Tom,

I do not know much about the Dish DVR, but I can tell you a little bit about my feeling with the DirecTV DVR.

I have been a TiVo user now for almost 4 years, DirecTiVo for almost 2 of those 4.. I hardly watch any live TV anymore, and because if that fact, I watch less TV.

The two tuners in the DirecTiVo unit is a great feature, on the rare occasion that two shows that I want to see are on at the same time....I don't miss it....or for that matter, when a show that I want to watch is on when a show the kids want to watch.

I can not imagine having TV without it now. When I go to hi-def...the HDDirecTiVo will be a must.