Over the years I've used JR, Hitec and Futaba, and for the most part I've been satisfied with all. I've had one futaba receiver crystal fail that cost me a 30% Staudacher {they replaced the crystal for free, it was 1 month old}, I've had 1 JR standard servo fail in a trainer {it was on the rudder so no damage} and thats all. I really like the Hitec programmer it make multiple servo set-up a breeze, and to date have had no problems with Hitec servos.
I can understand Wreckman2, and I'm sure I would be just as pissed, but Futaba wasn't any better to me.
I like JR servos, I think we can all agree they are high quality, and very reliable.
I personally won't buy another Futaba product, Not because there bad but because they acted like I had no right to complain about the failure that cost my plane. Its as if I was bothering them and was left on hold more than 15 minutes.
I love the programmer from Hitec and have no complaints about the quality of there digital servos. The programmer can also be used to check other brands and you would be surprised about the difference I found when comparing 6 8411's, and 4 Futaba 9252's. There are differences in the Hitec 5954's but they can be fixed by pressing a few buttons.
I'll go back to JR, when and if, they develop a similar device,