Thanks again for all of the great info. I followed your directions and can now see how I set up a RS232 device. Now all I need to do is get the emitters and find the RS232 codes for each RS232 component.

With that said (or figured out rather), I think that where available I will use hardwired IR versus RS232. I mainly just was looking for a way to avoid using stick on emitters so the hardiwred IR looks like a nice option. I actually just returned from Radio Shack with a few 3.5mm cables so I am going to experiment with the hardwired IR option tonight. If there is no IR in port I will then use RS232 and use an emitter as a last resort.

Thanks again for all of the help brodyboy (and Duct Tape), you are saving me alot of time that I would have spent trying to figure this stuff out.

Matt