Also, I have learned many of these only work if you have the remote that comes with it, this unit has buttons right on the top of it so no worry about losing the remote.

I had lost my remote in my couch, and the company sent me a replacement remote

To me the sound from this sound bar was nothing to cheer about but my biggest problem was the inability to control the sound bar from my Dish remote

So coupled with the weird and spotty remote, you are left constantly wondering whether the bar is picking up the signal from the remote, since the light (which blinks when it receives a signal) is impossible to see.

The TaoTronics soundbar does NOT SUPPORT a universal remote