Yup, that would fall into that third category I listed, the learning remotes. Many of these will do macros, like the Sony I linked to or the URC remotes I mentioned earlier, the WR7 and the R6.

Really, for most people that's the most remote you'll need, but to do what I was talking about in my macros, you'll need something that gives you a little more "tweakability."

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It looks like in the US, those remotes are carried under the "Accoustic Research" brand. Amazon link