I wanted to go on with my plans the other day, and I noticed that my Avant, which I thought was king of 'em all back in the day when I bought it, does not have an IR port. The port hole is labeled, but there is no hardware, the plastic just covers up the hole, where it should be.
I am a bit sad by this, but I guess I'll have to wait until I've saved up enough money for my big love, the BV9.