I'm looking to buy a remote, here are my needs, please let me know your suggestions:

(a) Home Theater Room with projector, and (b) separate equipment room with AVR, PS3, HTPC (c) overhead light
currently have 4 remotes - Remotes that came with the AVR and Proj. Gyration RF remote to control the HTPC Windows Media Center 7, Sony BT PS3 remote.


"Must Have" features
(a) Ergonomics - buttons I can distinguish by feel (as used with lights out, and watching screen), large pause button (and decent sized, easy to locate by feel - FF/Rev buttons). Not essential but nice - large play button, and 30 sec skip fwd button (30 sec back too is nice but less useful).
(b) "hard" button - i.e. no need to go through menu to first identify the device. i.e. while watching a movie I'd like one button to pause, one button push to turn on the lights, one button push to change the volume on the AVR
(c) Cost - looking for total cost < $100 (obviously, the cheaper the better)

re: PS3 - I have used 2 Harmony Remotes (880 and 890) with PS3 adapter and foudn that at times I woudl tell it to move 2 clicks to the right and it would go 10. I currently have a Sony BD Remote (model CECH-ZRC1U - the one with the buttons for TV and AMP). So I'd like to have a remote to control the PS3, but it's less critical and I don't want to pay a fortune for it.


"Hope to have" features
(a) I'd like something that could control my lights too. Which brand light module do you recommend? The light is an overhead flourescent light fixture. I have a box full of x10 modules but none to control the overhead flourescent fixture - I found out the WS13a ($40) would do that. But I don't know how well they work, features, integration with remote etc.
(b) PS3 control

"Cool if cheap enough" features
(a) Android app
(b) Macros

I just realized that my PS3 remote (cech-zrC1u) is made to control an AVR and TV.
Does it send an IR signal (I'm assuming so) . If so, perhaps I can use a next generation IR extender to have it control the AVR in the equipment room
Is there a way to have it control the HTPC WMC7 via the "TV" button?
If so that would give me 3 out of 4 (the projector is least important to consolidate) and only cost me $40 extra

Funny you should mention the PS3 interface and the 890 remote. I tried this approach with 2 ultimately non functional Logitech 890's. So, at least you got your remotes to work for a time! My first cost $399 (they did give me the replacement for free) then the second one died the very same death as the first one. Logitech told me I was now on my owns and refused to support the 890 any more.

Now I've still got a PS3 interface but nothing to control it right now. Sony makes a blue tooth remote for the PS3 but waht damn good is it if it can't control the rest of the equipment in the rack? Stupid beyond belief but typical Sony arrogance.