My satellite receiver died, need opinions on new receiver (1 Viewer)

[Arron H]

My satellite receiver died and I'm not sure where to go from here. I have Dish Network. I also have an HDTV. I'm not sure that I am ready to make the jump to something like the 921 model that is coming out soon. I'm wondering if there are any decent satellite receivers under $150 that could get me by for a little longer until the HDTV receivers drop in price somewhat. Is there really much difference in quality in the receivers around $150 or less? Recommendations welcome!

 

[Arron H]

I just want to add that I do not have a clear line of sight for Direct and so, I am looking for Dish only receivers.

 

[Grant B]

Arron
I just installed a Dish PVR 508; it has an optical output and a s video out. The PVR is intergrated into the reciever.
The lady paid aabout $250 but that was with another xcver and dish
Call them up and see what you can get it for
Not sure about the HD on that one
Grant

 

[Arron H]

Grant,

Funny that you should mention the 508. I have one on order from Sears. The 508 seems like a preety decent middle of the road option and that is kind of what I ended up deciding would work best for me at this point.

 

[Grant B]

it seems pretty decent...RF remote too.
let me know how you like it
grant

 

[Dave Ma]

Well, I love my Mitsubishi SR-SD100. They also have the SR-SD50.

 

[Richard Q]

I've had the 508 since November and love it. The only problem (and it's minor) is that the remote isn't quite as powerful as my previous one (the original 4000 receiver).