Or a Minidisc deck, my Kenwood has a hard power switch with either a record or play timer. I think others do too. Or replace it with a professional CD player that has a hard timer on it. On a cheaper note, the Sony CDP-CX355 300 disc changer has a play timer and retails for $200. As soon as it's powered up, it goes into play mode...nothing else needed. Would something like this fit the bill? No remotes to mess with and no timer settings to lose. You'll never get called back again.