also has the new MX-780, which uses what appears to be much better button ergonomics and, most importantly, an OLED display that should have no off-axis contrast issues.

I need this functionality so that I am not forced to use a single FAVorite channels button that only increments up or without having to scroll through, page after page on a tiny 2" LCD screen depicting (showing) only FAVorite icons and channel numbers

just press the button beside the icon to get all the buttons to behave like that paticular device's buttons.

I will say that although this step was considerably more time consuming than programming the Harmony (which bascially consists of plugging in the remote to the computer by USB cable and downloading the codes for your specific model from the Logitech website), this did result in a more accurate depiction of the remote buttons as the Harmony did not always have all of the correct labelled buttons for certain models of my equipment, which never really bothered me much

Make sure to check that the button/function you are looking for isn't a soft button on the 2nd or 3rd page of the remote screen

The number 8 button turns up the volume under watch tv mode.

The difference between Hard and Soft buttons is that hard buttons are fixed some examples are guide, exit, menu

Their name is printed right on them and they are considered hard buttons

On hard button (located at top left of remote) now go through all the devices you added by selecting them one by one and hitting the on button once you are in the device menu then Main to get back to the main menu

Soft buttons are on the remote's screen and can be edited so they are known as soft buttons.

A year later the buttons started to break down to the point where it is now unusable.

Basically the first 2 macros to program is all the devices to the on and off hard buttons

As much as I dislike the cheap physical quality of Logitech's Harmony One, the touch screen, and the clunky programming software, Logitech gets the basic design and functionality of modern remote controls right: state-awareness, good button layout and form, and good visibility.

You also lose the USB port and backup function, RF-signal transmitting capability and a nicer finish (the buttons are the rubber type vs. the 450's hard button and the backlighting is just full button red vs. the 450's multi-color lighted label type).

Bought this to replace a programmed ref remote that had a failing play button

I prefer the hard buttons

You can have up to eight pages of six functions each on the LCD section plus the hard buttons for up to 85 functions per device (this unit can control 18 devices)

The only complaint I have what so ever about the remote is that you cannot learn commands for the hard buttons

It's all hard buttons

I prefer the hard buttons

In fact, if I now press ANY button to try to get the buttons to light up, the buttons will stay dark, and the screen timer will reset, meaning I can keep pressing buttons until the batteries die, and I will never get the buttons to light.

But the buttons stay dark.

The buttons seem a little more solid and substantial when pressing on it