Should I just go out and buy it, program it and show the Mrs how easy it is - and then ask for forgiveness?Yes.
I do Home Theater for a living and the look of joy on wive's faces when they grasp how to work it in 3 seconds makes me grin myself.
Honestly...the Harmony remotes are the only products I have ever sold where customers will go out of their way to call me back and thank me.