I am very sorry that I have not answered this thread sooner, but I am still unable to post replies unless the occational "reply w/quote" button appears over someone elses post...a very strange problem I am having with this site.

I tought each of my remotes manually to the 950. Each button except for the 8 source buttons can be reprogrammed in each source mode. What I did was program the t/v (tv/video) button to turn the tv on and off in each of the source modes (except AUD mode).

Now, when someone in the family wants to watch cable, they hit the cbl button, the power button, and the t/v button. If they want to switch to dvd, they simply press dvd and power. When they are done and wish to leave the room, they hit the power button to turn off the dvd, then the t/v button, which is also programmed to turn the tv off or on in dvd mode, as well as vcr mode, cd mode, and satellite mode.