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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1866169" data-attributes="member: 131855">I have been using a Logitexch remote to control the Apple TV. I think the model I have is the Harmony 950 or its predecessor <a href="https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/950" target="_blank">https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-remote-950?crid=60</a>The Harmony 665 is cheaper and would probably also work. <a href="https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-universal-remote-665?crid=60" target="_blank">Logitech Support + Download</a>I've also used some of the cheap third-party remotes that you can get at big box stores. You need one that can either learn remote commands or run the routine that allows the Apple TV to learn buttons from the remote. I forget exactly where that option is in the software.Edit: The thing I have noticed is that the IR blaster on the Logitech remotes seems to be weaker than some others. That makes it necessary to make sure the remote is pointed at the gear it's going to control.Edit 2: At one point Apple shipped a series of Macs that were capable of receiving an IR signal from a remote (circa 2008) those remotes also work with the Apple TV. At least it works with the third-generation model.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1866169, member: 131855"] I have been using a Logitexch remote to control the Apple TV. I think the model I have is the Harmony 950 or its predecessor [URL='https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/950']https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-remote-950?crid=60[/URL] The Harmony 665 is cheaper and would probably also work. [URL="https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-universal-remote-665?crid=60"]Logitech Support + Download[/URL] I've also used some of the cheap third-party remotes that you can get at big box stores. You need one that can either learn remote commands or run the routine that allows the Apple TV to learn buttons from the remote. I forget exactly where that option is in the software. Edit: The thing I have noticed is that the IR blaster on the Logitech remotes seems to be weaker than some others. That makes it necessary to make sure the remote is pointed at the gear it's going to control. Edit 2: At one point Apple shipped a series of Macs that were capable of receiving an IR signal from a remote (circa 2008) those remotes also work with the Apple TV. At least it works with the third-generation model. [/QUOTE]

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