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    Why charge for DVR

    Okay, well you have the cost of the receiver which I'm saying dish gives you for free. But in order to make that receiver a DVR you need to add in all the neseccary components such as a hard drive which increase the cost. So I understand them charging a fee because the DVR receiver is above...
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    Why charge for DVR

    I completely understand charging the DVR fee for people leasing the receiver from dish because it's simply more expensive than standard receiver that dish offers. It's adding functionally to your system and it's costing dish more to do Its my understand, however, that even if you buy the DVR...
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    Buy 622 for OTA tuner (no HD package)

    HD is just so frustrating. For something that they want everyone in the country to move to, they're certainly not making it very appealing. I really wish that HD programming was more affordable. I guess I need to find a job that makes more money just so I can watch crystal clear television.
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    Buy 622 for OTA tuner (no HD package)

    I don't need other inputs for the 622. I was just thinking that if I can a set-top box, it'd be nice to hook up the satellite receiver via s-video so that everything would chain together with only one (digital) connection to my TV. I'm just looking for a setup that wouldn't pain in the butt...
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    Buy 622 for OTA tuner (no HD package)

    My thought originally was to simply get a set-top box like you recommend, but I thought it'd be nice to be able to record the hd programming and to avoid having to switch inputs everything I want to go from satellite to OTA HD channels. Plus, it'd be nice to have a set-top box that would also...
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    Buy 622 for OTA tuner (no HD package)

    I currently lease a 510 DVR, but have a HD monitor that I would like to see display HD. I'm pretty much paying the barebone for satellite (60 channels and locals 34.99, and DVR 5.98) right now and would like to keep it that way. With that being the case, I can't rationalize paying 49.99 just...