Description
From the brand
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About Us
Launched in 2013, BroadLink focuses on smart home control, bringing a convenient and smart lifestyle to over 2 million customers.
Users can control their appliances, lights through smart phones from anywhere, anytime.
We have been working in the field of smart universal remotes, smart bulbs and sensors for more than 10 years, bringing the smart home into a new era with real zero-setup, auto-networking and considerable affordable cost.
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Broadlink RM MAX
Faster Setup. Offline Local Control.
Our next-gen smart hub for IR and RF control.
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Upgraded Smart Hub
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Smart Universal Remote
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FastCon Smart Light Bulbs
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FFS Smart Bulbs and Sensor Kit
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Smart Wall Light Switch
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Intelligent Home Devices
Jacko99 –
A superb remote-help for dementia sufferers
I was pointed towards this product on the Alzheimer’s UK forum. My Mum has dementia and is now struggling to remember how to use the remote control panels for her TV and Sky box. This has been an absolutely brilliant addition and works perfectly. It sits alongside the Ring indoor camera, so I can see her TV across the room clearly enough to use this device to change channels for her. I have it set up with:- her Samsung TV- her Sky box- her Roku player, for Prime, Netflix etcI can change the source of the TV, to switch between the Sky box and the Roku player and the ability to map buttons individually means I can also adjust the volume, pause, rewind, browse through the TV guide menus etc as well. For £23 this is a real game changer for me and my Mum.I just watched a couple of tutorials on YouTube to get it setup, which didn’t take long. I’m also going to map it to her electric fire as well, so I can turn that on and off for her as needed, when I’m not there. Would highly recommend!
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Kieran Keogh –
Must have for the gadget lover.
Bought it just for gadget sake but was surprised the amount of things it will control. It was reasonably priced and works well with Alexa. Can program all tv and cable box remotes into the app which is handy. One phrase to Alexa and all devices can be turned off at once. Only problem Iv had was one device keeps dropping from the list. Other than that it’s well worth the purchase.
James –
Works great with Home Assistant
So far so good. Integrates with Home Assistant nicely so removes the need for sending to the cloud. All handled on the LAN.
Amazon Customer –
There is (at least) one fundamental flaw with this product
Let me get my main complaint out of the way first…..This device does NOT work when placed on an entertainment rack. Most households have their TV on a display unit and then a Sky box, Xbox, etc on the shelf below. I placed the device on one of my shelves and yes, it was able to receive a signal from whichever entertainment device on was the same shelf BUT….it could not communicate with anything on the other shelf. I tried placing it right next to my TV but then it failed to communicate with my Sky box and Xbox which were on the shelf below.Maybe if your TV display unit has glass shelves it may work but on our wooden unit it just did not work.I also found it frustrating that there was not a proper electrical cord for the SmartHub. It has a USB cable instead meaning you either have to find something that you can plug it into or you need to pay for a separate three pin USB converter to plug it into a standard socket.Neither option really helped me as due to the short cable I could not get a clear line of sight between the hub and my entertainment devices when I tried to position it on the other side of the room (because it didn’t work on the entertainment shelves for me)
AvnishAvnish –
Fantastic device to control devices
The Broadlink RM Mini3 is an impressive smart home device that works as a universal remote control, allowing you to manage a wide range of infrared devices seamlessly. Very wasy to setup with the broadlink app and create scheduleds or control tour devices anywhere in the world. Ive set mine up to automatically turn on/off signage tvs at certain times of the day with 0 interactions and works perfectly
Phillip Parr –
Works well but setup is frustratingly difficult
This product was released in 2016, and it would’ve worked perfectly in the market… in 2010. Once you connect the device to your network it works perfectly well, and integrates well with Google Home, but the problem is getting it connected in the first place.The device comes with a USB cable (but no power plug), and has one of those reset holes you’ll need a SIM tray eject tool for (not supplied) several times.If you have a 2.4GHz/5GHz combined network you MUST disable 5GHz before you begin setup. If you don’t your device will get itself into a state and need to be reset with the SIM tool.If you type in the WiFi password wrong your device MUST be reset with the SIM tool.Your PHONE must connect to the same 2.4GHz device that you want your Mini3 to connect to; if you have multiple access points (e.g. several Eero) then your phone and Mini3 must both connect to the same one, or it’ll need to be reset with a SIM tool.When I got all of these steps down… it still couldn’t connect to the network and told me to connect to the device itself using its own WiFi network; I had to reset the device with the SIM tool several times before this showed up, and then it tried to take me through a different journey before it got back to this one (more resetting).After about 40 minutes and 15 resets, I finally got this thing on my network. I am a technical professional, and this is one of the most frustrating setup processes I’ve ever seen in a finished product.3 stars, simply because in the same modern networking environment, someone less technical is likely to just give up and ask for a refund (read the other reviews!)As for the functionality itself, the app is beginning to look a bit old BUT it does work, and added devices show up in Google Home with no other configuration.Now when I say “Hey Google, good morning”, my TV turns on (via this Broadlink), the amplifier it’s connected to turns on (Tapo plug), my curtains open (Somfy), and the lights turn on (Hue). One step closer to full automation!
