I like the tip and look forward to trying it with my 500D.

Sirduke, I agree that on some Paramount titles I've rented, it's not that big a deal; but it's not as easy as it should be. I seem to recall that Top Gun even makes you conciously go through a few extra steps just to get out of the menu after you've selected 5.1. Ridiculous!

Since this is a remote board, how about using Daniel's trick for a simple macro button you hit when you want to play a Paramount DVD? Seems like a natural for the Pronto or the IRIQ. But then again, does Paramount deserve to get it's own macro button when they're the ones that made our lives difficult in the first place?