i need some help... i have basically all sony a/v equipment now, and im not sure what remote to get.. sony has some unique buttons such as sound feild...bass boost... i need a remote that can learn these functions.. anyone have an idea?/ i like the sony remote, but it only operates 12 components, and doesnt do lights... sould i spend the extra 200 for the philips?? please respond soon, andy

If you have an all-Sony system you'll probably find the AV2000 quite good. However, "only 12 components"? How many components do you have? If you really need more you might want to check out the Pronto - it really is worth it if you feel you can use it.

3 vcrs, dvd, md, cd, amp, 3 lights, dss 2 tvs
i understood the pronto can only handle 8 components, ill have to look into it

Ummm no.

The pronto can handle as many devices as you can fit into its memory. There are no limitations on devices or types of devices. Just an overall memory limitation. Just for your info, my CCF(pronto config file) is 227KB and it is one of the larger ones out there. I don't have as many components as you but I have a lot of redundancy and BMP's. My device list contains 25 items totalling 76! panels. My pronto has 27% of its memory free.

You shouldn't have a problem.

Brian