The 922 will cost you $4.00 a month more in DVR fee, unless that has changed. Overall, most will probably tell you to go with the 722 in terms of reliability. The 922 never really got off the ground.
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It's the Over The Air module with two ATSC tuners that allows you to view and record any/all broadcast stations within range of your OTA antenna. The 722k accepts this module. The 722 does not, but it does have a built-in OTA tuner.
Is the OTA module the only difference between the 722 and 722k? Are they both duo HD satellite tuners and have the same disk space? Also, is the OTA module for the 722k an external unit that uses up 1 of the USB slots?
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They are pretty much the same receiver (duo DVRs) with the same size disk. They do have different firmware loads, and here's a twist I didn't appreciate when I bought my 722. You cannot view live OTA stations on a 722, nor even initiate a recording on the single OTA tuner, while viewing the TV2 output. The MT2 module fixes that annoying limitation since it has two OTA tuners. The MT2 module plugs into the receiver; it does not occupy a USB port.
Can the OTA signal coming from the antenna be combined with the sat signal coming from the dish so that I only need 1 coax cable coming from the wall outlet to the sat receiver? I'm trying to figure out how many coax cables I need to run to the living room of my new house.
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Yes it can. That's done with two diplexers on the dish antenna coax. I have this setup working with 6 diplexers on 3 receivers all of which have two sat tuners. I have a 722 and two 612s.
You can use diplexors to run your OTA signal over the same single coax along with the satellite signal. But, if you are just setting up in the new house, I would suggest that you run a coax for each. If you should decide to go with a Hopper/Joey system now or later (and when the Hopper allows for OTA) you won't be able to diplex it because of the MOCA system that Hoppers use. Don't set up just for today, think about tomorrow as well....
Just so you know how the numbering works on the receiver model numbers the first number is the generation number, in this case bigger is not always better as seen with the 922, the middle number (in this case 2) is how many satellite tuners it has and the third number (again a 2) is how many TVs it supports off of that receiver.
You said that backwards as evidenced by the 512 and 612. Wasn't there also a 322S, which breaks all the rules?
Yep. and the 625.
It's interesting to note, that before the Hopper/Joey were renamed, they also followed that rule (813/110).
OTA = Over The Air, it is an antenna to pick up local digital broadcast channels. The 722 has one tuner built into the receiver so you can incorporate the channels into your guide adding one of the available channel to view or record. The 722k does not have any tuner built in, but you can buy the OTA module for it at several places including Dish, and this one will add two local digital broadcast channels to view or record. As far the antenna type you need or more info, you can checkout antennaweb.org or tvfool.com.
You can purchase the MT2 OTA module from Dish for $50.00, or a refurbished one for $30 from here:
http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.as...Over-the-Air-Module-(ES162303)&sku=5396001060
