Philips DSX 5500C Satellite TV receiver

Pros: only sucks as badly as DoucheNetwork and Cheater Cable
Cons: the entire state of the art is governmentally incompetent

Some years back I bought a copy of the _Necronomicon_. It purported to be this Cthulhuesque Babylonian magical treatises full of glyphs and symbols and dire warnings about monsters and demons. It did a good job of scare tactics. "There are no ...

Pros: Very, very inexpensive - $30
Cons: You get what you pay for and less. Minimum, unenhanced features.

I bought this receiver as a replacement from Directv when I thought my nine year old Sony was about to fail. The price was right -- $30 -- and I was told by the customer service rep. that I would "love" the features. In a nutshell, there are no features ...

Pros: Enhanced viewing options, you almost have too many channels to choose from!
Cons: None

Well, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and write another electronics review, this time about the receiver and DirecTV Satellite system we’ve recently installed to give us more options in our daily television viewing. Actually we had this system ...

Pros: Easy to use, slim design
Cons: None

After looking over the cable options where we live (they offered a whole 30 some channels) my husband and I decided to get satellite TV. DirectTV was one of the providers offered in our area and they seemed to have the best options. We signed up and scheduled our installation online, both of which were very easy to do. Our deal included two receivers (we could have gotten up to three) and the ones we got were the Philips DSX 5500C. (In otherwords, the receivers and installation of the dish were free with a one year contract with DirectTV). The receiver and the remote are very easy to use. The remote can be used universally and is easily programmed by following the instructions booklet. The receiver is slim and fits nicely into our already full entertainment center.