The remote seems to do everything it's suppossed to. I had tried using an universal remote but it couldn't access the menu. I wasn't sure if that was the tv or the remote and I found out when I got this one that it was the tv because the sony remote could do some other functions. The great thing is the sony remote can operate multiple devices so I can use it as a universal remote in the future if my other gives out. It had a great flip feature that showed more buttons. Kind of a novelty thing for me.