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Kong –
A Compact and Affordable Smart Home Controller
As a user of various smart home products, I recently added the RM Mini3 to my setup, and I’m genuinely impressed by its capabilities.It is tiny and you might miss it if you didn’t know it was there. It is compatible with a wide range of devices, including TVs, air conditioners, DVD players, and more. It acts as a universal remote control, making it easy to integrate your existing non-smart/dumb devices into your smart home ecosystem.It has all the functions for my TV, 4k Blu Ray play and air con unit and a “community” user had uploaded the commands for my Xbox. You can create “routines” from with in the app or via your smart home eco system (Alexa, Google etc.)The main reason for buying it was a a back up to my Logitech Harmony Elite, which Logitech no long make and provide limited support for. I have started using the Broadlink app more that the Harmony app.Also the IR learning is better than the Harmony hub.The only negative I have so far is, there was no plug/adapter supplied.
3 people found this helpful
Chris Wood –
The negative reviews are corrrect.
I had read the, sometimes appallingly angry reviews of this but decided to try it because of low cost and the ability to return it to Amazon if it failed… IT DID! Everything went well, and I was becoming quite optimistic, until I tried to enable the Broadlink skill in the Alexa app, Alexa crashed! I repeated the process innumerable times and each time the Alexa app crashed. Amazon support sent me an email detailing things to try all of which still resulted in the Alexa app crashing at the enabling point. I had a support call from Amazon that walked me through things to do this went on for about an hour guess what – the Alexa app crashed. Amazon’s woman IT guy, who was very helpful and patient said “Send it back to Amazon” I have. BTW the thing works perfectly as a remote on my phone giving me total control over my Sony TV but I wanted it just to voice control the TV and without the Broadlink skill being enabled this just can’t happen. All of the adverse comments about the Broadlink online response are true, i.e. It told me I’d entered the wrong password but would not allow me to change it as I had use up my 10 attempts available per day (I tried once)Unless like me you don’t expect to much don’t try this as it will be an exercise in frustration (3days in my case), but who knows? YOU might be the one in fifty who succeeds.
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Matt Carr –
works but finicy
these work as described when you get them working. it is however very finicy on the software. once you get it set up the first time it works great with alexa and alexa routines allowing you to set up custom commands to turn on all your electronics but getting this device initially connected is a tedious process. the softwares slow and take a while to connect but once you have it set up if you just use alexa voice commands with it then it works really well.
Gary Shepherd –
A simple yet effective tool for your Alexa smart control home.
Only downside is the supplied lead, which is quite short. The device is easy to set up and works well for turning on/off devices and turning up/down the volume. Some features, like changing the channel, don’t necessarily respond. This is dependent on the remote you are using being specifically recognised by the Broadlink app. For example my LG t.v responds via Alexa because Broadlink app recognises LG t.v. On the other hand, my freeview box is Bush, which isn’t in the list of Broadlink app recognised manufacturers. Nevertheless, you can easily programme your remote into the device, which will operate the none officially recognised device, in my case the Bush freeview, via the Broadlink app. Most functions of my t.v can be controlled via Alexa. The Bush Freeview via Alexa is on/off, volume up and down, which for me is good enough because as I have mentioned, you can control all functions via the app.One last consideration, whichever devices you want to control, in my case, t.v, freeview and stereo, the RM Mini3 has to have an unobstructed line of sight with the IR sensor on the device it is controlling. This is why in my opinion the suppled lead is too short as it limits where you can mount the Mini3, which might not give the unobstructed line of sight I made mention of. In my case, I simply used some double sided tape to stick it under a wall mounted speaker, bought a 3m lead for ￡6, which would reach to the plug and bingo.
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