[TerryH]

Before you blow $100+ on a remote you may want to wait until you move and get your new HD DVR. The remotes that come with these things are pretty sophisticated. Easily programmable for almost any home theater component.

My Directv HD-DVR remote works fine for day to day use of TV, HT receiver, and the DVR of course. No need to slide a selector or aim it a special way. Just one button turns everything on, and a different button turns everything off. The input button works only the TV, the volume works only the HT receiver, the channel select works only the DVR. I do use a separate remote for the DVD player, but if I spent some time could probably get that in there too.

The key is a separate buttons for on and off. If there is one dual-function button, things can get weird if one component doesn't respond intially and things get out of sync. My DVR and HT receiver are 6 ft apart and in a cabinet, so I naturally hit the buttons twice while sweeping the remote.

I had a Harmony a few years back and didn't like it. I'm sure they've improved a lot by now.