TG, thanks for the informative post. I always read your posts - now can I get a set of steak knives? 
At any rate as for the "Smart Controls" that would be a great way (online) to setup Favorites, Multiviews and Hide Channels. It would be cool to specify what box that you are making the change on or universal (all boxes).
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