Ok you experienced programmers , Help. I have media room with all kinds of components, Sony LCD, Denon Receiver, Pioneer CD Player, Sony Blue Ray, Pioneer SS Receiver All Work Great with the 7000. The problem is with the 7000 remote and the direct tv codes for this receiver. I have tried direct learning , hex codes , 10 % of the time it works , 90 percent it dose not work. I use the origional remote no problem. It seem the the philips just dose not like to learn or perform the codes. Is it a bad remote? Is it that at the time the philips was manufactured it did not meet the learning ability for the new direct tv codes. Cant learn newer Direct TV receivers range? I think its that but I wounder if anyone else found this in the field. Thanks for your input.