dish 622 or hd receiver

[madcow]

i am a dish subscriber and just bought a lcd. my question is to up grade to hd programing is 49.99 a month that's fine. for the dvr version receiver they want $199 to lease the receiver(one time fee), $11 amonth for the receiver, and $5 for the drv fee.

seems like a rip off. am i better off to buy a hd recorder instead that i can keep?(CinemaVu VU250 160 gig for $400) does anyone have one of these?..............thanks in advance.

 

[gdarwin]

Looks like that recorder hooks up to a firewire connection off the tv.

With out a HD satellite receiver, all you be recording is OTA...

Go for the 622 - it's worth it.

 

[madcow]

Looks like that recorder hooks up to a firewire connection off the tv.

With out a HD satellite receiver, all you be recording is OTA...

Go for the 622 - it's worth it.

can still sub with the dish 211 receiver and still use the hd recorder? i just can't get over $199 for something i can't keep.

 

[gdarwin]

211 doesn't have a firewire connection.

Contact Dishstore.net to purchase one.

 

[sfollenius]

Can't he wait until 1 February when the 622's are free?

 

[gdarwin]

Free for a current subscriber?

 

[lakebum431]

Basically yes - $150.00 with a $50 rebate and $10 off programming for 10 mths. = Free.

 

[Ronald_Jeremy]

can still sub with the dish 211 receiver and still use the hd recorder? i just can't get over $199 for something i can't keep.

No. As of yet no manufacturers have grown the gonads to produce a consumer device that will record in HD from external sources.