Dish Network DVR 510 (120 GB) DTV Receiver / 100-Hours DVR
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- Type: TV Receiver Video Recorder (DVR)
- Broadcast Type: Satellite
- Compatible Service: DirecTV
- Audio Support: Dolby Digital
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Revolutionizes Television forever
Pros
Easy to set shows to record, love replay of live television
Cons
Remote eats batteries, hard drives fail,the warranty is worth the $5 monthly charge.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Recommend
In 2004 we dropped our cable provider and switched to digital satellite provider, Dish Network. With that service we opted to get the DVR 510 receiver. A Dish Network technician installed the satellite receiver and the DVR, along with dual receiver for two other televisions in our house. We chose to have the DVR installed in our family room.
We had zero experience with a DVR, but it did not take long to figure out how to use it. The remote is well laid-out and can operate multiple devices. There is a control for the Satellite, Television, VCR, and Auxiliary. Each can be programmed to operate those devices. It took awhile to find the correct codes for my surround sound system (Aux), but it operates well.
The DVR operates as the Satellite receiver and program recorder. You can watch live television and pause it at any time or go backwards. For the first few weeks we were in awe of the functions available on the DVR. There are programmable channel guides that can be set in groups of favorites that you can set and name. Each of us has programmed our favorites so we can skip undesirable channels. There are also locks to omit any objectionable or unwanted channels.
If you are watching a program and then realize suddenly that you want to record it, you can back up to the beginning of the program, pause it, then depress the "record" button to save the program. After the recording has started, you can then fast forward to live television and continue watching, if you so desire. You can watch another recorded program while recording a different program, but you cannot record a program and watch a different live channel. There is only one tuner built into this DVR.
While browsing through the channel guide you can look up to two weeks forward to see what will be on any channel. If you find a program you want to record in the future you can depress the "select" button and then choose to record that program. There are recording options that become available such as; just this program, daily, weekly, start a minute before, or after, etc. You can also search for a program, or have a channel record at a specified day or time. Or, you can set the DVR to change channels at a given time of day, every day, etc..
The DVR holds up to 100 hours of recordings, which can be filled amazingly fast. It warns you if a conflict develops between scheduled recordings. Our friends have TiVo, which is light years ahead of our DVR, but we are more than happy with the Dish Network solution. There is a $5 monthly charge for equipment, which really turns out to be a kind of "insurance". We decided to keep the charges on our bill, and I am glad we did. Twice over the last four and a half years we had to have the DVR replaced for failed hard drives. This cost us nothing because of the monthly charge. Also, the remote recently wore out and they replaced it again with no charge. The DVR, the dual receiver, and Dish Network 100 channels cost $39.99 per month. If there is a severe storm the service will be interrupted breifly, but we have had less interruptions than when we had cable. The remote uses batteries quite often, but it is because it gets more use than a regular remote. I absolutely love recording my favorite shows so I can later watch them and zap through the commercials.
Overall, the Dish Network DVR 510 has changed the way we watch and record television in our house. We often find ourselves trying to replay live television on sets that don't have the DVR. It has become natural to us.
We had zero experience with a DVR, but it did not take long to figure out how to use it. The remote is well laid-out and can operate multiple devices. There is a control for the Satellite, Television, VCR, and Auxiliary. Each can be programmed to operate those devices. It took awhile to find the correct codes for my surround sound system (Aux), but it operates well.
The DVR operates as the Satellite receiver and program recorder. You can watch live television and pause it at any time or go backwards. For the first few weeks we were in awe of the functions available on the DVR. There are programmable channel guides that can be set in groups of favorites that you can set and name. Each of us has programmed our favorites so we can skip undesirable channels. There are also locks to omit any objectionable or unwanted channels.
If you are watching a program and then realize suddenly that you want to record it, you can back up to the beginning of the program, pause it, then depress the "record" button to save the program. After the recording has started, you can then fast forward to live television and continue watching, if you so desire. You can watch another recorded program while recording a different program, but you cannot record a program and watch a different live channel. There is only one tuner built into this DVR.
While browsing through the channel guide you can look up to two weeks forward to see what will be on any channel. If you find a program you want to record in the future you can depress the "select" button and then choose to record that program. There are recording options that become available such as; just this program, daily, weekly, start a minute before, or after, etc. You can also search for a program, or have a channel record at a specified day or time. Or, you can set the DVR to change channels at a given time of day, every day, etc..
The DVR holds up to 100 hours of recordings, which can be filled amazingly fast. It warns you if a conflict develops between scheduled recordings. Our friends have TiVo, which is light years ahead of our DVR, but we are more than happy with the Dish Network solution. There is a $5 monthly charge for equipment, which really turns out to be a kind of "insurance". We decided to keep the charges on our bill, and I am glad we did. Twice over the last four and a half years we had to have the DVR replaced for failed hard drives. This cost us nothing because of the monthly charge. Also, the remote recently wore out and they replaced it again with no charge. The DVR, the dual receiver, and Dish Network 100 channels cost $39.99 per month. If there is a severe storm the service will be interrupted breifly, but we have had less interruptions than when we had cable. The remote uses batteries quite often, but it is because it gets more use than a regular remote. I absolutely love recording my favorite shows so I can later watch them and zap through the commercials.
Overall, the Dish Network DVR 510 has changed the way we watch and record television in our house. We often find ourselves trying to replay live television on sets that don't have the DVR. It has become natural to us.
