DVR or Digital Video Recorder is a device that allows you to record your favorite television programs on it. The device got a built in hard drive on which all the video files are stored in a specific video format. Dish Network has unveiled various DVR models that are even capable of performing the task of a satellite receiver. For this reason the devices are sometimes referred as DVR Receiver.

Satellite TV receivers act as a link between the communication satellites that are hovering in space and your TV sets. The signals that are transmitted from the satellites are collected by a circular shaped dish antenna and are transmitted to the receiver. In the receiver the high quality digital signals are converted into analog signals and then it gets transferred to the television sets. Since the programs are broadcasted straight away from the satellites therefore satellite TVs are sometimes referred as ‘Direct to Home’ service.

This is how satellite TV works. Let’s talk about the various models of DVR receivers that are currently available for you from the service providers.

Dish Player-DVR 510

The first model is Dish Player-DVR 510. This device is capable of offering standard video on demand services and is packed with loads of features such as Pause live TV, instant replay creations, skipping of recorded commercials and many more. There is a unique feature in this device which is called one-touch record management that allows the user to manage all its recordings. Apart from this you’d also get manual or automatic record timers. This model has a 120 GB hard drive that is capable of doing 100 hrs of recording. You can even access the Extended Electronic Program Guide by using this device.

Dish Player – DVR 522

The next model is Dish Player – DVR 522 that is packed with even more feature then DVR 510. This model has two satellite tuners whereas the previous model (DVR – 510) has only one tuner. The dual satellite tuner will allow you to simultaneously record two programs. You can record another program while watching a live television program or you can record two live broadcasts while watching a recorded one. There are several custom program controls such as lists of favorites, whether on demand, information on program and many more. You’ll be getting two platinum plus remote controls along with this DVR model.

HDTV DVR 921

The DVR model of digital video recorder is HDTV DVR 921 that has dual satellite tuner like DVR 522. This model can support HD or high definition technology. If you got an HDTV then this DVR model is ideal for you. HD is referred to the high resolution video system by which you can see true to life crystal clear images on your HDTV screen. This one has a 250 GB hard drive that allows you to do 180 hrs of SD (Standard Definition) recording and 25 hrs of HD recording.

These are some of the DVR Receiver models that you can get from your service providers. The receivers are called the Nerve Centers of satellite television entertainment and now they have become extremely powerful. So it is time for you to choose the right one.