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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Great product for the money!"
Pros: OTA HD dvr capability (up to 1080i)
Hard drive can unofficially be upgraded to 500gb
Dual tuners
No subscription needed
Enables trickplays such as pausing and rewinding live TV
Great program guideCons: No name-based recording/ "season passes"
Software is a bit buggy - crashes occasionally, but nothing I cannot live with
Dish customer service
No removable storageSummary: This is an excellent buy for the $$$ and is c... read more
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8 out of 11 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
"Unit keeps going dead and terrible cusomer service."
Pros: When it works, it records two digital shows at a time and you can watch a prior recording at the same time. It's easy to pause or rewind live TV.
Cons: Dish's customer service is extremely terrible. Machine is defective, maybe they all are. The 7 day guide is only filled in for 6-12 hours. It's not a satallite reciever, but has a satallite card which they used to deactive my unit & kept my money
Summary: Echostar/Dish DTVPal DVR compared with Philip... read more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Great unit if set up properly"
Pros: Picture quality, TV guide on screen (where available), ease of use. dual tuner. HD
Cons: Can be buggy at times
Summary: i have had the unit for a month and love it s... read more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
Pros: Easy to set up in minutes. (anyone could do it)
Good digital tuner that picks up all the stations.
7 day Program guide
And yes HD recording over 30 hours
No monthly fees in any way. Its all free after you buy the box.
Box stays very very cool !Cons: No video in the corner of the Guide like other dish network boxes, like the 622 or 722.
The box is not flat on top so no clean stacking other things on top.
There is a card for the box, that sticks out in front. :(Summary: The Dish Network "DTVPal DVR" is well worth t... read more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Great product if it doesn't reboot/freeze up alot."
Pros: Nice OTA DVR without subscription fee. High Definition recording and playback. Record 2 shows at once, pause live TV, etc....just like a DVR should. Good picture qualify and tuner reception.
Cons: Occasional reboots (3 times in 7 weeks so far).
Summary: I've really enjoyed this product alot. I've ... read more
