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Matt,
I know you didn't ask me, but, I'll give my view on Remote Shooting LiveView. It is just fantastic. Sure, it's not as sensitive as a QHY5 or a DSI where you'll start seeing definition and structure in bright nebulae, but, I don't necessarily use LiveView for framing (as I have the camera strictly in either north-south or east-west configuration); I build a good pointing model and then let the Gemini take me to my object. If it's bright enough, I'll look through the viewfinder to make my final rough framing before taking test exposures.
The main thing that I really like LiveView for is focusing. Nowadays, I will slew to the brightest star in the constellation that I'm imaging an object in, synchronise the scope once it's dead on the centre focus spot, focus using LiveView (sometimes zoomed into 200%) and then slew back to my target and start imaging (once I've framed it, of course).
It is a great alternative for us who don't own CCDs.
Regards,
Humayun
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