I also had no problem replacing a pile of remotes with the 1050's remote. Runs the guide, info etc for digital cable or satellite too.

For sub settings, you have the -10..+10 sub trim like you mentioned. Also can set sub crossover from 60hz to 150hz (think that is highest). Any speaker set to "small" will use the x-over frequency you set to determine what to dump to the sub through the LFE.