# Universal Remote Control Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-control-question/202183>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 17, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-control-question/202183 "2003-09-17T18:11:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/universal-remote-control-question/202183/16 "2003-09-18T13:15:52Z")

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Question : How do these three-digit retailing jobbies differ from the ones you see for sale for $8.95 at the drugstore? They’re labeled “Universal Remotes”, and claim to do what the hundred+ buck ones do–is it just that they less reliable, or less powerful, or do they perform fewer functions?

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