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Insignia Media Remote for Xbox Series X|S & One (Black)

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Best Buy has Insignia Media Remote for Xbox Series X|S & One (Black) for $8.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy members (free to join). Otherwise, select free store pickup where available.

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Features:
  • Intuitive TV remote layout
  • Pause, skip, and volume controls as well as an Xbox home button
  • Rubberized buttons and sleek design
  • Powered by 2*AAA batteries (included)

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Best Buy [bestbuy.com] has Insignia Media Remote for Xbox Series X|S, One (Black) for $8.99. Shipping is free for My Best Buy members (free to join [bestbuy.com]). Otherwise, select free store pickup where available


Product Description from Best Buy
  • Stop fumbling around with your game controller trying to navigate through movies and music. The Insignia Media Remote for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox One is designed to make it easier to control your Blu-ray movies, streaming video, apps, and more with it's simple TV remote layout. Batteries included.
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Customer reviews indicate that this remote has to be aimed directly at your Xbox.
Like others said - all Xbox remotes in the market are IR.

But if you are in the market for one, and care about parental controls, I would recommend buying the longer 8BitDo remote with the number pad.

I bought the shorter 8bitDo remote without a number pad (even though it was more expensive than the bigger one at the time, cause I figured the smaller one will be more convenient). I regret that decision now, and it's too late to return it.

There are two issues - if you are using a number lock on the Xbox startup log in screen, you cannot enter the number without the actual controller. So I have to go pick up the controller, log in, turn it off and then use the remote. Xbox UI doesn't allow you to navigate to the numbers with the remote. 8BitDo remote has the ABXY buttons but it does not have the trigger buttons, so you cannot punch in all digits.

The second issue is that on most streaming apps, if you lock out profiles via a number lock, without having numbers on the remote you have to navigate to the numbers and press enter; which makes the code decipherable. On remotes with numbers on it you can simply enter the number without your choices showing up on screen.

Again - this is an issue only applicable to folks who care about parental controls. But thought I'll share my experience in case anyone finds it helpful.
Yep, the Series X/S have a IR receiver (but not an emmitter like previous models) so it's line-of-sight for all remotes.

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05-22-2024 at 02:16 PM.

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05-22-2024 at 02:16 PM.
Customer reviews indicate that this remote has to be aimed directly at your Xbox.
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the12pac
05-22-2024 at 04:50 PM.
05-22-2024 at 04:50 PM.
Quote from zevonangel :
Customer reviews indicate that this remote has to be aimed directly at your Xbox.

Yep, the Series X/S have a IR receiver (but not an emmitter like previous models) so it's line-of-sight for all remotes.
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KxrmaJunkie
05-22-2024 at 05:19 PM.
05-22-2024 at 05:19 PM.
Quote from the12pac :
Yep, the Series X/S have a IR receiver (but not an emmitter like previous models) so it's line-of-sight for all remotes.

I'm assuming the official Xbox remote can also establish a BLE connection like the Xbox controller?
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05-22-2024 at 05:36 PM.
05-22-2024 at 05:36 PM.
thanks, op! always thought about getting something like this, but hesitated on price. <$10 seems reasonable, but then i saw open box excellent for ($6.99) for the same price as good, so i ordered one! and it was shipped free Smilie (i'm a bb visa cardholder but not a paid my best buy member, because f that)
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05-22-2024 at 05:54 PM.
05-22-2024 at 05:54 PM.
Quote from KxrmaJunkie :
I'm assuming the official Xbox remote can also establish a BLE connection like the Xbox controller?

