Comments on: DTVPal DVR Coming Soon

By: w e burk

w e burk — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:28:25 +0000

i ordered one 4-13-2009, this was almost impossible to do (14 phone calls all over the country), until i got to rob h in englewood, co. he gave my confirmation number etc said i should have in 7 days. it is impossible to order from the website, and most of the customer svc people i spoke with knew nothing. hopefully it will be here soon and i can finally dump the nazi ways of verizon. there is also a software (firmware) update at their website.

By: ron

ron — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:21:52 +0000

Are people who purchased the DTVPal DVR satisfied with it?

Any warnings to me before i purchase one?

How long will it take to receive the order?

By: JerrisN

JerrisN — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:55:08 +0000

I finally received mine today after ordering in November. This is sweet. The picture shown above sucks. This is a slick and nice unit. Seems very sturdy. Comes in a anti-static bag with dish remote and all cables. Remote is identical to a standard dish and it even controls the TV. The Guide is great. Records 35 hours in HD and 135 in SD. No more pay TV with my 16 free channels. I may order another one because I like this so much.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:47:00 +0000

I tried to order DTVPal DVR on the website, and it wouldn’t let me because I have previously bought a DTVpal converter.

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:08:11 +0000

I am so excited for this. I already preordered my DTVpal DVR at http:\\www.dtvpal.com . Its kinda spendy at $249.00, but I have a rooftop antenna and don’t pay for cable and get great reception…know I can record my favorite shows when I am too busy to watch them. YEAH. Plus, the DTVpal DVR is from DISH and I’ve always been pleased with them!

By: jerrisn

jerrisn — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:10:37 +0000

I have been waiting for this. I have been using a Panasonic EZ-27K DVD Recorder (now for sale) which has worked well, but only allows 4 hours of good recording or 8 hours of not so great using a ReWritable DVD Ram drive. It works great, however I have already ordered the DTVPal DVR, and Yes, I had major problems ordering one and after talking to three reps and tech support, I got one secured. I think they do that to discourage anyone from ordering one, because I know there are others like me who canceled cable and dish over 10 months ago and are very happy with the currently 16 channels in HD I get now and with a $0 monthly charge. After the transition, I look forward to more channels showing up. Why pay for cable/dish and be forced to watch commercials when I can get free dtv and skip the commercials? The day cable and dish give me free tv in exchange for watching commercials, is the day I’ll switch back. Until then, it’s free DTV for me.

By: partsman_ba

partsman_ba — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:55:46 +0000

OK, I promise – last post today
The unit is now available for pre-order at http://dtvpal.com/
Estimated shipping date is December 17.

By: partsman_ba

partsman_ba — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:51:08 +0000

Nathan:

That is correct – NO cable. No QAM tuner. This is from Dish Network, after all!

James:

How about an “instant $50 rebate,” making it $249?