Hi folks,
I was a D* customer for over 9 years, but after the last price increase my local phone company offered a great bundle deal to switch to E* (including a DVR, which I had been wanting), so I went ahead and cancelled about 20 months ago. Well, E* has really got me steamed right now (read my rant here if you're bored: http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...xpects-me-wait-until-10-30pm-tech-arrive.html), and I've gotten a few letters from D* lately trying to woo me back. When with them before I just had two Sony SAT-B3's, but I'd be getting an SD DVR and had a few questions for the seasoned vets:
1. What is the model # of the current SD DVR I'd get? Does anyone have a link to a user's manual I could look over?
2. Any easy way to get stuff off of the DVR to your computer? I'm interested in burning copies to DVDs to have around when the drive gets full on the DVR (I'm guessing no, but maybe I'll be surprised).
3. If I get one or two DVRs, could I still use one of my old Sony SAT-B3's on my tv in the basement?
One thing the wife and I love about E*, is the fact that what's on the DVR can be watched on TV2. This has been a great feature when a kid is sick and we can plop them in our bed and run their favorite shows or movies for them in our room. I understand D* doesn't have a DVR that does that.
Wife is so mad at E* right now she probably won't care though.
Any other things I should watch out for or know before I take the plunge? HD isn't in my near future, so I don't care too much about that right now, but can you get HD on one TV and get SD on the others without anything other than an HD receiver for the one TV?
Thanks in advance,
Gary
I was a D* customer for over 9 years, but after the last price increase my local phone company offered a great bundle deal to switch to E* (including a DVR, which I had been wanting), so I went ahead and cancelled about 20 months ago. Well, E* has really got me steamed right now (read my rant here if you're bored: http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...xpects-me-wait-until-10-30pm-tech-arrive.html), and I've gotten a few letters from D* lately trying to woo me back. When with them before I just had two Sony SAT-B3's, but I'd be getting an SD DVR and had a few questions for the seasoned vets:
1. What is the model # of the current SD DVR I'd get? Does anyone have a link to a user's manual I could look over?
2. Any easy way to get stuff off of the DVR to your computer? I'm interested in burning copies to DVDs to have around when the drive gets full on the DVR (I'm guessing no, but maybe I'll be surprised).
3. If I get one or two DVRs, could I still use one of my old Sony SAT-B3's on my tv in the basement?
One thing the wife and I love about E*, is the fact that what's on the DVR can be watched on TV2. This has been a great feature when a kid is sick and we can plop them in our bed and run their favorite shows or movies for them in our room. I understand D* doesn't have a DVR that does that.

Any other things I should watch out for or know before I take the plunge? HD isn't in my near future, so I don't care too much about that right now, but can you get HD on one TV and get SD on the others without anything other than an HD receiver for the one TV?
Thanks in advance,
Gary