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Dish Network DVR-921 HD DVR Reviewed

Posted by timothy on from the more-dots-to-stare-at dept.

cblount writes "The Dish Network DVR-921 is the first home satellite receiver capable of recording and time shifting HDTV signals both from satellite and local Over-The-Air broadcasts. The first comprehensive review has been posted at DBSTalk.Com."

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  1. Tivo by drivelikejehu · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There was an article in the local paper this morning about the troubles tivo has been having, what with all the cable & dish companies offering PVR's... I wonder how long it'll be til my lifetime tivo service is worthless :(

    1. Re:Tivo by jeffkjo1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      But TiVO has teamed up with DirecTV, so I don't know how true that really is.

  2. What about the flag? by jdreed1024 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Well, the article is dead with only 8 comments, so I can't RTFA (not that anyone does), but what I want to know is what about the broadcast flag? Will this still timeshift programs that have the "this is not the program you want to record" flag set?

    IIRC, the flag also tells you how long recorded copies can exist for - will this pay attention to that field? Will I be able to time-shift a show, but only by 60 or 90 minutes?

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  3. Re:Fair use and right to copy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    They can't take away what you dont have! Read the law! The law states that you can copy for personal use... blah blah blah... it doesn't say that you have to be able to! If they make it so that you can't copy the signal... thats NOT Ilegall. Vote with your paycheck... don't buy stuff with retarted copy protection.