV make. All these details can found online. Pressing 1 and 3 didn't work so pressed TV then red button and SELECT together, red light blinked twice then entered an code found online and it worked ! Really pleased with it, no problems at all.

Does what it's supposed to do! My elderly parents managed to lose there's and this came the next day.

Excellent product no issued

It works well in general and is better than my old one which had lost its facility to rewind/go back...but unfortunately, as some other reviewers have mentioned, the volume control doesn't work, including the mute button which is pretty annoying as I thought this was meant to be an Original Sky+ HD remote. So what has gone wrong here?

A non genuine Sky+ HD remote that comes in an "Official Sky Branded Retail Packaging" as stated. This remote has the branding "Manufactured by Universal Electronics BV" on the back of it. When looking them up online, they often sell their products under the brand "One For All". Their website states they are the "inventor of the universal remote". The instructions that come with the remote refer to it as a Sky series universal remote control. What's differences between this and the official Sky+ HD remote?: Visually, not a lot to be honest...the casing looks more or less identical when compared next to an official one. However, the back of this Sky remote is all smooth plastic, missing that thick rubbery like padding that genuine Sky+ HD remotes have. So unfortunatly this controller is prone to slipping/sliding around and may fall off arm chairs if accidentally knocked. The buttons also feel a lot more stiff when pressed, not as soft to press down like the official remote. All the Sky+ HD box functions worked straight out the box and required no set up. But like most TV remotes (depending on the TV brand) the volume controls may not work straight out the box and will need to be manualy programed into the remote. The instructions manual says if you have a TV made by SONY then the remote control will already be set up for your TV (I own LG TV's so I couldn't confirm). The volume controls failed to work on my LG OLED out the box, but it didn't take to long to setup as the manual comes with a helpful list of TV brand codes that can be keyed into the remote to get TV functions working: - 1. Find your TV brand codes from the manual. - 2. Turn on your Sky box and TV. - 3. Press TV on the replacement Sky remote. - 4. Hold down Select and the Red button together for about 2 seconds until the red light at the top flashes twice. - 5. Then key in one the 4-digit TV code for your TV brand, the red light will then flash twice to show it's registered. - 6. Try using the TV volume on the remote to see if it works. - 7. If it doesn't work, go back to step 3 and then try another 4-digit code until you find one that works. Unfortunaly the manuals TV brand codes didn't have LG in the list (don't know why as a popular brand). But they do have an "Others" right at the end of the brand list, and the code "2210" worked for both our LG TV's (E9 & G5). Overall so far so good, there are a few reviews here that said the control stopped working between 6-12 months, so only time will tell. However, if this does stop working for me any time soon then I'll just phone Sky and order an official Sky remote directly from them. So if you are looking for an official Sky remote you'll need to visit the Sky shop/accessories web page (get the phone number listed there), then phone them direct as all Sky remotes are "unavailable from our online store" and have to be ordered over the phone. (Review relevent, since this product is presenting it self as an official Sky product, some verified purchase users believe its a genuine SKY remote)

Great price

very good easy t ok use

Great genuine replacement remote, bought myself and my father in law one, works the sky box without problems just have to program it to operate the tv as well, which wasn't an issue.

Absolutely perfect Just add batteries and off you go.

Perfect.. functions completely

Very pleased good product

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Il telecomando è originale Sky e c'è poco da commentare la sua funzionalità visto che è proprio lo stesso che viene venduto con il decoder. Contiene una breve guida per poterlo configurare con TV e decoder. Prestate attenzione però che questi tipo di telecomando è compatibile SOLO ED ESCLUSIVAMENTE con decoder Sky+ HD (maggiormente disponibili nel Regno Unito)