[mythtv-users] FYI: DVR Dish network fees

[Michael T. Dean]

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