Thanks to everyone's feedback on my previous solicitation for universal remote advice. I went to Best Buy to look at what they had to offer and ended up getting the Philips DVR 8 function remote. After the sticker shock of looking at the top of the line ones, including some of the Logitech remotes that were recommended, I decided to go with a cheaper option for now. My reasoning was primarily that I would wait until I have a more sophisticated TV setup at home before I get a remote worthy of such a fancy set up. I'm still trying to get used to the new remote and in fact, I may decide to return it to try out some other options. I'm not thrilled with the fact that the buttons do not light up which is really nice when watching movies and the dog yacks on the floor or something and you have to search frantically for the pause button in the dark.