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"Satellite TV" Article
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Dish Network's Standard Def Receivers Help Keep Life Simple

By Expert Author: J Hall
View Summary | Submitted: 2007-11-26 | Word Count: 554 words
J Hall
Most of what's come out of the consumer electronics industry lately has been focused on being bigger, sharper, and much more technologically advanced than the television technology that we were perfectly happy for for years. Namely, the consumer electronics industry has been chugging away at bringing HDTV into mainstream American life. However, Dish Network knows that there's a segment of the population that isn't ready to make the move to HDTV yet. These people aren't exactly Luddites, they're just happy enough with plain old digital TV in standard definition format. These are the kinds of people who will be happy enough to upgrade to HDTV in another decade or so when they need a new TV set and HDTV sets are the only ones that will be available. Until then though, these people will be content to enjoy the standard definition TV that they've always enjoyed and Dish Network will be there to give it to them. It's no surprise that Dish Network offers more standard definition channels than high definition ones (after all, there are still more standard def channels than there are HDTV channels). But one thing that may come as a surprise is the fact that Dish Network still offers more different models of standard definition satellite receivers than high def satellite receivers.

In all, there are three different standard definition satellite receivers offered by Dish Network and the entry level one is called the Dish311. The Dish311 provides access to as many standard definition channels as you care to have in your programming package, and offers plenty of user friendly software to help you manage all of them. This software is centered around the Dish Interactive Electronic Program Guide which is pretty much a TV listing table that can be displayed on your TV screen and will tell you about all of the different programming on all of the channels that you have access to. That way you can decide what to watch without surfing randomly through the channels. It can even tell you what will be on up to two days ahead of time!

There's also a model called the Dish322 that will let you and another member of your family or household watch different programming on two different TV sets at the same time in different rooms of the house. It's really like having two receivers in one. This model even comes with a second remote control that will can tell the receiver what channel to sent to the TV set in the other room. This remote control sends out a signal that will go through walls in order to reach the receiver even if the receiver is one hundred feet away. This unique signal also keeps the receiver from getting confused by the more conventional signal emitted by the remote control for the living room TV.

The Dish Player-DVR 625 is the most advanced standard def receiver offered by Dish Network promotions. It has the features of less advanced ones but with the addition of a digital video recorder. With a digital video recorder you can record TV shows and movies in order to watch them when you want. This provides a tremendous advantage when it comes to managing a hectic schedule.

These standard def receivers will help hold you over until you're ready to upgrade HDTV. Whenever that may be.
About the Author/Author Bio

J. Hall writes articles for consumers who want to find the best Dish Network Deals currently available. She has written for many major publications about the latest Dish Network Specials and how buyers can find the best discounts.

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