“I have an unusual question to ask you,” Hannah said to me one Sunday evening.“And what might that be?” I voiced curiously in reply, shooting her a quizzical look.“Would you happen to know what is the best universal remote control there is around here? I’d like to get myself one.”The honest answer was that I didn’t know. But that would not be a good final conclusion to the matter. So I suggested why not we head to the nearby home appliances store and get some advice. The gentleman who attended to us there explained to us a number of things. He highlighted to us that before making any purchases, we’d need to check some important facts about the remote in question. One was the issue of compatibility; that is, whether the remote really works with the electronic devices we had at home. The number of devices the remote can control, and the layout of the buttons is also a crucial factor to consider. Lastly, we should look into the frequency which the remote control uses. These factors combined would help us arrive at which is the best universal remote for our purposes.