Learn about DISH Network’s DVR
DVR stands for Digital Video Recorder but it really means control! You control the TV, not the other way around! With DVR, you never miss your favorite shows – watch them at your convenience, replaying or pausing whenever you want.

A DISH Network Digital Video Recorder (DVR) receiver is an enhanced VCR. With one touch of a button you can record, pause or replay live TV. DishDVR also allows you skip commercials during a recorded show. A DishDVR allows you to watch your favorite shows when you want, not when the networks schedule them. The way you watch TV will never be the same after you get a DishDVR.

DISH Network offers a wide variety of DVRs, including high-definition DVRs and standard-definition DVRs, to ensure you get the DVR that meets your exact needs.

DVR Lingo
Standard-Definition DVR – DISH Network’s standard-definition (SD) Digital Video Recording (DVR) devices combine the power of Digital Video Recording technology with feature-rich satellite receivers to allow you to pause and replay live programming or record and watch it at your convenience. Plus, DishDVRs are easy to use!

High-Definition DVR – DISH Network’s award-winning high-definition (HD) Digital Video Recording (DVR) devices are becoming more readily available, and affordable, for consumers. HD DVRs offer all the functionality of a standard-definition DVR but also allow for viewing and recording HDTV broadcasts.

Single-Tuner DVR –A DVR with one satellite tuner that gives you the power to record the show you are watching. Like all DishDVRs, DISH Network’s single-tuner receivers record your programming directly onto your receiver’s hard drive.

Dual-Tuner DVR - A DVR with two satellite tuners that gives you the flexibility to record two live programs at the same time, or record a live program and watch a different live program, or record two live programs and watch a previously recorded program, you can even watch different live programming on two televisions at the same time.