I was forced to buy this control after my original remote was chewed to pieces by my new pup. In all honesty I cannot see a difference between this and the original. It carrie's out the same functions and feels just as well made. I had to tune it to my tv which took all of 7 seconds. All you have to do is point the control to the tv and hold down the pause and return buttons at the same time and wait until a message appears telling you that it is now paired