Binding: Electronics
Brand: EchoStar
EAN: 0753960006291
Hard Disk Size: 120 unknown-units
Label: EchoStar Communications
Manufacturer: EchoStar Communications
Model: 510
Publisher: EchoStar Communications
Studio: EchoStar Communications
Features:- Includes DISH Video-On-Demand Service that allows you to pause live TV, play, stop, fast forward, fast reverse, skip forward..
- 120 gigabyte hard drive
- Up to 100 hours* of 100% digital personal video recording
- Up to 9-day extended Electronic Programming Guide
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Product Description:
The DISH Player-DVR 510 is a DISH Network satellite receiver that is capable of recording up to 100 hours* of programming on a 120 GB hard-drive. DISH Player-DVR 510 also includes DISH Video-On-Demand Service that provides the ability to pause live TV, record standard definition DISH Network programming, skip recorded commercials and create instant replays.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Built In Obsolescence? Or just poorly made?
We've gone through at least five of these DVRs - every time it's the same thing: suddenly we lose programs we had recorded - even the night before, and/or the timers we had programmed all suddenly disappear and have to be reprogrammed - only to vanish again. These problems start between 6 months to a year of use. Each time we have called Dish Network and they have exchanged it, then it takes some time to set up the new DVR and get it synced with your satellite feed etc. Then months later - same thing. I should mention that there was one exception: one DVR that was sent to us for exchange was faulty right out of the box. The rest took at least 6 months to go on the fritz.
This seems to be either "built in obsolescence" or just horribly shoddy quality.
Rating:  - Dvr 510
The DVR works fine but there was no instruction manual. Also when I registered the Receiver I had to pay $33.00 to Dishnetwork because that amount was still owed to them by the previous owner
GJ Hedenkamp
Rating:  - Dish dvr 510
I've just upgraded one of my 301 receivers for this 510 so I can get dvr.This dvr has a feature called live record which is similar to what the Xm skyfi 2 has.It automatically records the minute you cut the receiver on.You can pause and pick up where you left off or rewind to the beginning.It will record for over an hour and then start writing over.Also this dvr has a harddrive which will let you record over 100 hours of shows,movies etc.You can record several ways.My favorite is to go to the guide and just click on a future show and you're all set.Incidently this guide goes a week out about 9 days.The 301's guide goes 2 or 3 days a big difference.There is also a menu to let you edit your recordings,name them and even erase them.It also lets you know how many hours you have left on the harddrive.I checked the recording and you can't even tell a difference in the live picture and the recorded one.The recorded one looks the same as the live one and the sound is the same too.It isn't dimminished thru recording.Previously I use a dvd recorder to record from dish.The picture quality on the dvd recorder was diminished slightly and I had to cut the sound up a lot.Not so with this dvr.The only thing I don't like about the 510 is it gets hot even when it's off for a lot of hours.My 301 is cool to the touch when it is off for a few hours.
Good points
Dvr feature lets you just set it up to record on the guide days in advance which means no programming vcrs or dvdrecorders.The clock is already ... Read More
Rating: - much better than tivo
i had dish dvr for two years, and it was awesome. it was so easy, fast, and you always got what you wanted to tape. when i got tivo, i was frustrated as i could be. they tape things that you don't want them to tape, and it takes minutes just to rewind an thirty second show, whereas dish literally takes 4-5 seconds. also, in dish it takes you 10 seconds to tape a show from a week from now, whereas tivo takes several minutes to tape a show from just two days from now. buy dish over tivo... best decision of your life
Rating: - Great picture and easy to use - but bad sound
I used to consider DirecTV to be the preferred choice of satellite television providers. With the introduction of new personal video recorder models, also referred to as PVR's or DVR's, Dish Network has established themselves as a formidable competitor in the areas of price, selection, picture quality, and customer service. My gripe is with their lack of Dolby Digital and 5.1 surround sound channels. It's enough to be a dealbreaker for audiophiles.
This model was a free replacement for an older model satellite receiver being phased out in 2005. A phone call set up the shipment and the process was painless. The receiver contains standard cable jacks for input and output as well as two RCA audio and video outputs, an S video output, and a Dolby Digital connector. With the number of audio/visual devices out there (TV, VCR, DVD, Satellite as well as stereo components), I would have liked to have seen an RCA audio and video input.
Included with the DVR is a built-in infrared "blaster" that works like a remote to control VCR's supported by the device (all major brands.) With this function you can use the satellite receiver to record programs to your VCR instead of the DVR. That said, it can be a daunting task to ensure both the VCR and DVR are set to the correct channels and appropriate TV/video settings or you'll end up recording the wrong program. This is why A/V inputs would be helpful and you'll likely be better off recording the program to the DVR first to transfer to ... Read More
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