I have had some strange battery experiances with the pronto, but I have figured out why. The batteries that shipped with the Pronto died on me after a few weeks of use (aprox 3 if memory serves). I replaced them with Duracell Ultralife batteries and was shocked to discover that they died after 4-6 days of normal use! That freaked me out but I figured out what had happened.

I tend to leave the remote on my couch when I am done watching TV for the evening, and I have kind of a bouncy couch. I tossed the remote onto the couch and it flipped over. The way that it landed it was semi wedged in between the cushin's a little bit...just enough to press one of the hard buttons...draining the battery!

This lesson taught me to pay a teeny bit of attention to how I set it down and have not had a problem since. I still plan on getting a Docking station though, because it just seems more economical over the long run, and I know I will be using my Pronto over the long run. :)