Does anyone have significant experience with a learning remote that would lead them to a particular recommendation (or anti-recommendation)?

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My problem is I will find a universal remote but can not operate all the detailed options of either the TV, receiver, or DVD player.

I have just bought a new Panasonic TV. I have Time Warner Cable in Naples, Florida. The TV does not have a code for progamming the Motorola cable box and my husband does not want to use two remotes. I have called Time Warner and am about ready to give up. They gave me an e-mail address which I cannot access and their telephone is a constant busy. Please let me know if there is a way to resolve this without cutting my cable company.

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I just purchased an Accurian stereo receiver with remote. I cannot program my Comcast remote (using the "Aux" key) because Comcast has no four-digit code for Accurian. Comcast's "search" function does not help: I have tried to manually enter every code listed in their owner's manual to no avail.  Does anyone know how to find out what the code for Accurian would be on a Comcast digital remote? All I need to do is turn on/off the receiver.

Jeff Block said: Does anyone have significant experience with a learning remote that would lead them to a particular recommendation (or anti-recommendation)?

My brother has a Phillips Pronto TSU-3500.  I must admit, it actually works! (sort of)... He received it as a gift about 1-1/2 years ago and it truely controlled his TV, DVD player, Receiver, Surround, and cable.  Everything could be operated from an easy, intuitive remote by just touching the icons on the screen.  He was really please.  Then one day, my 11 year old began pushing an icon or maybe two, three, etc.. and voila! the screen went to a german display and froze. He said that he would reset it by reloading the saved programmed configuration file on his computer.  Unfortunately, the screen remained frozen but did change back to his customized English version.  Even after depressing the reset button several times, it was still frozen and inoperative.  He later told me that he spoke to someone at the "factory" who suggested to replace the unit because it probably would't be worth fixing.  He said the cost would be at least $100.  I feel terrible and offered to pay for the repair but he said that it's not worth the expense to have this unit fixed, especially when it was recommended to replace it.  I checked EBAY and they're priced at about $300.

Does anyone have any suggestions or can help get this unit "unfrozen"?  We both tried everything imaginable in accordance with the manual but it's still useless.