EchoStar FTA Dual tuner with DVR

[Cascade]

UK/Europe is light years ahead of us in FTA:

Echostar PVR-5020/250G HDD Twin Tuner Satellite Receiver

PVR5020 with 250G HDD

Full Functional Personal Video Recorder (Up to 250Gb)
Play, FF, Rewind, Slow Motion, Pause, Bookmark, Time-shift
InstantReplay and Multi-lingual Recording
Dual Tuner for Watching and Recording (2x Watch, 4x Record)
Fast 200 MIPS Processor with 64 Mb Memory
2 Common Interface Slots
MP3 Player, Games
PIP (Picture-In-Picture, Mosaic view)
Multi-lingual Advanced User Interface
Powerful Editing Tools for Recordings (Cut/Paste)
7,500 Digital Channels, 64 Satellites, 1,600 Transponders
7 Day Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Favorite Lists per Mode (TV, Radio, PVR, MP3)
S/PDIF Home Cinema Support (Dolby Digital Compatible)
DiSEqCTM Motor Control (DiSEqCTM1.2, USALS)
Hi-Speed USB2.0 Link (For USB compliant PC)
2 Scarts, 2 IF Loopthrough, SVHS, RCA Video & Audio & RS-232
PAL B/G, I, D/K, NTSC

http://www.echostar-int.com/us/products/pvr/detail/index.asp?FLDRECEIVER=pvr5020

Want one?
It'll cost you £629.99 (1,167.23 USD)

Their lower end receivers start at £95.00
Sounds like it's time to give my father a call, I'd like to check one out.

 

[spyder]

UK/Europe is light years ahead of us in FTA:

Indeed they are. That's why I use Manhattan and Technomate receivers in my main DVB setup.

Echostar makes some great equipment. My next receiver will either be an Echostar or a Golden Interstar (germany). You pay a little more in the end, but for the quality you get it's well worth the extra $ to me.

 

[Shawn95GT]

Indeed they are. That's why I use Manhattan and Technomate receivers in my main DVB setup.

Echostar makes some great equipment. My next receiver will either be an Echostar or a Golden Interstar (germany). You pay a little more in the end, but for the quality you get it's well worth the extra $ to me.

Not trying to threadjack but I noticed you got the BigSat LNB up on the Fortec 90. Have you had a chance to compare it to the Invacom? Even informally?

Thanks,

 

[Pepper]

Echostar makes some great equipment.

Now there's a statement I never expected to see.

But, probably most of us who use Echostar equipment are only familiar with the Dish Network receivers, which are no doubt manufactured by some other part of Echostar that you weren't talking about.

 

[sharris]

I agree, the echostar DVB receivers are great. Keep in mind that there is no comparison however to the DTH Dish receivers. These are very basic.