Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"
I personally say stay away from the new DirecTV receivers if you're using a media center. My brother and I had a heck of a time trying to get it to work with the IR blaster and media center remote, only to have a DTV rep tell us that there was no way for the receiver to accept IR signals only, that it also had to receive the RF signals and that this was a security measure to keep non DTV approved equipment from interfacing with their receivers. (So a media center for example...) Maybe this was all hog wash and I was doing something wrong... but I've dealt with dozens of media centers and never had a problem except with the newer receivers, the HR20 included.
"I personally say stay away from the new DirecTV receivers if you're using a media center. My brother and I had a heck of a time trying to get it to work with the IR blaster and media center remote, only to have a DTV rep tell us that there was no way for the receiver to accept IR signals only, that it also had to receive the RF signals"
Hogwash!
I use a Radio Shack 15-1994 IR remote to control everything in my system. Including the HR20. ONLY infrared. What they told you was complete BS.
If you are having problems with an IR blaster, I know that the Hughes SD TiVo units had overload issues if you put the blaster too CLOSE. Back it off a bit.