Product Description

ViP622 DVR is the first MPEG-4/MPEG-2 dual satellite-tuner, single off-air digital tuner, multi-TV high definition DVR receiver, and includes multi-media features using USB 2.0 such as: transfer of DVR events to the PocketDISH portable media player, load photos to view as a slideshow on a high definition television, encrypt and store or archive recorded programming onto any external hard drive.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25695 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Dish Network
• Model: ViP622 DVR

Customer Reviews

Some issues, high technology
It's high-tech with easy to use commands, good remote control/recording features, excellent HD picture quality and reasonable amount of HD recordable space.

Technical problems I've had:
* Once a month the sound stops working and I have to reboot, it happens while watching a program.
* Sometimes while watching a recorded show the receiver freezes and reboots itself. If I watch the same program again it reboots at the exact same position. If I fastforward ahead of the "crashing" position I can continue to watch the program.
* It runs hot, so make sure that it is not located in an enclosed space, or you may have more problems.
* Audio thru HDMI is only stereo and not 5.1. This is supposed to be fixed in the future with a software update.

I owned Dish PVR in the past, I would not buy the ViP622, rather lease it, it may be a little flakey.

This Thing is Garbage!!!
I am always cynical when I see someone brutally slam an item, but the ViP622 is absolute garbage. It is a shame that Amazon won't allow you rate items with negative numbers because this product doesn't even rate one star. The box is very buggy and subject to crashing. The HDMI went out 2 weeks after hooking it up. Dish said that it was a known software problem and that they were developing a fix that would be out in a couple of weeks. That was 5 months ago and still counting. Even worse is the fact that they won't replace it because they claim that it is a software problem that affects all 622's. They couldn't explain why it worked fine and then all of the sudden stopped. They will also try and tell you that you have a bad cable or that the problem is with your TV. If you Google "ViP622 HDMI Problems" You will get 100's of pages of references to the problems that people are having with this box. Stay away!!!

I'v had it for over a year ..It Rocks!
OK as with all reviews , you have to look at the tail end to see if the company has addressed its flaws. Dish has sent software updates that seem to have fixed the majority of issues in previous reviews. I've had mine for a year and its only rebooted twice, I lost one show that glitched on the download, and since the last automatic update, its not had any audio or lockup issues. NOTE: Folks these things have high speed drives in them. You cant buy one that doesnt make heat. This thing needs to be in a space that allows air to move in from both sides for proper cooling. If you put this in any form of cabinet, it will never run right. All DVR's are prone to this issue. Dish actually does improve thiers with updates and fixes.

It works Very well on two TV's, we 've recorded countless items and do so from both TV's and remotes with little issue. Remember with two tuners it can record two shows at the same time. The HD image is great, just as good as over the air HD, and the sound is good. ( I dont have the HDMI 5.1 system to test that portion) It ssimple enough my two elementary age kids run it. I have friends with DirecTV and Tivo, they dont have many of the features I have, and not one of them has gone more than a few months without a product warranty exchange. Mine is doing fine.

The biggest Cons: The power save mode is a joke. It makes no difference, the thing never sleeps. The fan does come on if the room is over 73 degrees or so. This might be heard by some people. And the need to have the phone plugged in all the time (or pay $6 /mo) is really getting old. Hey Dish...put some Wifi or enable that ethernet port so you can update my useage via my broadband.

Go ahead and get one...you'll enjoy the fact that DISH actually will answer the tech lines and talk to you. DISH has been a much bettter experience than DirecTV that I had for years before switching.