OK, one more quickie post. Gee, am I the only one posting now?
Hooked up via HDMI to a 52" Samsung A650 LCD. Setup was quick and easy. Even has an "aim antenna" option, which I might use later. Picked up 15 stations, IIRC. I certainly didn't notice any missing, but I am in a high signal strength area. I have a remote site where this particular unit is intended- maybe I'll report it's behavior there (poor reception there).
PQ seemed excellent. Guide downloaded in seconds. Changed guide text from medium to small. Still plenty big on this TV. Signal strength is shown with channel changes, etc, which I very much like.
I looked at the menu, particularly at the TVGOS bit. We don't have this available in this area. Yet. Anyway, yes, you'll lose timers, etc, if you change to TVGOS, but I assume you can just set TVGOS timers. Haven't tried setting any timers yet, manual or otherwise.
FF & REW seem to work, although at first blush they do not seem as smooth as on the ViP DVRs. And anyone familiar with Dish DVRs will know instantly how everything works, how the guide works, etc. Menu selections are a bit different, of course, but follow the set pattern.
Tempted to go back to opening the case.