Worst remote nomination...

Wadia 861 try handing it to someone who never used it before they are totally Lost because of the non standard weird icons they use should have actual words would really help. Oh and all Wadia remotes eat batteries like crazy.

NAD T550 DVD remote. I just donated the whole unit to the local shelter that needed one. The remote is so bad I feel a little guilty about it.

How about remotes that are "too good" (i.e. controls functionality that can't be accessed from the main unit). I had a toshiba DVD player a couple of years ago that had a little joystick button that let you navigate through DVD menus. The main unit had only play, chapter skip and stop. The remote broke in an accident and then my perfectly good DVD player wouldn't play a large number of DVD's because I couldn't get through the main menu. When I found out what Toshiba wanted for a new remote I ended up throwing away a perfectly functioning DVD player.

Agree with your assesment of the Wadia remote.
I upgraded my Wadia 16 to a 16i. New metal remote came with the upgrade. I used it twice before going back to the original plastic remote.
Metal remote was much more confusing and too heavy when compared to the plastic remote. Have had it for 5 years and never replaced batteries yet.

Arcam DV27A Only reason I can figure is they put the money inside the box cause they surely did not put ANY effort into the remote design.