<font color='#000000'>I wouldn't really need RF right now, I was more thinking that as expensive as it already is, a little more $ spent on the RF version would give me more options down the road. Right now, my gear is all in my room, behind the listening seats. It's a simple matter to "bounce" a strong IR signal off of the 100" Da-Lite screen. But someday the gear may be in another room, in a closet, etc...or I may move.
The whole family of remote looks good. If the MX-500 is basically the same thing w/o the computer programmability, it might be a nice unit for my needs, too. I really shouldn't pop $350 for a remote til I buy that Eighth Nerve Roompack...</font>