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I will never buy an MX-700, as a matter of principle. And to re-assure myself that I can resist the irresistible.


And I think I've got the only female significant other that seems to have no problem whatsoever understanding the 4 remotes sitting on the coffee table.

In fact, the digital cable box also does a good job of controlling the TV so it doubles for both... *I* had to ask *her* how to use it to change to composite inputs on the TV. (I'd completely forgotten there are VCR controls under a hinged section on the bottom - TV/VCR changes inputs on the TV)

Bren R.