Good choice @Blocker. The missus got me one of those a couple of christmas' ago. Like you said, programming was a bit of a pain (especially the Transact set top box) but once I figured it all out then it's magic to use. The little fella has been using it since he was 4 so he can turn on cartoons when it's too early for us to get out of bed, and even the 20 month old is getting a bit too smart with it.