Hi audiojan. I think you'll really like serial control once you get the hang of it....and that won't take long. The one thing that's a little inconvenient, compared to IR programming, is that you can't just import a whole serial command file as provided by the manufacturer. There's more manual entry involved, one way or another. I generally create a CSV file with the commands and their names and then import that into the NSP. You can also do the manual entry directly into NSP.

The only device that we have in common is the Oppo BD player. If you like, I can try to find my CSV file so you can import it to get you started.