does dish network have a sat reciever that you can WATCH 2 different channels using different outputs? my partner heard the dish network guy telling the client this yesterday. it was too late for me to ask the dish guy about this.

Yes.
622-1 hd output, 1 sd output, both with dvr
625-2 sd outputs, both with dvr
322-2 sd outputs, no dvr

Those are the ones that are selling now. There are older versions that have two outputs but are not inproduction anymore.

but are they able to WATCH 2 DIFFERENT channels using different outputs on the same reciever. sorry if i didn't explain myself well enough

Yes, there are 2 tuners built into the unit. They are independent. Tuner 1 could be watching ESPN, while tuner 2 is on CNN.

thank you

ive never used dish net, always direct so.... let me get this staight?
tuner 1 and 2, have discrete code set for each? this is great for distro video. does dishnet charge 5$ per box like direct?

One tuner uses IR remote, the second RF.

They do not charge the $5 for the 2nd tuner, as long as you have a phone line connected.

You can also use the 2nd tuner for PIP when in "single" mode. The 2nd TV will still be able to view video, but it will be the same as the PIP source in the main room. I personallty think the PIP feature is a nice feature (even though its rarely used) as this was not possible before unless you had 2 boxes. Even then, you had to juggle 2 remotes, and it wasnt worth it. I actually have custonmers wanting Pip, and this was a nice way to do it.

Be cautious when using TV2 for video distribution. Its good for some situations, but there is no way to control it via I/R. (No integration w system controls)

On this same topic, but not quite in the center, the Dish 921, a hidef receiver unit with two tuners now out of production, had TOADs. Does anyone know if this flaw has been cured in the new receivers?

What codes were you using on the dish receiver that required TOADs to access?

Thanks
Robbie

Well, the classic one is power. With the supplied remote, one press on the power button turns the power on, and the next press turns it off. This is tough when you're programming a macro to turn the power on for all the units in the system, since if the power is already on, you turn it off. That's kinda the definition of a toggle. So, the typical way round this, when you have to, is to find some other command that turns on a unit that is off, like (in a DVD player) "Play" but is also recognized when the unit is off (because so many of our electronic units are vampires -- on standby even when off). So, a macro that turns a 921 on, for example, should be , leaving the unit on.

Hmm. I wrote an inline line of what I thought was pure code, and the editor treated it like html. The last sentence should read:

So a macro that turns a 921 on, for example, should read:
Execute some bogus command that works when the unit is either on or off but leaves the unit in an "On" state
Undo the side effect of the bogus command, leaving the unit in an "On" state
Go about your business