![]() Dish Network Dish Pro VideoPath MULTI-DISH SWITCH DP34 $99.00 Why buy a DP34 switch instead of the DPP44? One great advantage is that it requires no external power. The device uses the power from the receiver to make the switches. The DP-44 requires an external power source. However there are two limitations whch prevents me from giving it five stars. First, you can only have three dish signals (no problem for me since I only have three dish signals). Second, and most importantly, you cannot use this with a dual receiver through one cable line with a splitter. It will not work that way. If you have a dual receiver, you need two lines coming from this switch, which is not possible the way I wired the house. With a DP-44, you can use one line and then split the signal at the receiver with a dish signal splitter. But I do love the simplicity of this device and it works very well with the dish receivers. ![]() Dish Network 1000.2 Dish 110, 119, 129 Satellites High Definition Dish $53.99 Shipping was fast and the box was packaged very well. I could not have asked for anything better. Works greats. ![]() Dish Network 311 Satellite Standard Receiver Only ! No Antenna Included (For 1 TV) $179.99 I have two same receiver in my bedroom and living room for three years already. Nice receiver, no problem at all!!!!!! ![]() Dual Tuner Satellite Receiver $199.99 We've been using the 322 for about 3 years and generally speaking it has served well. It's located downstairs and controls TVs in the livingroom and in our upstairs bedroom. The signal between the receiver and the upstairs radio remote is good. Dish replaced the radio remote when it failed after about 1.5 years for free. The remotes are nicely laid out. The receiver hiccups from time to time, and that's about as specific as I can be. This is fairly high tech stuff and sometimes it seems to get a little confused. Unplugging for a few minutes usually cures this. When electrical power returns after an outage, or if the unit has been unplugged (see above), the receiver needs to reacquire satellite signals. It can take up to 10 minutes. This receiver is definitely not "green." It draws about 30 watts even when it's "off." Unplugging it when not in use invokes the reacquisition process when plugged in again. I don't like to leave everything plugged in all the time, especially since electrical storms can cause problems where I live. We switched to Dish in the first place because a storm knocked out our DirecTv dish---and they wanted hundreds just to come out and look at it. I tend to unplug things a lot now, so watching the Dish 322 reacquire the sat signals is one of life's little annoyances. If someone can offer me an Energy Star receiver I'll likely take them up on it. |
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