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Updated 10/8/07

Model6000 811 DVR921 DVR942 411 / ViP211 ViP222 ViP622 / 722
Satellite tuners1122122
8PSK tuning6000u or with
8PSK module		yesyesyesyesyesyes
MPEG-4NONONO (6)NOyesyesyes
OTA tuneropt 8VSB moduleyesyes (1)yes (1, 2)yes (3)yes(3)yes (1, 2, 3)
OTA guide dataMajor 3No chargew/LIL subw/LIL subw/LIL subw/LIL subw/LIL sub
Simultaneous Recording..Any 2 tunersAll 3 tuners. .All 3 tuners
EPG displays...1.5 hours1.5 hours1.5 hours1, 1.5 or 3 hours1, 1.5 or 3 hours1, 1.5 or 3 hours1, 1.5 or 3 hours
HD Channel Mapdown....yesyesyes
RF out..yes, monoyes, MTS
TV2 only (--?)		yes, mono yes
MTS TV2 only		 yes, MTS
TV1 & TV2
Component outyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
15-pin RGByes.... . .
DISHwire..CancelledUSB2-/RJ45RJ45RJ45
Digital Video type.DVI-DDVI-IHDMI (4)HDMIHDMIHDMI
HD output resolution1080i
720p		1080i
720p
480p		1080i
720p
480p		1080i
720p
480p
480i		1080i
720p
480p
480i		1080i
720p
480p
480i		1080i
720p
480p
480i
HD and SD outputs
active simultaneously		.yes.yesyes.yes
All HD outputs
active simultaneously		.yes.yesyesyesyes
Downconvert/Upconvertyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
Native resolution pass-thru option......Coming
Aspect control, partial zoomyes, w/PZyes, w/PZyesyes, w/PZyes, w/PZ (--?)yes, w/PZyes, w/PZ
Anamorphic 480i..yesyes (5). (--?) yes TV1 SD out
HD PiP...yes.yesyes
Closed Caption on HD outs.yesyesyesyesyesyes

Notes:

  1. Can record only from DTV, not analog.
  2. Tuner not available to TV2 for live viewing, however TV2 can view recorded OTA programs.
  3. Digital only, no analog.
  4. HDMI to DVI 8' cable provided, also a DVI to HDMI adapter. An HDMI-HDMI cable is required if audio is needed from the HDMI output.
  5. In Single Mode, 16:9 material on TV2 output appears tall and skinny rather than letterboxed.
  6. It is unclear whether the 921's internal card slots could be utilized, or even would be given Dish's stance against the user opening the receiver case.

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