What are my options?

[carguy4sp]

I just purchased a new Pansonic HD TV and a new DISH Network ViP222K HD RECEIVER and I was under the wrong impression that I could buy the new HD Tivo to finish everything for my HD setup.

I just found out on Tivo's website that it will not work with my dish setup.

I love my old series 2 Tivo and I hat to give it up but I want to enjoy HD service.

What should I purchase ? A DVR receiver combo maybe? I would need a duo. I can return the new receiver and exchange it for a dvr but with so many choices what is the best one to purchase that will not break the bank and not add a huge amount of annoying add on fees from dish?

I am new to this HD stuff so if you can help that would be great.

I will be hooking up one DVD player, one TV ears and of course the other single TV non HD in the other room.

Thanks
Rod and Alicia.

 

[navychop]

Can't see why you bought the ViP. Your monthly fee will be the same whether you own or lease. Buying only lets you avoid a contract. And MAYBE it will have some resale value some day.

It appears what you actually want is a ViP722 or ViP722k. These Dish DVRs are great, the finest available. And they can receive OTA and feed two TVs.

Tivo is a bad word to many of us here, and it will not work with Dish directly. Nor with DirecTV directly.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Question, Why didn't you just Buy a 211k? That you can Turn into a DVR with a 2.0 Usb Hard drive and a one time $40 Fee.

Claude at the Dish store had a 211k last week for $90 , He may still have one.
Even if you need 2 rooms, 2-211ks would still be around $200.

Vip 222 are pointless IMHO!

 

[Scherrman]

Buying a 211 with a hard drive may work but you only have one tuner. Get a 722 receiver.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Or a Vip 612

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Buying a 211 with a hard drive may work but you only have one tuner. Get a 722 receiver.

Right but the 222 he has is not a DVR at all.
And that has 2 tuners.