"PJO" wrote in message
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a 'Universal' one 20 quid from local shop

A smart answer but sadly also a crap answer.

£20 worth of universal remote will not work with most of what I've got
because they're only progranned with big standard studd like Philips,
Panasonic, etc. Once you go upmarket they will not work.
For what I want I'll need something programmable.



try this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....&type=category

a $20 dollar one will do all, maybe not your gas fire,
they sell expensive flashy ones too for megabucks if you wish to have LCD
etc.

Philips Magnavox Universal Learning Remote

Model: PM625S


etc 19.99