I recomend getting a universal remote...I have own nothing but denon recievers and my ownly complaints have been with the remotes...they are not layed out well and Denons instructions or usually horrid...I can say they are excellent with customer service...I use their DJ equipment also and any time I have had issues they have responded quickly...even if it was my own stupidity.
We ended up getting the Harmony 628 remote from Sam's Club. It usually sells for $129.95, at most places. Even online. Sam's sells it for $79.95 at the stores. It's a little time consuming to set it up (program it), but once you get it set up right, it's great! There's a button labeled "Watch A Movie". When I push that (with everything turned off), it turns on the tv, puts it on the right input (Video 1), turns on the dvd player, turns on the A/V receiver, and puts it in the dvd mode. All with just one button. When I push the button for "Watch TV", it turns on the tv (right input again), turns on the digital cable box, turns on the A/V receiver (again, puts it in correct mode), and you're good to go! This thing is really amazing! There's a button for "Listen to Music". The default is for tape player, but I changed it to cd player for that button. Set up a different button for tape player. There's one for "Listen to Radio". I set up one for "Record DVD". I know some of you may be familiar with these remotes already, but this info is more for the folks that's not familiar with them. I like this remote [bold]a lot[/bold]! Just thought I'd update this thread........... )