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Update: The tivo remote is not a learning remote, but it can be programmed to transmit a couple of commands from other remotes by inputting manufacturer codes on the keypad. So I programmed it to know the volume buttons for my denon receiver. Then I tried a couple of variations: (1) learn from denon, press-to-hold on denon Result: repeating works (2) learn from denon, press-to-hold on tivo Result: repeating works!! (3) learn denon code from tivo, press-to-hold on tivo Result: repeating works!! So I broke out the smartphone camera and looked at the IR transmitters and this is what I saw: When the denon remote transmits it blinks fast enough that the IR light looks almost continuous When the tivo remote tranmits a denon code it blinks at about the same rate as the denon When the tivo remote transmits a tivo code it blinks much slower, slow enough to see the on/off transitions I looked at the IR blink rates on two other remotes. Flirc does hold-and-repeat with both of them OK: sony remote - IR light looks almost continuous wdtv live remote - IR visibly blinks, but blinking is slightly faster than the tivo