I purchased an MX-700 for myself, with thoughts of how to use it in installations. I see little use for the Sidekick in most cases. Maybe the right customer will want it, but that might be one out of ten. It might be better if they offered the MX-700 stand alone, or, if wanted, in the package.

Other then that I have been playing with the MX-700 on my home system all weekend. It was very easy to setup, and almost flawlessly learned all my IR codes. So far the experience was great.