Oh for sure, the H3 is much faster and smoother. The UI's are the same but there are things on the Joey that will tell you that you can only do these on the H3. But once you select and start playback or a show, I can see no difference in PQ. The Joey tends to jerk a little when you page down in guides, and it takes some time to get the recordings, PTAT, etc when you press the remote button. But it's not like 3 seconds, it's like 1 second a little slower on the UI response time.