Honest opinion from someone who owns 2 1000, 2 880, 2 550 and has owned 1 other lower models.

1000 is not worth the money. the touch screen doesn't work very well. for all their remotes with rechargeable battery it will last about 1 week to 10days. depending on how often you trigger the screen.

I haven't tried the new Harmony One but that seems to be better than the 1000.