If you have a home theater with multiple devices, it would be beneficial to have one remote that can seamless switch between the inputs and control the experience. Smart remotes use to be a technology that was over priced and never worked well for users. Today there are solutions that are more affordable and just work. And today’s smart remotes all come with a smart phone or tablet companion app for control as well. But where a smart remote really shines is when you control it with your voice. Imagine walking into your home theater and saying "Turn on Xbox" and the remote told the receiver, the projector and the Xbox what to do to be ready for use.