Recommended Programmable Remote Controls?

Slashdot Junky asks: "I am fed up with having several different remote controls for my living room A/V gear and have decided to buy a high-end programmable remote to replace them. I have a TWC SciAtl Explorer 8000 DVR box, DVD player, Onkyo HT receiver, TV, and a home brew PC media server connected. I am looking for one that is comfortable to hold and more importantly, capable of DOING EVERYTHING that each of my existing remotes do. So, what remotes are you all using? Why did you select the one you have? What should I look for in my search? What don't you like about it? What do you like? What else should I be asking?" "Once the new remote is programmed, I want to be able to leave the factory remotes in the cabinet for good. I want the new remote to be able to handle even the non-day-to-day tasks like using the TV OSD menu. It should also be easy enough for my non-techie wife to use, too. Although the Logictech Harmony line seems nice, I don't really know much about it. Of course, there are others as well."

Comments

Sony RM-VL900

[RzUpAnmsCwrds]

I have the Sony RM-VL900. It's simple (hard buttons only) but has full learning capabilities and macros. It's also only about $60, and it goes forever on 4 AAs.

But do any of those support X10?

[xmas2003]

I use X10 to turn my 17,000 christmas lights on and off and it would be neat if the various remote vendors added some X10 capability to their devices - my kids think so too! ;-)