Yea, I had spotted the 370 new at B&H for $499 as well. I called, and they said that there was a 2 week wait minimum, but should ship within 3 weeks. So I started looking elsewhere and the by the time I got back to B&H, they were closed. Now, magically, their price is $549. $50 increase in about an hour.
The 709 is the same as the 370 only it has 2 HDMI outs, and a few other (non-important to me) extras. The price is really good though at A4L. Seems like a lot of people get refurb stuff from them, so it seems pretty good. Oddly enough, the 709 is cheaper ($556) for a new unit on Amazon than the 370 ($590)...
