OK, I talked the wife into an IR543 and some lamp modules to use with our Pronto. Found 9 places on the web that had prices listed for the IR543. Started calling the lowest price outlets first, to confirm that they had them in stock. I eliminated 4 of the cheapest since they didn't actually have any to sell. X-10.com surprised the heck outa me when their salesman recommended I go to Smarthome.com since he didn't have an IR543 and he knew smarthome did. A CALL to smarthome confirmed that they had them in stock, but also surprised me when their salesman told me to order what I wanted online so I'd get free shipping. Amazing...Two salemen in one day that didn't actually seem to want my money!
At smarthome I got a package of 6 magnavox lamp modules for $29.95. $5 a piece seemed pretty good for modules "functionally identical" to all the others. Does anyone have experience with magnavox lamp modules? I've got 30 days to send them back if I need to.