Jeff,

To each his own, but why would you have a hard time spending $700.00 for a remote. The average low-end home theater now days cost about 10 to 15 grand for everything, and goes up considerably from there. What component in you system do you use the most, gets the most use, used by everyone that wants to use your theater? THE REMOTE!

So lets say that you have invested 15 grand into a great little theater, by getting a $300.00 remote you have invested a whopping 2% of your hard earned money into the one piece of equipment that gets the must abuse and makes the whole thing work!

It’s like buying a Porsche with a lawnmower engine in it!

Just my 2 cents.

Dell