It should be noted that the extra "Picture" and "Sound" buttons on the 890 Pro, (Not sure about the other "Pro" models), are not just two extra buttons. They actually give you 2 additional sets of LCD Soft buttons and also can be used to change the other button functions. For instance when I am watching a DVD I have set my "Sound" button up so that I have all my receiver audio settings (THX, DTS, Auto-Sound, ES 6.1 etc...) and I have set up the Menu, Guide, Up, down, left, right, OK and number buttons etc. so they operate functions on my Receiver instead of on my DVD Player as they do in the normal activity settings. This reduces the number of soft buttons on the main activity and also makes it easier to find the "Sound" and "Picture" related buttons. I find this to be quite a big plus as it greatly reduces the number of times I have to go into the "Device" area.

Carl