I've got the 880 and have found the Logitech remotes fairly simple to program, after initial programing I'll go back and tweak a few settings, I've got mine set so it will control every operation I use ,SatTV, DVD, HD DVD, Xbox360, SACD, CD direct, Tivo, all with one push of a button.
Doesn't get much easier than that.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.