This Radio Shack remote sounds like a find indeed! I just got a DirecTV receiver from Hughes and that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Got to get down to one remote. My question is: can the RS remote choose things on my receiver like "DVD input" and "Coax or Optical audio input?" Really the only buttons I use on my receiver remote are volume, mute, and changing its a/v inputs. If it can handle the input selection, I'm sold! Also, can "menu" for my dvd player be the same button as "guide" does for the directv receiver? I'm new to the universal remote world, sorry. :) THANKS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!