Philip:

Now that you mentioned it, I must agree with you. I use to use the number buttons quite often to go directly to the station that I want. However,since I got the TiVo unit with its on-screen TV guide, I just browse the guide and then select the channel from there instead. So I rarely use the the number buttons anymore. I would definitely prefer to replace the number buttons with transport buttons instead. What do you think Mitch (RTI)?