After having this prodcut now for around a year I can safely say it was a good investment.
I mean think what you are saving on time alone. I mean exactly HOW did the remote get there? (there in our house could be anywhere from the back of the sofa (a normal place) to the pantry or outside toilet :)). So you see if one has just the one then one can not really lose it (well that is the theory anyway). As the remote is slightly bulkier than some of the remotes currently on the market it is probably harder to lose anyway.
So I purchased it for my bedroom (I was using four (digibox, tv, video, hifi) so I thought this maybe it good way to combine the lot.

A few pointers though

1) Make sure have pressed the right button when either wanting to change channel or record because it has been known for me to press the digibox channel instead of the tv and thus subsequently record the wrong channel (usually shop on ondigital as I am obssessed by that channel).

2) The rec button on the remote has to be pressed twice, this is a good thing as then it confirms in your own mind that you wanted to record that channel (just be aware of the above point though).

3) Setting up the remote is a doddle as even though codes for my tv and video were listed they didn't seem to work, there is however a step by step guide to take you through it and a handy little on the underside of the battery cover to allow you to your codes in. My advice here would be to put them in pencil so that if you change the goods thus you can also change the codes very easily.

4) As I have digital I went for the more expensive version as this allowed me to program additional features such as assigning a button for subtitles (in digital mode) or to exit other menus. This feature is good as though it may seem awkward to start with stick with it and your new remote will truely have all the features possible of your other remotes.

5) On a slightly negative
note (and this maybe only true of my hi-fi) with the remote I could only get it to do the basic functions, such as start, change channels etc. Thus for the hifi it maybe a good idea to keep that on standby just in case.
To sum then yes it is a good remote (mine even tells me the date and time) and once set up you should find it as easy to use as the remotes on individual items.