Well, I thought I'd try the Take Control, but found it too sluggish. I have the Sony 50ES touch screen remote, and after all the time I've owned it I decided something very painful. I don't like touch screen remotes despite how cool they are. I went with the Marantz because I get to relabel some keys and I get real buttons. It was the most difficult choice not going for one of the cool touch screen remotes. It seems to me the remote your system uses really affects how much you enjoy using it. Hope this helps.