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neftv

Last reply Jan 7, 2007 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

DVR question

I don't own one but I was wondering once you record something how long does it sit on the drive? Can you record it off to a standalone DVD recorder since these DVR have no burners? The HD content I guess would be 480 on the standalone.

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gdarwin

Dec 28, 2006

Mine seems to delete randomly.

neftv

Dec 28, 2006

gdarwin said:
Mine seems to delete randomly.

I guess I will hold off on the DVR technology that Dish offers till like two generations come out then revisit them then. I'm not really enticed to getting HD unless someone here in the forum says there is decent Content for HD on Dish.
I hope my 2001 Dish Pro 301 holds out till then.

Jordan420

Jan 7, 2007

neftv said:
I guess I will hold off on the DVR technology that Dish offers till like two generations come out then revisit them then. I'm not really enticed to getting HD unless someone here in the forum says there is decent Content for HD on Dish.
I hope my 2001 Dish Pro 301 holds out till then.

You really don't know what you are missing

andrews777 said:
The 1st generation from Dish was a long time ago, with the 501.

1st gen was way before the 501, I believe it was the dishplayer 7100

jkohnman said:
Not having a DVR is like watching B&W on a 12 in screen. You can do it, but WHY.

Time shift and skipping commercials alone! I'm never going back

Exactly:up

torrent_guy

Jan 7, 2007

neftv said:
I guess I will hold off on the DVR technology that Dish offers till like two generations come out then revisit them then. I'm not really enticed to getting HD unless someone here in the forum says there is decent Content for HD on Dish.
I hope my 2001 Dish Pro 301 holds out till then.

jkohnman said:
Not having a DVR is like watching B&W on a 12 in screen. You can do it, but WHY.

Time shift and skipping commercials alone! I'm never going back

I couldn't live without my DVR 625, for the same reason jkohnman said.
For me till everything is HD I'll live with my 625 and OTA for HD locals.
I have a 37inch LCD TV and my pq looks great, so I'm verry happy.
Good luck.

PowerMax

Jan 7, 2007

neftv said:
I don't own one but I was wondering once you record something how long does it sit on the drive? Can you record it off to a standalone DVD recorder since these DVR have no burners? The HD content I guess would be 480 on the standalone.

Recording will remain as long as you have space. There are simple methods to dump to DVD. I do not know about recording off the HD because I'll not even look until the format war is resolved.

gdarwin said:
Mine seems to delete randomly.

I am pretty sure it deletes the oldest shows first.

navychop said:
There have been multiple DVR generations from Dish.

The ViP622 is probably the best HD DVR of any kind available.

There is decent content for HD on Dish. I like the travelogues on Equator, Offbeat America, National Geographic HD, various programs on Food HD, and I could go on.

You're missing out.

The early generations were pretty ugly too, but the 622 is maturing. However, I disagree that it is "probably the best HD DVR of any kind available" based soley on the fact that both TiVo has at least 10 times the number of recorders out there (if not 20x) and Replay 3 times as many. I used all three brands and the TiVo was my favorite, but the 622 is a great box!

navychop

Jan 7, 2007

They aren't HD. The Tivo HD isn't a speed demon. And it's something like $12/month for a Tivo.

We all have our opinions, but I stand by my statement. I believe the ViP622 is the finest DVR out there.

andrews777

Jan 7, 2007

Jordan420 said:
1st gen was way before the 501, I believe it was the dishplayer 7100

That is true. I would consider the 501 my first generation, and it was Dish's first solo attempt, but the 7100 was around before hand. I don't know how I would have lived with its VERY limited storage space. I can barely live with my 522s these days.

Brad

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cp2k

Yesterday at 1:30 PM

Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 2:00 PM

cp2k said:
Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.

Until the Big Ten changed thier alignment, (a couple years ago) ... it was not like that at all, the East side won most years the west side represented the Big Ten, but they may have been the team with the 4th best record ...
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

The biggest issue with the Conference Now is the Number of TEAMS .... WAY to Many.
It would take 2-3 YEARS to do a round robin where everyone would play one another ... How do you know how good a team is when teams don't play the same teams ?

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meStevo

Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Jimbo said:
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.

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Yesterday at 9:56 PM

I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 10:23 PM

cp2k said:
I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.

Agree ... they started doing that a few years ago.

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meStevo said:
Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.

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That'd be more than the FA Cup! Over 700 teams. It is also the most glorious tournament in the world.

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ERSanders said:
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!

I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS

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Juan said:
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS

And Steve Jobs stole the mouse and GUI

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ERSanders said:
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!

Actually I survived despite them for 31 years and two expait assignments. But the quest for the current quarter's profits doomed long term vision, planning and actions.