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short answer is all of them. The 501 508 721's have no PVR fee most of the rest under normal circumstances have PVR fees payable to dish. I personally am using one of each.
short answer is all of them. The 501 508 721's have no PVR fee most of the rest under normal circumstances have PVR fees payable to dish. I personally am using one of each.
no PVR fee
501 & 508 are the same unit but bigger hard drive in the 508 (40GB in 501, 80 in 508)
721 is dual tuners for picture in picture
ones that have a fee (5.98)
510 larger hard drive (120GB)
522 dual tuners and dual outputs
625 is newer model of 522
501 & 508 are the same unit but bigger hard drive in the 508 (40GB in 501, 80 in 508)
721 is dual tuners for picture in picture
ones that have a fee (5.98)
510 larger hard drive (120GB)
522 dual tuners and dual outputs
625 is newer model of 522
don't forget the HD DVRs as well.
921 and 942 have a DVR fee
ViP622 has DVR fee and also "HD Enabling fee" if you don't subscribe to DishHD package.
But these would give you lots more hours of SD recording time than the SD models. Maybe not what you want because of the cost but there you go.
The 721 is probably your best choice since it's a dual tuner with no fee.
Even an old DishPlayer (7100 or 7200) would work fine. Those can be upgraded pretty easily. I actually started with a couple of those, upgraded to 120GB disks.
921 and 942 have a DVR fee
ViP622 has DVR fee and also "HD Enabling fee" if you don't subscribe to DishHD package.
But these would give you lots more hours of SD recording time than the SD models. Maybe not what you want because of the cost but there you go.
The 721 is probably your best choice since it's a dual tuner with no fee.
Even an old DishPlayer (7100 or 7200) would work fine. Those can be upgraded pretty easily. I actually started with a couple of those, upgraded to 120GB disks.
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I have a 508 that I bought on e bay. It gets the job done. One day I hope to upgrade to a dual tuner so that I don't have to choose between which shows to record when there is a schedule conflict.
Dvr is definitely the way to go. I can't imagine tv without it.
Dvr is definitely the way to go. I can't imagine tv without it.
