[upjeeper]

i've always had cable but have a couple of coworkers with satellite who swear by it. Every week i get mail telling me how great of deals dish has - like a free dvr. Is this really as good of a deal as they say? I think I could save like $20 a month going from cable to satellite but wanted to ask around first

thanks

 

[boba]

What FREE DVR read the advertisement. It says FREE upgrade to DVR, The DVR cost you $5.98 per month per DVR to use it and you DON"T own it DISH owns it.
Now is it worth having YES if cable dosen't offer a DVR it is a great improvement over you cable.

 

[robert koerner]

I've seen an adv where a company offers a free DVR if you sign up for Dish through them. But, it is a DVR, not a PVR.
Bob

 

[boba]

I've seen an adv where a company offers a free DVR if you sign up for Dish through them. But, it is a DVR, not a PVR.
Bob

Check that ad if it says free PVR it is in violation of E* advertising policy both for the FREE and PVR.

 

[upjeeper]

DVR vs PVR? i thought they both used hard drives

 

[TheTony]

DVR, PVR, Tivo. All basically the same thing. I call it tomato, you call it tomatoe.

 

[Da Rafsta]

DVR, PVR, Tivo. All basically the same thing. I call it tomato, you call it tomatoe.

Isn't TiVo a far superior machine though?

 

[boba]

PVR is either patented or copywrighted by someone else DISH had to stop using the phrase about the time of the 508s to stay out of legal troubles that is why they changed to DVRs.

 

[Bill R]

Bob is right. "PVR" is a copyrighted term. I believe that TiVo owns the copyright.