Your New Dish Network Satellite Receiver - What Is It?


By Mitchell Medford


Your new Dish Network digital high definition satellite receiver is the single most important piece of equipment in your home entertainment system. This is the 'enabler' for signals to be received from Dish Network's fleet of nine satellites in orbit around the Earth and transmitted into your home. Dish Network offers more in the way of home entertainment than any other satellite provider, and their ever-growing subscriber base of 12 million attests to this fact.

Satellite television receivers are manufactured by several companies and are easily connected to televisions. The rear panel of the receiver contains all the important features and operations of the receiver: card access, receiver identification number, AC power input, Dolby digital output, phone jack and antenna inputs, Component Video output (DVR), TV/VCR output, S-video output, and Sat In. The Sat In connects the cable from the satellite dish to the receiver. All this information is contained in the instruction manual should you ever need to install or re-install it on the occasion of moving place of residence. All the required component parts and connectors are included with your Dish Network digital high definition satellite dish.

The receiver may become overheated from time to time, losing the decoder message and on occasion it may completely expire. Overheating is caused by a surge in the receiver and can be avoided by putting two capacitors on the power supply board. This should be done rather quickly before the receiver completely stops functioning.

The main function of the Dish Network satellite television receiver is to maximize incoming digital high definition signaling from satellites. The receiver comes with many features, including an Advanced Program Guide, a Parental control, universal remote, digital audio and video output for recording, and DVR features. Whether digital or standard signaling, the receiver allows for the best transmission of signals from the satellite to your television screen.

Crystal-clear imaging and CD quality sound are produced every time you turn your television on to enjoy one of the over 256 channels of diverse programming offered by Dish Network. Dish Network features 500 commercial-free premium movies each month and 50 channels of digital Sirius music. Their programming lineup includes an offer of five different packages with something to please everyone. From sports to educational, interactive gaming with national and local weather and traffic updates, children's and adult programming, multi-cultural international channels in different languages, life-style channels, pay-per-view availability, and soon to be karaoke channeling - all for your viewing selection and enjoyment. Their free gift of a Dish Network Digital Video Recorder only enhances your viewing pleasure. It allows you to seamlessly record up to 100 hours of choice programs creating your own library of favorites - be it movies, sports events, or music. All digitally reco rded and stored on the DVR hard drive. You can record, fast-forward, rewind, and pause - even pausing live shows for interruptions. Click on Dish Network now to get more information and details of Current offers, pricing information, and instructions ordering installation.

The Dish Network digital high definition satellite receiver is the most important component followed by your choice in programming. Relax and enjoy the best advanced technology has to offer: Dish Network Satellite television services.

About The Author

Mitchell Medford is a popular reviewer of consumer electronics and has served as a product development consultant for several consumer electronics.


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