The only reason I would have that hard of a time shelling out that much money, is because my Pronto can do almost everything that this remote can (- RF) for half the price. RF is nice, but I dont think its a $350 option. The only complaint I have with the pronto are the egronomics of it. I have big hands & I still have trouble with it. As far as hard buttons go, I only really seem to use the volume & channel buttons for this, so the pronto works for me. I Cant realy justify the "just because I spent 1 million on my HT, I have to spend 1/3 million on the remote". To me that statement sound like someone trying to justify the cost of something. Ill stick the pronto for now. Enjoy!