I just want to update the status of the HR20-700. In the current beta (which should roll out to all receivers soon), there have been 2 major developments.

30-second skip is now available via secret code. Set it once, and your preference will survive a reboot. 30-second slip is still the default.

Video streaming is now available. This is not multi-room viewing (DVR to DVR), but streaming of files stored on your PC. The HR20 will only play back MPEG2 with MPEG stereo at this time, but I am watching AVIs of The X-Files right now that are being transcoded on the fly by TVersity. The HR20 shows 4:3 content pilar-boxed and 16:9 content fills the screen. It's all pretty lovely.

The UI has been polished for this release as well.