I have a R15-500 dvr which appears to be capable of using the UHF remote, It has a port for the antenna. I asked the "heads" at DirectTV about it and was told only the HD receivers will work with the UHF remote. This seems to be way behind the times technologically speaking. I had Dish 501...

I have just recently switched over to Direct TV and have the Plus receiver. I would like to activate the second LNB input without having to run cabling from the dish. Is there some way I can put a splitter of some sort between the one cable coming from the dish to feed both inputs? One other...

:confused: I had a Dish PVR 501 that roller over and died. I'm looking to get a replacement and am very confused about all the choices. I would like some input about what y'all think would be the best choice. Regular not HD since I don't have a HD TV. Also, I had someone at Dish Network...

I have a 501 PVR that I suspect the HD is going out. I was wondering if I obtain another "exact" HD and change it out ---- will the 501 do the necessary formatting, etc.? Also,, is this 501 a TIVO? Appreciate help. Thanks, Ray

I have a DishDVR 501 problem. Keep getting satellite signal lost error messages. This all started when the hard drive in my original DVR went bad and Dish Network sent me a replacement. When I do a "check switch" I get a different result every time. For instance, today the First time I got...