Tom,

Actually I really like the channel listing on the remote. You can pick which channels to display, so you don't have to scroll through EVERY channel you never watch. And you end up going to the correct channel the first time (my cable system has 5 news channels in a row, I can never remember which one is which).
On the down side, you have to look at the remote, can't go by touch. I am switching from a touchscreen remote, so I had to do that anyway.
I also have a Tivo, so I am probably not changing channels as much as I used to, but rather navigating through menus.

Axel