With all of the advancements in home entertainment technology, it's easy to lose focus on the value of the basics. The fact that HDTV is now all the rage shouldn't necessarily make us forget that we enjoyed the older standard definition television format for over half a century before we had even heard that there was such a thing as high definition television. While many of the features that are embodied in HDTV are impressive, there are many people out there who love great television, but aren't ready to embrace HDTV just yet.
The satellite TV service provider Dish Network knows this and understands this perspective. That's why Dish Network still offers lots of options when it comes to standard definition television programming and satellite receivers. In fact, Dish Network still offers more standard definition satellite receivers than high definition satellite receivers. Which one you get when you sign up for a subscription will largely depend on what your exact needs are and how you answer the questions of the customer service representative, but it still helps to have the types of receivers available in mind when you go to make that call.
The most basic model currently offered by Dish Network is the Dish311. The Dish311 has all of the software features that make all of Dish Networks satellite receivers easy to use and allow you to keep track of what's showing on hundreds of channels without going insane. The pivotal piece of software that accomplishes this is the Electronic Program Guide. The Electronic Program Guide is an on screen program listing will let you browse through all of your options to see what is on and what will be on up to two days in advance. You can see how this is a much better way to decide what to watch than channel surfing is.
The Dish322 takes all of the features of the Dish311 and provides them to two TV sets in two different rooms of the house. It does this with a second set of video outputs and a second remote control. This model is great for anyone who wants to watch TV in both the living room and a bedroom or home office. It's also a good option if you have a roommate or family members with different tastes in TV. That's because, the Dish322 is able to provide different TV programming to each of the two TV sets. The extra remote control helps with this by using a frequency that can pass through walls and can't be confused with the signal from the remote that goes in the living room.
The Dish Player-DVR 625 is the most advanced standard definition satellite receiver currently provided by Dish Network. It adds the ability to record TV shows and movies onto the features that the Dish322 provides. This model can record two different programs at once and stores them on a built in hard drive. The hard drive can hold up to one hundred hours of programming. This unit can also easily be programmed to record video while you're away from the house making it a great solution for anyone who love TV, but is really busy.
With this selection of features, Dish Network is clearly interested in the satisfaction of its subscribers who have chosen to stick with standard definition for the time being.
