universal or learning ir/rf remote recommendations?

[electron]

Something I used to do until recently (my old in-wall PC's touchscreen finally died) was just establishing a VNC session to my server, and run the Home Assistant interface that way. Trying to resist picking one of these up, as I'm looking for something beefier (will start new thread).

 

[Waynedb]

The Crestron panel takes too long to open the Home Assistant dashboard out of the screensaver, my URC mini touchscreen was ready the second you touched the display, it was cheap so I didn't lose much. I will replace it when I finish my other projects. I most likely will put my URC KP-4000 back, the mounts both just screw in to a double gang box so no changes were made to my wall.

Now since I screwed up this thread that is supposed to be about remotes I will try and get it back on track.

Another new remote coming out https://www.cantatacs.com/en

 

[Waynedb]

I have been using the Unfolded Circle remotes for awhile now, I have both the Remote 2 and the Remote 3, they have been working well for me and even the microphone is now working for voice commands to Home Assistant. I ripped out all my old URC stuff and only ever use one MX-990 if I need to learn an IR code. Most of my stuff works with IP control anyway.