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Looks cool. I was kind of thinking about the Harmony remotes.

I'd highly recommend the Pronto TSU-3000 so long as you either never upgrade from version 1.0 of their software to 1.2 or you use 1.2 from the beginning (don't ask). It's a very cool remote and I really dig being able to specify every inch of my interface, tailoring it to exactly how I want to use it.

I'd like TiVo to make a universal remote. That thing has the best remote I've ever used. It is also difficult to program into other remotes...

The Prontos are very nice. I havent seen the 3000 yet though. I had thought about getting one of those but decided to go with a remote with hard buttons so I could change channels and stuff without having to look at it. Just personal preference I suppose The bad thing about the MX500 is that you cant program it with your PC. However, a guy that frequents the Hometheater Master forums on RemoteCentral developed a cable and software that he sells for like $90 or so so that you can program it with your PC. Maybe one of these days Ill get that to make it easier to program...

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I havent seen the 3000 yet though. I had thought about getting one of those but decided to go with a remote with hard buttons so I could change channels and stuff without having to look at it.

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That's the point of the 3000. It offers five hard buttons on the right of the screen for channel +/-, volume +/- and mute by default, one on the left to light the screen and two on the left to scroll through pages, a large directional pad in the middle below the screen and four buttons around that with icons that are easy to identify for your fingers. The screen itself is also closer to blue than any other "blue touchscreen" I've seen (all of which are invariably green).

Of course, it's also a good $100 more BEFORE you buy the docking cradle.

Thank you all for your advice and help. I have been out of town for the last week and unable to respond. I am now in the middle of hanging speakers and installing the "Home theater" I will post pics when complete! Thank you again...A new all-in-one remote is the next purchase