Satellite TV Services’ DVR Receivers Compared

By Chief Gadgeteer
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

So you decided that you are going to switch to Satellite TV and part of the decision is based on which DVR you get in your package. Which of the two nationwide services should you get? Dish Network or DirecTV? We are not going to include the specialty Satellite TV services that have mainly religious and/or ethnic programming. This article takes a look at your choices and the major differences in the current DVR offerings. We won’t cover the various programming packages as there are too many packages and that information is outside the scope of this article. If you’re interested, Dish and DirecTV lay out their programming packages quite well on their websites.

The verdict? Ignoring the price differences, both vendors offer comparable DVR boxes. The only major difference may be the ability of the Dish models to drive two televisions without the need for a receiver attached to each television. Of course, you may feel that the 90 minute buffer time, the bookmarking and search features in the DirecTV models are worthwhile. Either way, your life will never be the same once you have experienced television with a DVR.

Source: DVR Playground