If you really want to watch quality entertainment shows, the various DISH Network channels are your one stop destination. Innumerable good quality show content is broadcasted on these channels and the viewers have an exciting time watching their choicest shows. Keeping in mind the individual tastes and preferences of the viewers, each of these show content is designed.

Cable TV on the other hand has limited channels and limited number of shows are aired some of which are repetitive. Obviously the viewers will lose all interest while watching television. But that is not the case with America’s leading pay TV provider. If the channels and shows are taken into consideration, you are left with almost countless options. It will actually be very difficult for you to choose the best among the best since Satellite TV channels give you so many options. Apart from varieties of shows and programs you can also enjoy different types of user-friendly features making things quite easy while watching your favorite shows. Two of the exciting features are Electronic Programming Guide or EPG and Digital Video Recorder or DVR.

Let us explore the basic functions of the Electronic Programming Guide and the Digital Video Recorder.

Electronic Programming Guide (EPG):

Since there are a diverse range of shows and programs are being aired on all the channels, it becomes very difficult to remember the individual timings of those shows. The existing shows are so many in numbers that it is equally difficult to remember the timings of upcoming pilot shows. It becomes really confusing and in majority of the cases the viewers end up missing their favorite shows or the particular episodes of those shows which they have long been waiting for. The Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) of DISH HD TV can solve your problem to a considerable extent. The EPG is a database that consists of a list of all the channels and the shows being featured on those channels. The list comprises of the name of the channel, the names of all the shows and their respective timings.

The powerful DISH Receiver transmits crystal clear picture and superior sound to all the viewers residing even in the remotest regions of the world. So naturally they will not afford to miss any of their favorite shows. All the channels and their respective programs are listed in specific orders for the convenient of the subscribers. The viewers can easily browse through the EPG and select the program the programs that they would like to watch. The details of the pilot shows are listed separately in the EPG.

You can search the program of your choice either by the name of the channel, the tile of the show or the name of the protagonist in the show.

Digital Video Recorder (DVR):

There are may be situations that you are not being able to make it up for the program that is about to get aired on your DISH Network Satellite TV. There is no need to panic. If you think that you will be missing the show, to be on the safer side, you can set the timer on your DVR and it will start recording the show which you can watch at your preferred time.

The DVR can pause and record live TV and can do long hours of recording. During weekends you can watch the recorded movie or the game with your family. So you see, you are not only getting the chance to watch your favorite program but you are also getting the chance to spend time with your loved ones.