For any long-term viewing, the AV700E’s 7-inch screen with its 16:9 aspect ratio is a must. The display is surprisingly bright with good resolution, although the unit is quite a bit larger than the AV500E and about twice the size of the AV402E. The bot...
Ive never been a big fan of paying for TV, but the fact is that there are a wealth of great channels and great content that youll never get to see if you dont sign up with a paid TV provider. Plus subscription to the various movie channels with the...
External hard drive option, HD and DVR capabilities, can operate two TVs from one receiver, picture-in-picture capabilities, over-the-air antenna connector
Can be tricky to set up and use, second TV cannot be HD, 9-day programming guide could be a little longer
If you always seem to run out of DVR storage space, DISH Network may have solved your problem with its ViP622 satellite receiver. This unit allows you to connect an external hard drive through USB, which increases the amount of storage available throu...
We have had our ViP622 installed for 4 months now and it has performed incredibly well for us during that time. My wife, who is a hard one to please when it comes to A/V equipment, agrees that this is the best component we have added to our home theate...
Abstract: The evolution of consumer electronics has leveraged heavily on the relatively inexpensive mass storage devices know as hard-drives. While many predicted that mechanical hard-drives would become obsolete with the advances made with solid-state memory, f...
Technologically advance
Plenty of features
Simple setup
Second TV is limited to Coaxial hookup
Can be difficult to get at times
Expensive
The model 622 certainly makes your life much easier, and to my mind, makes a lot of sense as it combines three good products in one box. This is what convergence is all about; combining the best aspects of two products, and making them work as one. T...
Published: 2006-04-10, Author: David , review by: cnet.com
Receives and records new MPEG-4 AVC programming, including local and other HD channels not available on older receivers; dual-output mode for secondary TV; can record up to three HD shows simultaneously while playing back a fourth; 30-second commercial...
Generally lighter selection of local HD and sports channels than cable; annoying interstitial PPV page; defaults to "all episodes" for EPG-initiated recordings; uglier EPG and menu system than TiVo HD and DirecTV; no built-in networking functionality.
The Dish Network ViP622 and 722 are among the most fully featured and versatile high-def DVRs you can buy today.
