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Updated 9/19/11

Model	6000	811	DVR921	DVR942	411 / ViP211	ViP222	ViP622 / 722	ViP612	ViP222k	ViP722k	ViP922
Satellite tuners	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
8PSK tuning	6000u or with 8PSK module
MPEG-4	NO	NO	NO (6)	NO
OTA tuner	opt 8VSB module		(1)	(1, 2)	(3)	(3)	(1, 2, 3)	(1, 2, 3)	(1, 3, 7)	(1, 3, 7)	(1, 3, 7)
OTA guide data	Major 3	No charge	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub
Simultaneous Recording			Any 2 tuners	All 3 tuners			All 3 tuners	All 3 tuners		All 4 tuners	All 4 tuners
EPG displays...	1.5 hours	1.5 hours	1.5 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	3 hours
HD Channel Mapdown
RF out			, mono	, MTS TV2 only (--?)	, mono	MTS TV2 only	, MTS TV1 & TV2	, MTS	, MTS TV1 & TV2	, MTS TV1 & TV2	, MTS TV1 & TV2
Component out
15-pin RGB
DISHwire			Cancelled	USB2	-/RJ45	RJ45	RJ45	RJ45	RJ45	RJ45
Digital Video type		DVI-D	DVI-I	HDMI (4)	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI
HD output resolution	1080i 720p	1080i 720p 480p	1080i 720p 480p	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i
3D							722
HD and SD outputs active simultaneously
All HD outputs active simultaneously
Downconvert/Upconvert
Native resolution pass-thru option							Coming
Aspect control, partial zoom	, w/PZ	, w/PZ		, w/PZ	, w/PZ (--?)	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ
Anamorphic 480i				(5)		(--?)	TV1 SD out	SD out	TV1 SD out	TV1 SD out	(--?)
HD PiP									??
Closed Caption on HD outs

Notes:

1. Can record only from DTV, not analog.
2. Tuner not available to TV2 for live viewing, however TV2 can view recorded OTA programs.
3. Digital only, no analog.
4. HDMI to DVI 8' cable provided, also a DVI to HDMI adapter. An HDMI-HDMI cable is required if audio is needed from the HDMI output.
5. In Single Mode, 16:9 material on TV2 output appears tall and skinny rather than letterboxed.
6. It is unclear whether the 921's internal card slots could be utilized, or even would be given Dish's stance against the user opening the receiver case.
7. Optional 2-tuner OTA MT2 module accessible from TV2

Full Receiver Comparison Chart

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