Pink just blogged about the crappy UI on the remote control for his new receiver. I have the best remote control in the universe, so I thought I’d mention it here: Home Theater Master MX-700. It has hard buttons instead of a touch screen, so you can operate it without looking at it. It’s also really universal. Not universal in the sense of “it does all of the common functions for most of the devices, but if you want to set the clock on the VCR, you’ll need the VCR’s dedicated remote”. Universal in the sense of “it does everything, so all the other remotes have had their batteries removed and are being stored in the garage”. It’s expensive, but it’s SO worth it.