Enter in the fine people at Logitech, as for years now they've been putting the Harmony line of remotes. I myself have a 880, but would love to trade it in for a One. When you get a Harmony remote, you go online, create an account, then download the remote management software. Once installed on your pc, you utilize the software to input all of your components by model name/number, and the Harmony software pulls in all the remote codes for it. Then you define the actions you would like to perform, labeled as "Activities", such as "Watch a DVD" or "Play Wii". The remote takes all the guess-work out of managing multiple components and inputs, the kind which seem to make women turn into raving psychopaths. And yes, that was meant to offend, as many women in my life have threatened to break my home theater equipment because they couldn't figure out the Input Select sequence. For all you men out there, heed this warning when it comes to women and all things electronic belonging to you.
So once you set up all the functions of your new remote, you simply plug it into the pc via USB, click update, and viola! The software will even keep your remote up to date with newest firmware revisions and such, so it makes it completely dummy-proof. I'm not sure how I lived without one before, because I would rather take a beating than be without it now. Case in point, I just got a new tv, and in less than 5 mins, I had my 880 running it just like it was made for it.
Oh, and attached below is an overly horrible picture I took of my new tv while watching The Big Bang Theory, it's hard to distinguish with my camera's flash set to the intensity of the sun, but this baby is freaking awesome in HD, especially when you're on the couch only 10ft away.
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