I have a new Harmony 900 remote as of about a week ago. It's mosthy programmed except for my Ruku box.
The wife was home sick today and decided to watch a little TV. He has not used the remote at all and was able to pick it up and get the system running without calling me at work.
I don't care for the new RF blaster system. I'm still sorting how I'll get that setup. I may build some cables and connect to the rear remote ports on the receiver and bd player.
This remote replaced a five year old Home Theator Master MX-700.