I first ran across this thread a few days ago by searching Google and was initially dismayed by the fact that everyone said the Trutech do not work with Universal Remotes. At second glance, this did not make sense so I tried the code search option and I got my trutech to work.. here is my story.
I have a Trutech CRT Television from Target and my Wife lost the remote. Using the Phillips universal remote that I had bought from Best Buy to run my Yamakawa DVD Player, I used the CODE SEARCH function to search for the correct code. It took about three tries to get it right, but now I am able to control my Trutech television with my Phillips universal remote. For those of you that do not know what I am talking about, it is the thin, skinny silver and black one that runs on AAA batteries. I think this is the updated version of it:
[Link: bestbuy.com]Since I did the code search option, I have no codes to give you .. sorry.