Choosing the Right Direct TV Receiver

A typical new customer to Direct TV will receive a Hughes Direct TV receiver for free, along with an installation and new program agreement. If you prefer to upgrade your Direct TV receiver, you can choose from a variety of receivers, 5 in total. Each has their own unique abilities and specifications, so choose wisely.

The Hughes Director Direct TV receiver is designed to offer you the best in the satellite experience and reception. It is one of the most popular and affordable Direct TV receivers available on the market today, and offers around 225 total channels - more than enough to keep you busy. This is the most common receiver, and is considered the standard receiver that is included in the free installation and free equipment offer from Direct TV.

The Hughes Executive Direct TV receiver gives you all the function of the standard receiver, but with a couple extra features that you will find useful.

Some of the features that come along with this receiver include progressive picture adjustments, a single touch DVR recording capability, digital surround sound with crisp audio, as well as a menu that can be adjusted to fit your own personal needs. Another choice you might be interested in is the DVR receiver from Direct TV, powered by TiVo. This receiver will allow you to replay live television, as well as pause or even watch the program in slow motion. An integrated timer will allow you to record your favorite programs with the need of tapes of any kind - the media is recorded directly onto the receivers hard drive itself.

The Hughes HDTV DVR with Tivo receiver gives existing customers the capability of viewing their programs in high definition satellite TV. The programming is view with up to 1080i lines of resolution, which is the highest standard of today - the quality of the picture is simply superb. There is a HDMI and component video output as well as an optical output which will allow you to take advantage of the amazing surround sound from Dolby Digital 5.1. If you don't want to take advantage of the DVR technology, but you still want to view your programs in high definition TV, then the Hughes HDTV Direct TV receiver is the perfect option for you. The high definition capabilities give you 1080i lines of resolution, along with a 16.9 movie format, or a 4.3 standard format. Whichever format you choose, you are sure to get the best in picture quality when you choose to go with this receiver.