Lyndel, thanks for the exhaustive list. I have read most of the stuff you referred to in your post and even downloaded the "ProntoEdit Professional Software" manual and the HiDef CEDIA Expo 2006 Video Clip to watch it on the computer.
However, I am still undecisive and concerned about the 9600 "form factor". I would assume that it really takes two hands to operate the TSU-9600. How do people like that? I have played with the (somewhat) similarly shaped MX-3000 in a store and was not sure about the two-hands feeling (the TSU-7500/RC-9500 with buttons on the right edge can be operated with one hand).
While I have you reading this, I would like to ask about one feature of the 9600 which could make a difference for me: has it got a good codes library? The Marantz does not have much other than Marantz equipment codes and, while learning has worked for me over the years, I am wondering if a good code library would be convenient. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
On November 5, 2006 at 22:23, Lyndel McGee said...
64MB of memory
More Hard Buttons (New Power Hard Button & Page Up,Page
Down are now programmable)
Screen with pixel density 4x the size of the NG screen
Landscape screen 640x480, not a portrait screen of 240x320
The ability to play WAV files
More solid IR learning capabilities
The ability to interface with Escient Music Servers
The ability to interface with Lutron Lighting Systems
Better backlight control (user can control which things
activate the backlight)
USB 2.0 compliance
Both the software and manuals are available for download.
You should try it out before you buy.
You might also want to read the Cedia Notes posted to
the left under What's New.
[Link: remotecentral.com]
