Randman I whould go for a 7500. Quite shure new remote will be a 2 hand one. Not for me. I hate this form factor. Also all the programing and graphics again and bugs and at the end what they can do much better then a 7500? RS232? A little bit sharp image?

They are doing that because all the geeks will change their remote for the new series. Also they are worried about logitech and URC. And maybe the parts they need for the NG are no longer availble, in special screens.

A new 7500 costs 60% less than 9600 look at bhphoto.