The 5 Best Series x remotes (2023 reviews)

The pdp series x remote's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. This media remote helps you take control of your xbox with everything you need, right at your fingertips. It comes with a traditional tv remote design, you can quickly access play, skip, and volume controls along with the common xbox controls like a, b, x, y and a d-pad. The feel of the buttons is nice.

This controls your tv through your xbox. It's fairly small, fitting comfortably in the palm of your hand. There is enough room on the remote to put those buttons in a diamond pattern which would make it so much easier to remember where the buttons are instead of having to re-learn or always look. It fits tightly and does not fall off. It comes with the same overall design with the Xbox aesthetics, and overall looks nice.

Why We Like This:

More fumbling for the right button on the controller to pause your movie
Works wonders for days just watching tv and not playing games
Works with streaming services, watching movies, and the microsoft store

Best Runner up: 8bitdo Series x Remote

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8Bitdo line of remote come in a pretty wide variety of styles, so you can definitely find one that suits your individual preferences and needs. The 8Bitdo Media Remote is hands down the new king of the castle. It pretty much works out of the box when you slap in batteries. It has a programmable one-guide button that you can customize for any app or game on your Xbox. It's infrared, so it has to be pointed at the Xbox, but the range is decent. All other buttons are smooth and the directional ones have tiny dots that really can't be felt.

The remote signal can easily get blocked by furniture, so keep that in mind if you keep your console pushed back inside an entertainment center/shelf.

Why We Like This:

Back-lit buttons are not too bright and easy to see
Nice clicky buttons and good weight for its size
New and hot release

Best little Remote: Nyko Series x Remote

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If you are looking for a device that can assist you in streaming content and media with ease, take a look at nyko's xbox one media remote. This remote works perfectly to control any functions within the Xbox One. It is easy to use, has good battery life, and everything works like it should.

This remote works well navigating through menus and is very easy to select the items needed. It is super easy to use right out of the box. The keys are lit more brightly than the branded remote. It is like a normal remote for your television. This remote makes it so much more convenient. It is very sensitive and made of decent quality plastic.

Why We Like This:

Great for playing movies on xbox one
Much easier than trying to navigate with the game controller
Buttons are easy to see and spaced out
Works perfectly and not "aim" sensitive at all, just like a tv remote

Best Media Remote: Nargos Series x Remote

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The 8bitdo media remote is a solid remote. It works exactly as you'd expect, and is nice to use when you just want to use the Xbox for media and don't want to grab a full controller for that. The remote works via infrared so you have to actually aim at the xbox in order to adjust the volume and not the soundbar itself. It's a remote and the volume buttons work on the TV just fine. The backlight is motion activated too, and it works at even the slightest touch, so never are you left there in the dark looking for a light, or just pressing blindly and hoping for the best.

The remote works well with the Xbox console as long as it is pointed directly at it. It will turn the volume up if set up through xbox.

Why We Like This:

Great for watching netflix, disney plus, hulu, ect
Good investment for long term

Best easy to use: Ubay Series x Remote

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Ubay offers a variety of remote for personal choice and yet maintaining quality in all the variants. There is no need for a manual on this type of remote, simply put 2 AAA batteries and its good to go. It easily control your xbox one system and the channel and volume for your tv. It comes in a plastic sleeve box. It has volume, channel change button/rocker w/mute button. The cover slides off for easy battery installation, then point at your system and press the buttons and boom it works. It lights up every use completely.

It is compatible with xbox xbox one, xbox series x, and xbox series preprogrammed. It is easy to use to install batteries and use that's it.

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