Not anything like as cool as the Logitech Harmony 885 but I bought a "Star" 8 way rc in the €2 shop (batteries included ) It works perfectly with a Panasonic TV, Panasonic DVD, NTL Box, Sony stereo, Mitsubishi TV and Samsung DVD. Comes with list of codes so not rocket science to set up.
Have to agree with crunchie there.I have two universal remotes,one from Aldi which has a learning function. It controls samsung lcd tv,lg hdd recorder,sony surround sound system.It hasn't been beaten yet!! The other remote I got in Lidl,it controls sony seperates system and samsung TV never been beaten either! Neither controls cost more than 8 euro.
I bought a Philips Pronto many years ago and they are great.
With PC software you can design your own button layout for the touch screen.
If you don't want to do your own you can download devices to control from a shared repository. The unit sits on a recharger stand.
I would go for one of the Logitech models myself - full list [broken link removed] - I have the 885 model and am very happy with it. They all (I think) have a Web interface where you can customise your setup and have a call centre where you can ring for help if you can't get the unit to work with some of your equipment.
...So to speak.