We recently replaced the two MCD shades in our living area with Pleated day night shades. Although the MCD are easy to use and practical we did not like the way they looked with our new wood valences.
We have owned coaches in the past with Day Night shades and really like the look. With that said I've had to replace the strings twice in the past, not very enjoyable but it was after several years of use.
We're keeping the MCD shades and hardware just in case.............
Dave