Well, maybe the old XBox won't play new games, but it plays just about every emulator out there: MAME, N64, SNES, NES, Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, GBA, SCUMM, Playstation, etc. Plus I can store all my XBox games on the harddrive, so I don't have to use the DVD player on it. It streams all the movies I have on my PC to my big screen, or plays the DVDs themselves. It has all 500 of my CDs on the harddrive. I can download just about any movie or show from the XBox, and so on and so on.
Anyway, back to my initial problem, I control my TV with the TV button, Dish with the Sat button, and the stereo with the Aux button. The only button left is the VCR button, and I need it to work TV code 742. Is there a way to do it?