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We have collected 2 reviews of the One For All SmartControl PS3. Experts rate One For All SmartControl PS3 7/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the One For All SmartControl PS3 and One For All Remote controls.
Sold on its own, the SmartControl costs about £25 and can control up to six separate devices. However, the PS3 model that we tested includes a separate Bluetooth transmitter, which enables it to control a PS3 game console as well (it can control an Xbox 360 without the adapter). It can even control iPod docks too, which is a nice added bonus. Like the less expensive Essence 4, the SmartControl PS3 is pre-programmed with OneForAll's 'SimpleSet' of control codes, which enables it to work with a number of popular electronics brands, so I had no trouble getting it to work with my Samsung TV, Sky HD box and a few other devices. There was no SimpleSet option for controlling my FetchTV Freeview box, but its 'search' mode did allow me to scan through available codes until I found one that worked with the machine. However, as with the Essence 4, I still had to finish off by using the training mode to program in some last commands from the FetchTV's own handset. Perseverance needed However, I did struggle a bit with the set of 'SmartControl' buttons that are supposed to perform tasks such as simultaneously turning on a TV and set-top box or games console.
Now here's a universal remote with a difference! As well as being able to control six different devices, the One for All SmartControl PS3 is compatible with the Sony PlayStation 3. Sold for around £45, it's lined up to rival Logitech's PS3 remote that sells for around the same price. Could it be the latest must-have for gamers? The SmartControl PS3 is a well-finished product with a shiny black plastic casing and a soft, non-slip coating on the back. The arrows, volume controls and channel-hopping buttons fall naturally under the thumb, but as the index-finger-rest isn't particularly pronounced, we found ourselves grabbing the remote too high up at first. We soon got used to its design, though. The remote runs on four standard AAA batteries which aren't supplied, thus pushing up the final cost of the remote. The buttons aren't backlit and don't glow in the dark but there's a light-up blue ring around the arrow keys that comes on each time you press one of them. As there's no built-in screen, you have to make do with a button for each of the six types of device that can be controlled: TV, set-top box, DVD player, amplifier, MP3 player and games console.