No, it is not OK to have 5 remote control devices on your couch. I have five devices I would like to remote control and each have their own remote control. (I am taking the older version back to Walmart.) Until I bought the newer version, the Philips SRU5107/27, that works with XBox 360 for $17. Saturday I bought a Philips SRP5107WM/17 Universal Remote Control for about $14 at Walmart.