Stay away from the Beo5: I bought one and after just a few days I used it less and less. The dealer has so far unable/unwilling to set it up properly (4 months after purchase) but, more importantly for the long run, it does not feel as comfortable to operate as for example a beo4. The remotes you mention are much more in line with the beo4 and should be more comfortable to operate than the Beo5. One of the strenths of B&O (ease of use) seems to be lost with the beo5 both from a viewpoint of ergonomics and software.

I agree with that, the Beo5 is nice to look at, but not to use. As many retailers consider they cannot configure it, it is far less savvy  than a Beo4...

Mine is 5 months old, and has seen less ans less use...

Laurent.

Personally, i don't care that much about Beo5.

What i'm waiting for is a B&O remote that is robust,

easy to use, compatible with current and older B&O products.

More like a modern Beolink 1000.

The Beo5 will be capable of controlling 3rd party devices once B&O has updated the software to do so. The provisions are already there, it just doesn't function correctly at the moment.

I would hold off until the Beo5 has fully shown it's potential. The hardware is far ahead of anything else I've used, and the software is pretty nifty too. The config tool is full of bugs, but when it works it's brilliant. They just need to iron the issues out and it'll work a dream.

My Logitech Harmony 550 is one of the lower end Logitech remotes, but it controls my beosystem 4500 perfectly.  I'm very happy with it, but haven't tried it with any of the modern B&O systems.

Austin