I'm not sure what you can believe about D* since there may be another hold to release OTA on their new DVR. Having both D* & E* HD I am sure glad I added DISH HD and the VIP 622 to my setup. Yes I need and want the expanded hard drive too from both services or could just add another DVR. But at present (till Summer of next year?) we have the best with DISH. Who knows for sure what and when D* will get their act together (as their customer too I hope they do) but it looks to be a long Winter for Directv customers looking for Summer of 2007 for more HD and a DVR as good as the 622.