[mythtv-users] FYI: DVR Dish network fees

[Robert Denier]

The DVR fees are per receiver.  See here:

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/getDish/disclaimers/dishPVRplans/index.shtml

I ended up doing a bit of research to make sure of everything.  As near as i 
can tell the cheapest way to have four dish tuners for myth would be to use 
two 322 receivers and make sure both are connected to the same phone line.

These receivers have two tuners, but I don't know if they can be controlled 
separately with different IR codes.  Also they only have one S-Video jack.  
Having to use composite video for one might lower the quality of recordings a 
little. [I actually had not thought of using a 322 before now.  I use the 
simple single tuner ones with a s-video jack.]

At any rate the additional fees for using two 322's would be $5, while the 
additional fees for using four individual receivers would be $15.  [$5 
dollars for each, separate, individual tuner.]

Finally, I don't know if there is a way to assign tuner's priority, but if the 
idea of using 322's worked out, and you could put the composite tuner as the 
tuner of last resort, then all it would cost would be a little more for 
capture hardware to have another tuner available.  This of course ignores 
costs of the receivers.  Leased receivers have fees as well..

-Robert


The best way i see to do it

On Tuesday 07 February 2006 06:16 pm, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> Robert Denier wrote:
> >I have no idea about TIVO or any direct tv based systems, but Dish just
> > raised their PVR fees a dollar to $5.98.
> >
> >At any rate if four myth boxes were used instead that would save $23.92 a
> >month.  In a year that would save $287.04.
> >
> >While this would still be rather difficult to break even by the time you
> > buy myth hardware, it is noteable.  You might save a little more if you
> > only needed say 3 receivers rather than 4 and such.
> >
> >Of course Myth has various other benefits, which people on this list
> > probably don't need repeated.  Had I to start over, I might have
> > considered a Directv based Myth system instead for cleaner channel
> > changes via a serial port, but overall the Myth/Dish system seems to be
> > doing the job reasonably well with the serial ir blaster.
>
> This seems to imply that they charge an additional receiver fee and a
> DVR fee for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th DVR's.  Is that the case or is it just
> the DVR fee?


>
> Mike
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