Curious about this too. I bought a media remote recently and was super excited until I realize not only its line of sight but the bullseye is microscopic and hard to even find. Stupid and super disappointing
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gr8kamon
05-22-2024 at 06:05 PM.
05-22-2024 at 06:05 PM.
Quote from KxrmaJunkie :
I'm assuming the official Xbox remote can also establish a BLE connection like the Xbox controller?
I have the one that was sold with the Xbox One and it does not do that. Needs LOS and like other people have said it seems really small. Like you need to be RIGHT in front of it
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namlook
05-22-2024 at 06:15 PM.
05-22-2024 at 06:15 PM.
Quote from a_land :
Curious about this too. I bought a media remote recently and was super excited until I realize not only its line of sight but the bullseye is microscopic and hard to even find. Stupid and super disappointing
One of the Amazon reviews for this one says:

I purchased this remote for my Xbox Series S. The Xbox is located behind my wall-mounted TV in my bedroom, and the remote's RF transmitter has no issues with the line of sight, even though the Xbox is totally obstructed by the TV.


Insignia™ - Media Remote for Xbox Series X | S & Xbox One - Black NS-XB14KRMT
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zevonangel
05-22-2024 at 06:21 PM.
05-22-2024 at 06:21 PM.
Quote from namlook :
One of the Amazon reviews for this one says:

I purchased this remote for my Xbox Series S. The Xbox is located behind my wall-mounted TV in my bedroom, and the remote's RF transmitter has no issues with the line of sight, even though the Xbox is totally obstructed by the TV.


Insignia™ - Media Remote for Xbox Series X | S & Xbox One - Black NS-XB14KRMT

I'm just going by Best buy reviews as I believe insignia is their brand. Not only did reviewers complain about the aiming nuisance but it was also listed as a con on their pros and cons list.
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KatherineC1866
05-22-2024 at 06:22 PM.
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The fact that this exists suggests that the crappy UI in the Xbox DVD player was by design. The controller and the remote are both just little plastic housings with buttons and tiny circuit boards.
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letsrock
05-22-2024 at 06:53 PM.
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Anyone have a comparison to the PDP Media Remote Control?
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aerogems
05-22-2024 at 06:57 PM.
05-22-2024 at 06:57 PM.
Quote from KatherineC1866 :
The fact that this exists suggests that the crappy UI in the Xbox DVD player was by design. The controller and the remote are both just little plastic housings with buttons and tiny circuit boards.
It was intended as a game console that can also play DVD/BD movies, not a DVD/BD player that happens to play games. I mean, if the drive craps out in a dedicated BD player, you can replace it for what, like 100USD? The drive on the Xbox craps out, it's going to cost you a lot more than that, so using the Xbox as a movie playback device should be an option of last resort.

I will say, however, based on the photos, this looks like it's a variation on the Amazon FireTV remote. Which means tiny little buttons, so unless you have hands the size of a 5-year old, you're probably going to end up hitting a lot of wrong buttons unintentionally.
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05-22-2024 at 08:15 PM.
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I have this remote and use it daily. I prefer the Xbox Series X Home UI over my Roku TCL TV home UI for watching all my streaming Apps.No need to use the TV remote at all. Also you can program the remote to turn on and off the TV when you turn on or off the Xbox.
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All existing Xbox media remotes are IR. I compared this to the more expensive PDP Nemesis and this insignia remote actually has better IR strength. Neither is great though, even with my Xbox One S which has a nice sized IR window instead of the receiver being crammed inside a tiny button like on the Series X.

I like that this isn't backlit, especially not motion activated like the PDP or 8bitdo, so batteries never drain for no reason. The simpler the better for something like this IMO. There's a different simple remote all over the internet that LOOKS nicer than this one but the "Back" button is in a TERRIBLE spot. Also it trades the rwd/stop/ff line of buttons for ABXY. Not great for disc playback.

The 8bitdo has ABXY along with the other buttons but the layout looks pretty crowded. After testing Blu-ray playback to see that ABXY isn't necessary I decided better battery life and simpler layout was worth more to me than the extra buttons so i went with the Insignia remote. I got it for $15 and it definitely feels like a $10 remote but for turning an Xbox into a usable 4k Blu-ray Disc player this is my pick for the best option currently available.
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