DTVPal
Appearance
TheDTVPalwas a line ofdigital-to-analog converterboxesdesigned byEchoStar Communications,under the Dish Network name. The boxes were marketed starting in 2008.[1]
The units debuted to both love and criticism from purchasers, primarily related to reliability, warranty, and service issues.[2]All models in the line were discontinued. One model, theDTVPal DVR,had unique features in this class of product: the ability to pause live TV and time-shift broadcast TV digitally. This model returned to production in 2010 as theChannel MastermodelCM 7000PAL.
References
[edit]- ^Willcox, James K."$40 DTV converter box from Dish is finally available"Archived2008-12-01 at theWayback Machine.‘’ConsumerReports.org’’. Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. August 21, 2008.
- ^The Editors"Issues with Dish's DTVPal DTV converters?"Archived2010-08-15 at theWayback Machine.‘’ConsumerReports.org’’. Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. August 29, 2008.