The Dish Network Receivers Guide

A receiver used to be a big black box that sat on top of your Tv and changed channels. Now it's as slim as a designer briefcase, and it can pause and replay live Tv, report your beloved programs, show you what's on Tv, and even send an Hd photo so realistic you'd think you were Watching your programs in person.

Here's the lowdown on the four types of Dish Network receivers:

Standard Receiver

This is Dish Network's entry-level receiver. In increasing to changing channels it also features an on-screen guide so you can see what's on satellite Tv, and parental controls that let you limit the programs your can children Watch. It also has on-screen caller Id so you can see who's calling you when your watching Tv.

Dvr Receiver

With a Dvr receiver you can pause a live Tv show, get up to talk the phone or get a snack, then sit back down and resume watching your show when you're ready. How's that for convenient.

This receiver also allows you to report and store up to 100 hours of your beloved programs. You can even report two Tv programs at the same time, report a schedule while watching someone else program, and report two programs while watching a previously recorded program.

Hd Receiver

Hd receivers send a high definition signal to your Tv so you can watch your shows in crystal-clear high def format. If you've never seen a show in Hd you'll be amazed at how much clearer the photo is.

Dish Network's Hd receiver has all the features of their acceptable receiver plus Dolby Surround Sound for three-dimensional sound, and Pip (picture-in-picture) so you can watch two programs at once.

Hd Dvr Receiver

This receiver gives you the best of both worlds - the capability to report your shows and watch them in high def. It has all the features of the Hd and the Dvr receivers, plus you can report up to 350 hours of Sd (standard definition) programming and 55 hours of Hd programming. This is the extreme receiver for satellite Tv buffs who want all the bells and whistles.

All of Dish Network's receivers are free when you order one of their schedule packages, and come with a Universal remote operate so you can operate your Dvd player and Vcr in increasing to your Tv.

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