Ray...

I've never touched a Take Control. I have a Pronto but had tried several One-4-all and similar remotes before. I am deliriously happy with the pronto. Even my WIFE likes it. It controls everything that knows IR in my house, and I've recently added X10 control from my Pronto to control the lights. You can add or delete any button from your original remotes you want. You can give them specific names, custom bitmapped graphics, etc. You can impart yours with your own Style and sense of functionality. At $300+ it's kind of hard to make the Pronto Plunge, but I've never regretted it.

Dave