Universal Remote control

[DAVENRINO]

I have 3 Harmony remotes - 659, 880 and Harmony One.  They are all great and the last 2 have charging cradles.  Their online database already had the setup for my PC motherboard remote and my airconditioner.  The only remote codes they had to learn were for my accent lighting behind the 60" Sony.  One remote controls PC, AC, lighting, DVR, AVR, DVD, 2 Bluerays and the 27" tv I use for PIP since the 60" is also my PC monitor.    I heard the Phillips weren't bad either.

[DAVENRINO]

If you can find the Logitech Harmony 550 they are great for a nice price. I paid around $60 for mine at Best Buy right around Christmas when they were on clearance. They were replaced with the 510 which I don't like as much but overall I like the Logitech ones much better than any other universal remote I have ever used.

Here is a great deal on a Harmony 880 and will be one that I probably end up getting for the main room and transferring the 590 to my bedroom when I get my flat screen in there.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmony-Advanced-Universal-Control/dp/B00093IIRA

My only complaint with the 880 is the charging cradle.  I ended up sanding down the plastic around the contacts of the remote and it is still sometimes easier to put a weight on it.  The Harmony One is nearly perfect and I have seen them on Amazon for under $190.  It doesn't do much more than the 880 but the touchscreen is cool and no charging issues.

[Getback]

Okay, have the Pristego half way set up. I have it so when I want to watch satelite I just press one button and it turns on the Satelite reciever, tv, and tuner. It also puts the tuner on Satelite input. Still need to do that for the dvd players. One problem I haven't been able to over come is pick the tv input. Such as vid1, vid2, front cmp1 etc. I can do this on the tuner because it has individual buttons for each input. However, since all the buttons work I can select the input from the new remote. I just cannot get it to program the input since the tv remote does not have individual buttons.

Still much better than before.