EchoStar 4700

Pros: Digital Picture, CD Quality Sound
Cons: Poor Customer Support, Reception Unreliable

The Echostar Satellite TV and Dish Network certainly sounded like the way to go almost two years ago. We were Warner Cable subscribers and had heard about the many features and benefits of Direct TV and Satellite. Warner was charging us approximately...

Pros: clear picture, great sound, installation was easy
Cons: pay for local channels, too many crappy channels

Well after living on a boat for over two years with only about 4 t.v. stations, with poor reception, I opted for satellite t.v. Cable is not available at my marina.

If you live in an apartment or condominium etc. You are still allowed...

Pros: Great audio/video, excellent service, good choices for programming
Cons: Can be tough to get a signal if you don't have a clear line of sight, program packages can be difficult to mix and match to get all the channels you want

I've been using a 4922 receiver with DISH Network for about 5 months now and am very happy to have left cable. For the same price as my local, non fiber, cable company, I get about 80 more channels with great quality and service.

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Pros: Better all round than DSS
Cons: Cant be hacked like DSS

I have been an owner of a DISH network system since day one {maybe 3 or 4 years ago, I think}. Many of my friends had the DSS systems but at the time, to get the channels that I wanted my DSS package would have cost about $40.00 per month. DISH network...

Pros: Lotsa channels, great audio/video quality
Cons: Awkward program guide, slow customer service

I've been a Dish Network customer for almost a year, and I keep wondering: how did I survive without this thing before?! There is no question in my mind that satellite has cable beat hands down - and that includes digital cable, which I had before I...

Pros: Great value. Quality picture and sound.
Cons: No pro-sport packages. Expensive remotes.

I bought my DISH system soon after DISH Network first came out. At the time, America's Top-40 was their only package. My younger brother got his DSS dish earlier, back when you had to fork out ~$700 for the system. His service is more expensive, as...

Pros: Many channels at reasonable cost, online guide operates VCR. Picture sharpness has improved greatly.
Cons: AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE. BOXES BLANK OUT. SEE BELOW.

I wrote this a while ago, but since then I have had problems which make me HATE Dish Network.

My 3 4700 boxes (but not my model 2700 box) blank out every 10 days or so, and won't show a picture again unless the smart card is removed and...

Pros: Awesome reception
Cons: You may have problems if there are large trees or obstacles in the direction your dish needs to point to.

I was dissatisfied with cable rates continually rising,the channels constantly changing, and having a shadow on the TV screen. The cable company said it was because my TV is 18 years old. I purchased a Dish Network System 3 years ago and never had such...

Pros: good picture, reasonable price, CD quality sound
Cons: no DD on HBO

I have been a Dish Network customer since 1996. I was sick of my sparkly, no stereo, over priced, just plain sad, cable service. So I went shopping. I like many others chose this service because it had less expensive packages. Now I have upgraded to...

Pros: better features than cable
Cons: auto recording does not function correctly

I bought and activated Dish Network services early 1999. I have a dual receiver system one of which is the Echostar 4700. I bought the 4700 so that I could get the infrared remote and the capability to program the satellite receiver to record programs...

Pros: Ease of use
Cons: none

I spent many months researching an alternate to cable TV. After a great deal of research I decided to purchase a Dish Network System. Having viewed both DSS systems I felt Dish network was the best choice. My dealer recommended the 4700 system. The main...

Pros: Easy to us and has tons of features
Cons: no dolby or dts out for a cable.

Looking for a receiver with the latest technology and reliable. The dish network receiver model 4700 has of all the latest technology This model comes packed with S-Video output jack 2 sets RCA-type audio/video outputs Off-air antenna input...

Pros: tremendous channel selection, better quality picture
Cons: perhaps expense

I have been through all aspects of TV since its infancy. "8 screens with "rabbit ears"; 19" screens running on outside roof antennas 24" screens" running on cable. And now I have a dish (echostar)with an eighteen inch dish...

Pros: You get channels, SOME OF THE TIME
Cons: Terribly installment, not very good service when the thing doesn't work.

Since my sister got Dish Network installed at our house, it has drove me nothing but nuts. I have been up on the room four times since she got it installed two years ago. Three of these time in the last month. I always have to adjust the angles and...

Pros: Remote works thru the walls
Cons: Remote uses a lots of batteries

I bought, DSS 500 system in Dec. 99 and since then it is been great, I have better sound and picture then the cable system I had from AT&T.
They (DISH NETWORKS) had to give me an extra Dish because all the channels were not coming on one Dish....

Pros: small low up keep cost
Cons: over priced programming

I have had this little wimpy dish for going on 2 years running side by side with my 10 foot analog dish.Well they gave me the thing so i took it and went for the 150 package.39.99+4.99 for the local channels.The only reason i put up with it is for the...