On January 8, 2012 at 21:33, james6 said...
aside from the harmony, etc. remotes, I'd also be interested to know if what I want to do is possible with an iPad ...
There is nothing under $1000.00 that you can use to control all these devices via an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. You would have to find a integrator/distributor/installer to program it for you as well.