Should I get the 811 or 921?

chewy

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I need everyone's opinion. I'm going to sign up with dish and want to know which reciever is better the 811 or 921
Any feedback is a great help to me
Thanks
 
Hard to say, you'll just have to look at the pros/cons and decide.

I'll start:

PRO: 811 is free! (to new subs)

CON: 921 is $1,000 to ANY sub.


So if recording HD is worth $1,000 to you, then get the 921.
If you just want to record SD satellite stuff, you could also get a 522/811 for free with your installation.
 
You could also wait for the 942.

Actually I don't think either is better than the other. They are pretty much equal.

Then again, the 921 has a DVI-I output which could be broke out to VGA. The 811 has simultanious output of its HD and SD outputs.
 
What about bugs? Have they fixed the audio issues with the 811 yet?
 
Have you considered D* vs. E*? The DirecTivo HD box appears to be running much better then the 921, has two vs. one OTA ATSC tuner and seems to have better availability. D* HDTV STB's run around $300 but again they seem to have less reported problems then the 811. Just asking.
 

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