The audio/video lag on failure to sync drives me nuts. I realize we have internet issues with high usage and so on - however, the DVR playback is such a failure more often than not - I just give up.
Other services such as Netflixs / Pandora / TNT and other broadcast or cable stations run just fine.
Maybe my computer is too slow I don't know - but it shows just 34% of CPU being utilized at the peak and 35% of RAM. Buffer / page size / whatever we shall call it seems quite adequate. ADSL speed is 7Mbsc and avearge download runs between 3.5 and 6.5 with the uplink obviously slower but well within acceptable rates per Dish standards.
Expecting too much for what is essentially "free" - a "bonus" in addition to our regular substription provided channels? Possibly so - but I'd rather have it never been offered than to spend countless hours loading, reloading, adding Adobe Flash etc etc than to deal with the issues. Yep. I could simply quite using the "service", be it Dish remore or DishOnline - but now that it is offered I, like millions of others am "hooked" and frustrated beyond description when it takes 90 minutes to set up, access, re-access and then watch a "stutter filled" program or movie. It is NOT the computer or my ADSL which is to blame. We know where the blame should be placed.
OK -- I griped -- and am thankful for the opportunity -- it is appreciated. As a long time DISH customer, I have come to realize they WILL resolve 90% of the issues and I'll be happy. Sometimes I long for the "good old day" when we had ONLY black and white and three station (if we were lucky) to view. Life was more productive, welfare was not abused by every flake who simply wanted to sit at home and not work and A new car was $1,500 with all the accessories!
AH PROGRESS! SOMETIMES IT IT IS NOT SO BAD --- other times --- it just makes more problems! 
We didn't have spell-checkers either .... which I needed THEn as well as NOW. Forgive my inept typing!
