I not only own the T2, but I also sell them and Prontos(RC-5000i) in my capacity as saleman for a custom home electronics installation company. Most of my clients think they want the Pronto (like you did) but when they use the T2 as I have programmed it, they much prefer it, even with the higher price tag (I also charge for the programming). The bottom line is simply that you can make the "opening page" a jumping point to anything you want. I usually suggest (for family harmony) that the basic 1st page "idiot button" turn on the system to the most frequently used source/channel/mode etc. and also turns to the corresponding control page. On mine, this means that the big button on the home page turns on the system thusly; HDTV on to accept regular DSS, receiver on to DSS input in Pro Logic, & DSS on to standard DirecTV local channel NBC. This brings the remote to the 1st of several channel macro pages. On this 1st page I have a "page link" button (jump)to a source directory page from which I can go to DVD, VCR, CD, HD etc. each with corresponding macros for input changes and page jumps to control for the appropriate device. Tou can play around significantly with the page link/macros (jump in Prontoese)to facilitate a system operation flow that makes sense for your usage. The T2 makes macro management and programming a breeze once you get the hang of it and after using this program you will never want to see Pronto Edit or RC-5000 Set Up again. Good luck. Landon H.
