So I'm in the process of upgrading my leased 3 Dish recievers to the new MPEG-4 units, and will end up w/ one DVR (622) in my main home theater space. I also have just added Slingbox to my home system, which is and will remain hooked up to an 811 (couldn't get that one upgraded at this time, unfortunately).
Ideally, I'd have MPEG-4 receivers in all rooms. Ideally, I'd have DVRs in all rooms, but mostly, I'd like to have my Slingbox able to access recordings. I'm contemplating getting a standalone Tivo, and then, thought, hey, add one in both rooms (one to a 211, the other to the 811/Slingbox) but am floored by the subscription costs...$469 for a 3 year sub PER BOX!!!! No lifetime for $300, nor any discount for multiple boxes, as there was and I thought there would still be. That's some expensive stuff. On the plus, Tivo has great software, great support from Sling, they have the Tivo-2-Go for mobile viewing and I'd have the ability to view recordings back-and-forth between the two boxes over our network. Sweet. But EXPENSIVE. ReplayTV units might be an option, too, but I'm not sure how much cheaper they'd really be, and you lose the nice Tivo-2-Go feature (not as huge, since I'd have Slingbox viewing), AND the fact that they're discontinuing their hardware (but you can still get their well-reviewed 5400 a few places).
So, would I be better off buying a second 622 Dish DVR reciever w/ no sub fee or what (then I'd have MPEG-4 all 'round, and HD DVR recording, nice. But, on the neg side--no Tivo-2-Go, no DVR in the bedroom [even though Tivo is limited to SD recording], no swapping viewing)? And CAN you even activate/buy a second 622 now, if you are leasing/own one already?
Ideally, I'd have MPEG-4 receivers in all rooms. Ideally, I'd have DVRs in all rooms, but mostly, I'd like to have my Slingbox able to access recordings. I'm contemplating getting a standalone Tivo, and then, thought, hey, add one in both rooms (one to a 211, the other to the 811/Slingbox) but am floored by the subscription costs...$469 for a 3 year sub PER BOX!!!! No lifetime for $300, nor any discount for multiple boxes, as there was and I thought there would still be. That's some expensive stuff. On the plus, Tivo has great software, great support from Sling, they have the Tivo-2-Go for mobile viewing and I'd have the ability to view recordings back-and-forth between the two boxes over our network. Sweet. But EXPENSIVE. ReplayTV units might be an option, too, but I'm not sure how much cheaper they'd really be, and you lose the nice Tivo-2-Go feature (not as huge, since I'd have Slingbox viewing), AND the fact that they're discontinuing their hardware (but you can still get their well-reviewed 5400 a few places).
So, would I be better off buying a second 622 Dish DVR reciever w/ no sub fee or what (then I'd have MPEG-4 all 'round, and HD DVR recording, nice. But, on the neg side--no Tivo-2-Go, no DVR in the bedroom [even though Tivo is limited to SD recording], no swapping viewing)? And CAN you even activate/buy a second 622 now, if you are leasing/own one already?
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