High-end products have had serial for a long time...many are changing and/or adding USB since most newer notebooks don't offer legacy serial connectors.

Integra has had rear IR jacks and DB9 serial connections for years...hopefully they will wake up and change to USB. I am glad to see Yamaha "coming around"...are they supporting USB serial or legacy? I know that you said RS232, but many incorrectly use the term synonymous with serial which encompasses a lot of connections.

Randy