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High Definition Television, also known as HDTV for short, is the next generation of television technology, and has been described as immersive and bringing the viewer into the scene. Whether or not these are exaggerations, High Definition Television is surely the television technology of the future. In order to do the technology justice though, you need to get the right programming. The right programming will have plenty of variety so that you can watch what you want to watch without being forced to fall back on the standard definition channels that will come with the High Definition ones unless you really want to. If you've been thinking along those lines, you've probably already chosen an HDTV entertainment package from Dish Network. After all nobody offers as many High Definition channels as what you can get form Dish Network's entry level package. It's premium package is the largest television package ever assembled.
Dish Network Provides Top of the Line HDTV Receivers

High Definition Television, also known as HDTV for short, is the next generation of television technology, and has been described as immersive and bringing the viewer into the scene. Whether or not these are exaggerations, High Definition Television is surely the television technology of the future. In order to do the technology justice though, you need to get the right programming. The right programming will have plenty of variety so that you can watch what you want to watch without being forced to fall back on the standard definition channels that will come with the High Definition ones unless you really want to. If you've been thinking along those lines, you've probably already chosen an HDTV entertainment package from Dish Network. After all nobody offers as many High Definition channels as what you can get form Dish Network's entry level package. It's premium package is the largest television package ever assembled.

If you've decided to go with Dish Network for a High Definition Television entertainment package, that means you're also set to receive an HDTV receiver form Dish Network. In all likelihood, you're less familiar with receivers than you are with entertainment packages, so you may need some help in figuring out which receiver is right for you.

A good High Definition satellite receiver is able to handle any kind of programming you throw at it. This means programming of a variety of resolutions. For example Standard Definition Television, or SDTV is the format we all grew up with. It has a four to three aspect ration and a resolution of 480i, which means the picture is made up of 480 horizontal lines that are scanned onto the screen in what we call an interlacing pattern (thus the "i" after the number). Interlacing means that the lines are scanned onto the screen in two phases. First the odd numbered lines are scanned on from top to bottom. Next the even number lines are filled in from top to bottom. This happens so fast that it looks like the picture appears all at once. Enhanced Definition Television, or EDTV, has the same screen shape and a resolution of 480p. "p" stands for progressive scanning. In other words all of the lines are scanned on in one fell swoop from top to bottom. Progressive scanning is generally regarded as providing a superior picture. While EDTV is sometimes mistaken for HDTV, true HDTV programming has a sixteen to nine aspect ratio and resolutions of 720p or 1080i.

Both of Dish Network's High Definition Television receivers can handle all of these resolutions. They also come with the ability to decode programming compressed using MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 compression protocols. Both come with Dish Network's Electronic Program Guide which tells you what programming is available on every channel up to days in advance. It also takes advantage of HDTV's wide screen format to display data about three hours of programming at once.

The ViP211 is designed to deliver High Definition programming to a single television. It has a USB 2.0 port and an Ethernet port for future expandability, and is equipped with Dish Comm technology which allows audio and telephone data to be sent over the existing electrical wiring of a house.

The ViP622 DVR can send separate television signals to two TV's located in different rooms of the house. It also has a built in Digital Video Recorder which can record up to two programs at the same time and pause and replay live television.

Depending on your individual needs, either of these units could be the right HDTV receiver choice for you.