Dish DVR - What's the Hype?

The Dish DVR is a collection of receivers that allow for pausing and replaying live television as well as recording any show or movie on your DVR unit. Skipping ahead to the end of a show when you are short on time or even using remote access to record a show you forgot was coming on are all features of the Dish DVR. Dish DVR offers subscribers the option to be able to access their DVR from any location with internet access by utilizing the Remote Access option. Simply Plug in the internet line to the back of your Dish DVR, and you can access it from any place.

Work, home, dinner at the in-laws: you can always use your internet ready cell phone to access the DVR and set it to record a show you forgot was coming on, or even to record an enTire day's worth of programming while you are on vacation that will be waiting for you when you return. There are however specific receivers that are required in order to use this service. These include the 522, 625, VIP 612, VIP 622, VIP 722 and the VIP 722k. If you do not have one of these qualified receivers, you can contact the toll free phone number and upgrade today.

With Dish DVR, you can even expand the amount of space you have on your HD DVR storage. Any Dish customers that have a DuoDVR VIP 722 or 622 as well as the Solo DVR VIP 612 receiver can have unlimited DVR storage by using an external hard drive. These can be purchased at most retailers of electronics or through the Dish Network compatible online access purchase links on the website. Each of these external hard drives are required to be connected with a USB 2.0 cable. When using the Dish DVR external hard drive storage space there is a onetime activation fee of .99 required on certain receivers including the 612, 622 and 722 DVR VIP units.

The units on the market that are compatible with these receivers includes the Seagate Showcase DVR storage expander. This unit will allow you to hold an additional 500 hours of space on your Dish DVR, and is a Plug and play setup style. This means you simply plug in the expander to your existing DVR and the DVR will recognize it and begin using it at that point. In order for the Dish DVRs to work with the external hard drives, the expanders must have at least 50 GB of space and a 1TB hard drive is allowed should you require one.

Regardless of your package, the Dish DVR allows for you to record, pause and play back any programming available to you. This includes live television broadcasts and sports, for those who don't want to miss a second of the plays. Bringing you more up to date electronic multimedia and programming is what Dish DVR is all about. Making you the master of your domain on your own time is what it allows.

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