The big difference between CCP and something like the MX-450 is speed. It is the difference between typing with a keyboard and typing on an old flip phone. It would cost more to program an MX-450 than an MX-780 including that the MX-780 is $50 more expensive.
Now CCP does have other features like variables, if/else, toggles, graphics and sounds for those remote capable, sleep timer for remotes capable, a few other goodies like button changing to a variable on some remotes. Also if using the KP-4000 keypad, phone or tablet then you have RS-232, IP and sensors. Simple things like moving buttons around is a lot easier.
If you choose your equipment wisely, meaning equipment that has discrete codes, you can have excellent reliability with an MX-450. It is a very nice remote and for 95% of the systems out there it will be more than adequate and what CCP offers over it is not needed.
The biggest difference is speed in programming. If you plan on programming multiple remotes for various systems in your home or for friends and family then it might be worth the time to learn CCP. If you plan on just a couple remotes for your home, your time would be better spent programming an MX-450.
Some installers are very successful using the MX-450 for their remotes, especially if they sell systems. They get a few basic systems set up on a 450 and then just use its archiver to download to the remote for whichever system they are installing. It's also nice to not need a laptop to make some changes.
I know our company also gave out the software to people that asked. Every one of them said they are a programmer of some type and it should be easy for them and every one of them would call and ask questions on how to do various things with the remotes. Some of them think tech support should be free because we sold them the product.
It is not that the software is that hard but it does have a learning curve and it is something if you don't use it that often you will forget how to do various aspects of it. Like I said there online companies that sell these if you would like one, just make sure they provide the software.
