I've had DishNetwork for about 18 months (my contract expires this month) and have had FOUR ViP622's so far. Each one seems to work fine for about a month or two, then begins re-booting unexpectedly. I usually notice that my recorded programs will show a 2-minute segment and a 55-minute segment for the same 60-minute show. Eventually I'll literally dozens of one or two-minute segments showing for the same episode in my list of recorded programs. Each time the unit's gone crazy, I spend an hour or so talking to someone at DishNetwork who speaks little English, and they eventually send out a replacement. Tonight I'm trying to watch the convention and the stupid 622 has re-booted three times already. I'm just tired of fighting this.
I made arrangements to have DirecTV installed in a couple of weeks, but when I called DishNetwork they said that since I've had so many problems with the DVR they'd agree to replace it with a 722 with no commitment.
My question is this: is the 722 simply a 622 with a bigger hard drive? Or is there any reason to believe that the 722 will be any more reliable than the 622? I'm inclined to go ahead with DirecTV just because I'm so tired of this mess, but if the 722 is really a much better DVR, maybe I should reconsider.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
I made arrangements to have DirecTV installed in a couple of weeks, but when I called DishNetwork they said that since I've had so many problems with the DVR they'd agree to replace it with a 722 with no commitment.
My question is this: is the 722 simply a 622 with a bigger hard drive? Or is there any reason to believe that the 722 will be any more reliable than the 622? I'm inclined to go ahead with DirecTV just because I'm so tired of this mess, but if the 722 is really a much better DVR, maybe I should reconsider.
Any thoughts? Thanks!