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Which Dish Network receivers can get HDTV?

ViP622

• Dual tuner DVR satellite receiver and OTA tuner
• TV1 output is upconverted to HDTV, TV2 output is downconverted to SD
• Lease upgrade includes dish and installation. $100 ($10x10) rebate for new subscribers.  Check forums for details.
• No-cost upgrade for new customers starting Feb 1, 2007 (status of existing customer upgrade is unknown)
• Ethernet port "for future use" to be enabled in 2007 for DishONLINE
• MPEG-4
• Available February 11, 2006
• Component and HDMI cables are NOT provided
• 622-1 introduced at CES 2007 has larger 500GB hard drive (vs 320GB) and VC-1 decoding
• Dish Network ViP622 web page

ViP622HZ

• Dual tuner satellite receiver and OTA tuner
• MPEG-4
• Ethernet port
• Homezone service
• Available June 2007 in AT&T service areas

ViP222

• Dual tuner satellite receiver and OTA tuner
• TV1 output is upconverted to HDTV, TV2 output is downconverted to SD
• Ethernet port "for future use"
• MPEG-4
• Available June 1, 2007
• Dish Network ViP222 web page

ViP211

• Single tuner satellite receiver and OTA tuner
• Lease upgrade for $49 for new and existing customers + $49 for dish and installation.
• Ethernet port "for future use"
• MPEG-4
• Available December 2005
• Model 411 is the same but lacks the ethernet port
• Dish Network Model 211/411 web page

DVR942

• Dual tuner DVR
• Records standard and HD channels from Dish and OTA DTV
• Name-based Recording
• Down-converted independent viewing to a second room
• Dish Network Model 942 web page

DVR921

• Dual tuner DVR
• Records standard and HD channels from Dish and OTA DTV
• Dish Network Model 921 web page

Model 811

• Includes 8PSK and 8VSB modules
• QAM compatible for Dish MDU installation
• Dish Network Model 811 web page

Model 6000

• Optional 8VSB module for OTA reception of HDTV and NTSC channels available for $149.
• Optional Enhanced HD (8PSK) module required for all DISH HD channels. Model 6000U has the module or equivalent electronics included.
• Introductory Press Release
• Dish Network Model 6000 web page

Will my existing receiver be upgraded for HDTV?

No. The above models are the only HDTV-capable receivers.

Future models previously announced include the 211 (for early Mitsubishi sets, not the current ViP211) and JVC TU-PVR9000 recorder though these have gone unmentioned for many months. Also still missing is the HD version of the AT&T Homezone receiver.

The Model 5000 is incompatible with DISH HD channels as of 4/14/04 when the last of the QPSK channels were switched over to 8PSK. It used an optional HDTV modulator that sent an 8VSB signal to an external HDTV tuner.

Will my existing receiver be upgraded for MPEG-4?

NO! Only the 211/411, 222 622 and 622HZ have MPEG-4. No other receiver is upgradeable. Dish did state on the November Tech Forum that current MPEG-4 encoders weren't achieving the level of efficiency they had hoped for so they would instead use 8PSK Turbo. Without MPEG-4 channels there is no need to worry about MPEG-4 receivers. How long that remains the case is the $699 question.

Edited by BobaBird. Submissions & corrections welcome!