DirecTV HR20-700

At CEDIA I got a chance to see the new DirecTV equipment.  I have had a love hate relationship with DirecTV for some time.  I was not keen to find they are moving away from TIVO.  None the less I am excited about their new  DirecTV HR200-700.  Configuration wise they got the hardware right (Ethernet, extra disk drive, VIIV interoperability), though these functions are not fully enable yet.  I installed it into my Crestron system.  I could not find the right IR codes off the bat, so I have been fiddling with that for a while.  But it is installed.

The picture is great.  The UI aggravates my wife who is a TIVO fanatic, but its a lot better than media center.  DirecTV likes to release a lot of slightly stable code on its customers.  Which is fine for us early adopters, but problematic.  The latest revision made it so that previously taped shows might not play correctly.  But, I think we are generally on the right course with this product.

I would like control via Ethernet, eternal hard drive, and the ability to move content between boxes (plus sling-box like remote viewing), but all in time.

If anyone has the IR codes for Crestron for the HR20-700 please send them on to me.