I'll second what Mike had to say. I've owned both a Sony touchscreen, and the MX-700. While the Sony is an excellent remote, I find the MX-700 to be much more user friendly and easier to program. The MX-700 is being discontinued, so you can find fairly good deals on them like
here. Don't let the "open box" aspect frighten you. Many of us, myself included, bought "open box" models and they look like new models to me. Bluedo.com is an authorized dealer, and is offering free shipping with the code you'll find on the above web page. I love this remote.
