Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I am looking for a device that will stream sound from one source to several recipients. For example, I want to stream sound from my TV or stereo to my phone or MP3 player that has radio and Bluetooth capabilities. I have looked into radio transmitters and they seem like a decent choice, but I can't find one that uses external power (USB or from the plug) and I would want one with a transmit range of around 50 meters. Thanks!"
I guess I don't understand why this was important enough for DirecTV to issue a press release since this is a common problem that many people have endured for years. DirecTV boxes will freeze up from time to time. For some people it can be more frequent and for others like myself, I rarely had to reboot more than once per month and all my shows and scheduled recordings remained in tact. This is standard operating procedure for DirecTV equipment. It's not ideal and in fact it's a pain but it's just the way that it is and it must be weighed in with all the other good and bad trade offs for this service vs the others that are available to you.
This happened to about 90-95% of HR-20/HR-21 customers all at the same time. It's definitely a bigger deal than some isolated lockups.
In six months, I haven't ever reset my HR20 until this.