I have recently acquired a Sony RM-VL700 universal remote control. We had tried buying the smaller model from Sony recently to replace our VCR control that was starting to have problems with some of the buttons, and to be able to get rid of some of our controls, but it never recognized my DVD player and had trouble with some of my VCR’s buttons.

Now, getting the RM-VL700 was a wonder. Not only does this remote come pre-programmed with hundreds of devices, it can also learn signals! You just select a button, point another remote at it and press the button you want it to learn, and presto!, it now knows this button.