What's my options--have two 622 & 942

[drjdan]

I currenly have two leased 622 and one owned 942 all connected to separate HDTV's. Now that Dish has very little MPEG2 HD available on 942, I need it replaced. I don't do a lot of recording on the 942, but do like the pause live TV feature as it is in my office and need to pause sometimes to take a call, etc.

Questions:

1. Will Dish take as a swap for a 722?

2. Will Dish lease me a 722 to replace it and I could sell 942? Much market for used 942?

3. Will Dish lease me a 222 or 211 that I could use an ext hard drive for DVR (when avilable this summer)? Is hard drive going to work with 222 or 221?

4. Other suggests

 

[Gremraf]

My owned 942 just stopped working last week. Would not hold a signal. They replaced it with a 622. I do however have the protection plan currently. It did take two service calls before they replaced it.

 

[No_Brains]

with dish you can only lease a total of 4 tuners ... so if you have two leased 622's now you will not be able to lease another dual tuner at all or even a single tuner since you already have the limit of the 4 tuners now

 

[nelson61]

I'd wait a month or so before deciding. The battle royal between Dish and Tivo is coming to a climax in that time frame and your 942 is grandfathered in as a non combatant. Never can tell what the judge will do until he does it.

 

[drjdan]

My understanding is that the only 942's effected are ones that Dish has in their inventory--not ones owned and in use by subscribers.