I did search, I did not see the answer I was either hoping or expecting to find.
My wishes are few.
I have a Sony and a Samsung flat panel
Rotel AV receiver
DirecTV HD DVR 23
Full hardwired (Ethernet) and Wifi thought the house
IR repeater from the living room to the media closet

Current remote is a Sony AX-3000. It is slowly failing, buttons no longer working, screen getting dimmer.

I'd like to control everything from a tablet like the Samsung Galaxy (GTP3113TSYXAR). It comes with Peel, which is moving in the right direction.
I was thinking the tablet because I like the concept of the Peel and being able to flip through visual representation of the programs. I do not know if I can also see the programs recorded on the STB and if there is 'an app for that', it would be terrific. My wife would like to be able to Google and do Suduko, hence the tablet.

The TV would be controlled by IR as it currently is.

The STB could be IR, RF or via TCP/IP. My preference here is TCP/IP as there would be feedback to an application to ensure a command completed as well as (hopefully) the ability to read the recorded shows playlist..

The Rotel is controlled via IR. It does have RS232 connectivity and I suppose to use that, I'd need some sort of TCP/IP to RS232 control box. So I do not see any need to change this, keeping it IR is fine.

The problem at the present (other than ignorance on my part) is IR programming (ideally 'learning') a tablet to use the Rotel.
I have seen several apps (like the Peel) that will operate the DirecTV via SHEF (which I somewhat understand).
I have no doubt there are simple macro functions to do an 'all on' and an 'all off' as that is really all we do now that is 'special'.

Roomie with an TCP/IP to serial adapter for the Rotel?
TouchSquid?

I came this close|| to getting the tablet today but... to not be able to program the Rotel scared me off. The 'techies' at Best Buy really had no idea.

Update:....Got the Samsung tablet. Working on it. Bummed the Roomie app will not be ported to Android...

Your kind thoughts?