Applemacfreak and Tias,

Please be advised that whether you have a US or European purchased remote makes no difference to its functionality, this has been stated in a previous post where a response from philips was quoted. I had a US remote and uploaded the Euro 078 FW so I could select the right region as it only had the option for North America. After the firmware upgrade it worked fine with no issues, the EPG works a treat and so do all the devices.
Applemacfreak how did you get on with the power cycle, are you all up and running now. I have heard that the 080 FW slows the device down in its functionality which is why sticking to the 078 FW is recommended, check out the archive of forums.