Well spoken gibbons. For me, I had actually decided on waiting for the Pathfinder, I was going to get the Platinum Premium (we have two young boys). I ended up selling my Armada for the asking price, so I was fortunate enough to toss down an extra $4500 on the purchase of the JX (since I sold my Armada, I had to have a vehicle right away).
I have had many Nissan and Infiniti vehicles. I am a huge fan of the styling of the Infiniti, and I love Xenon lights. I do like tech features, although they are not necessarily a must have. My wife loves the safety features of our JX, especially the back up collision intervention. About 7 years ago at our previous home, our next door neighbor was backing his Tahoe out of the garage about 10 feet so he could get his riding lawnmower out, I am not going to get into details, but he backed over his 2.5 year old son, instantly killing him. That day will be forever imbedded in my mind, and my wife's mind. Also, a couple of years ago one of our state senators who lives in our neighborhood, did the exact same thing to his granddaughter.............as crazy as it sounds, this is two lives that could have been saved by possibly back up cameras, but most certainly the JX's back up collision intervention. So my wife has a high regard for some safety features. Also, not that it is needed, I have a fond appreciation for an EXTRA QUIET interior, and a more luxurious feel, but I would not have purchased the JX had it not be for me selling my Armada outright, I would have gone for the Pathfinder and been perfectly happy.
If it were my choice, I would take a JX, the Pathy's 4WD system, Pathy's CVT (with slightly better MPG, towing capacity is nice, but I have never towed closed to 3500lbs), JX's engine (nothing wrong with 5 extra hp and 8lb extra of torque), or better yet, a turbo version of the 3.5, with the same MPG.