FIRST LOOK: Dish 781 HD DVR Receiver

**MikeD-C05** · 07-29-2006 04:04 PM

Leave it to Charlie to keep squeezing that penny till it screams.

**Stargazer** · 07-29-2006 05:49 PM

I would like to have a 942 or 622 but they are still too high.

**Alvn8r** · 07-31-2006 06:16 AM

I don't see any reason not to try to sell off the old equipment. Afterall they are selling 2800's yet. I don't think they will sell to many of these renumbered rejects.

**jlhugh** · 08-01-2006 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by MikeD-C05

Leave it to Charlie to keep squeezing that penny till it screams.

And that is why he has more money then all of us put together.

**MikeD-C05** · 08-01-2006 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by jlhugh

And that is why he has more money then all of us put together.

As long as we keep paying our bills every month, he will continue to be a billionaire.

**kanebear** · 08-06-2006 02:33 PM

I think it's a heck of an idea. The equipment is perfectly workable, does duty as an SD box and will make SOMEONE happy, so why not? Beats the stuff ending up in a landfill, no?

**StevenD** · 08-06-2006 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by kanebear

I think it's a heck of an idea. The equipment is perfectly workable, does duty as an SD box and will make SOMEONE happy, so why not? Beats the stuff ending up in a landfill, no?

I guess you never owned a 921. I dont think Id give one to my worst enemy!

**GB33** · 08-14-2006 08:02 PM

While I am not familiar with the 921 or any of the issues. i would jump ship to Dish right now if they had a good box like this. I personally do not care about paying an extra $20 a month for an HD package that really only consists of 4-5 channels I would watch regularly. I just want to be able to record my locals OTA's in HD and from what I understand, that is exactly what this would do.
I would be in.

**Tom Bombadil** · 08-15-2006 11:13 PM

Maybe you can find a deal on a 942, which would do what you want and do it much better than the 921/781.

**GB33** · 08-20-2006 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil

Maybe you can find a deal on a 942, which would do what you want and do it much better than the 921/781.

That is their previous hd box correct? Will it mork at all with thier new HD lineup? I still see them for like 2-300 on ebay. If I were to do that I might as well get the 622.