Everyone dumps on the 922, and I have had a few issues, mostly with the remotes, and that is mainly because 2.4 GHz is so damn polluted in an apartment building.
But at least now, 4-5 years after it came out they seem to have almost all of the bugs worked out. In single mode, it is comparable to my old TiVo Series 3.
One of the best features (also available on the 722 I'm sure, and maybe the Hopper), is the "Swap" button. On the TiVo Series 2 DT/Series 3, there is a button labeled "Input" or something, it swaps between the two tuners. The Dish Swap button works the same way with the added feature of PIP if you want it. Basically I like to watch two live shows at the same time. Once the first show comes to some ads, I will pause it, swap the tuners, and watch something else. Once that show gets to ads, I can swap back and the first show will have a lot of buffer. (I really hate ads!)
The TiVo and the Dish receivers so far are the only ones I have seen that can do this. U-Verse can NOT do this at all, if you even accidentally change channels you lose the WHOLE buffer. Dish receiver will actually ask me if I want to change channels.
But at least now, 4-5 years after it came out they seem to have almost all of the bugs worked out. In single mode, it is comparable to my old TiVo Series 3.
One of the best features (also available on the 722 I'm sure, and maybe the Hopper), is the "Swap" button. On the TiVo Series 2 DT/Series 3, there is a button labeled "Input" or something, it swaps between the two tuners. The Dish Swap button works the same way with the added feature of PIP if you want it. Basically I like to watch two live shows at the same time. Once the first show comes to some ads, I will pause it, swap the tuners, and watch something else. Once that show gets to ads, I can swap back and the first show will have a lot of buffer. (I really hate ads!)
The TiVo and the Dish receivers so far are the only ones I have seen that can do this. U-Verse can NOT do this at all, if you even accidentally change channels you lose the WHOLE buffer. Dish receiver will actually ask me if I want to change channels.