http://www.viewpoints.com/Satellite-Systems Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:32:05 GMT Reviews about Satellite Systems http://www.viewpoints.com/Hughes-HDDVR-Satellite-Receiver-review-df2c2 The DVR is a nice device. I very rarely am burdened by long, boring, commercial breaks in programming. We verty rarely watch programs at the time they are playing so you are allowed to speed through TV ads, commercials, etc. Season pass helps one to obtain all episodes of a favorite program. It does decrease your desire to leave the house. It is difficukt to watch all the media that we have recorded, but I can't imagine life without it... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:32:05 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hughes-HDDVR-Satellite-Receiver-review-df2c2 febrile 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hughes-HDDVR-Satellite-Receiver-review-2e3f I love my Hughes HDDVR. Compared to cable, Hughes offers so much more at a better price. The programing is easy to start a series but deleting a series is hard. Occationally the recording is poor which may be due to weather which is understandable. I am not sure what HD DPI it is recording and unable to figure out how to check. All and all the system and programing is great. A much better value tha cable. — ... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:40:13 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hughes-HDDVR-Satellite-Receiver-review-2e3f drewwest 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Dish-Network-Dish-PVR-501-System-review-4a6d Bottom-Line: If you want an entry level Personal Video Recording device, you can't go wrong with the PVR-501 — I have not subscribed to cable television since my wife and I moved into the new house we had built outside Chicago some five years ago.  When we moved into our new housing development cable was not available, despite being told it was coming any day now by then AT&T Cable.  Eventually, after much discussion with the cable company wherein they continued to hedge about when service would be available in my area, I decided not to wait any longer and called Dish Network.     — Dish Network now has several plans wherein you can lease satellite receivers from them at a rate of $4.99 a month per receiver.  The plan we chose was for a Dish Personal Video Receiver - 501 (PVR-501), and two 301 series satellite receivers (one for the guest bedroom, one for the master bedroom where cable lines had already been laid by the builder). ... Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:57:08 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Dish-Network-Dish-PVR-501-System-review-4a6d TheBard 3