I'm arranging to return the Powermid units. I need confidence that each and every IR code will be transmitted correctly - especially as I want to create macros on my Pronto. A sequence of commands, only some of which work, will not make the AV system easier for my wife to operate! However, to be fair, I haven't actually tried it while standing on one leg ........

The Universal range of controls is not widely available in the UK and the prices seem to have a dollar-pound equivalence, i.e. a price uplift of 1.8 times the US price! Since hard-wiring is no problem for me, that seems by far the best and most economical solution. I just have to get over my aesthetic objections to stick-on emitters or find a way to mount them inside the equipment cases.