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Updated 11/12/08

Model	6000	811	DVR921	DVR942	411 / ViP211	ViP222	ViP622 / 722	ViP612	ViP222k	ViP722k
Satellite tuners	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
8PSK tuning	6000u or with 8PSK module
MPEG-4	NO	NO	NO (6)	NO
OTA tuner	opt 8VSB module		(1)	(1, 2)	(3)	(3)	(1, 2, 3)	(1, 2, 3)	(1, 3, 7)	(1, 3, 7)
OTA guide data	Major 3	No charge	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub	w/LIL sub
Simultaneous Recording	.	.	Any 2 tuners	All 3 tuners	.	.	All 3 tuners	All 3 tuners	.	All 4?? tuners
EPG displays...	1.5 hours	1.5 hours	1.5 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours	1, 1.5 or 3 hours
HD Channel Mapdown	.	.	.	.
RF out	.	.	, mono	, MTS TV2 only (--?)	, mono	MTS TV2 only	, MTS TV1 & TV2	, MTS	, MTS TV1 & TV2	, MTS TV1 & TV2
Component out
15-pin RGB		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
DISHwire	.	.	Cancelled	USB2	-/RJ45	RJ45	RJ45	RJ45	RJ45	RJ45
Digital Video type	.	DVI-D	DVI-I	HDMI (4)	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI	HDMI
HD output resolution	1080i 720p	1080i 720p 480p	1080i 720p 480p	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i	1080i 720p 480p 480i
HD and SD outputs active simultaneously	.		.			.
All HD outputs active simultaneously	.		.
Downconvert/Upconvert
Native resolution pass-thru option	.	.	.	.	.	.	Coming	.	.	.
Aspect control, partial zoom	, w/PZ	, w/PZ		, w/PZ	, w/PZ (--?)	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ	, w/PZ
Anamorphic 480i	.	.		(5)	.	(--?)	TV1 SD out	SD out	TV1 SD out	TV1 SD out
HD PiP	.	.	.		.			.	??
Closed Caption on HD outs	.

Notes:

1. Can record only from DTV, not analog.
2. Tuner not available to TV2 for live viewing, however TV2 can view recorded OTA programs.
3. Digital only, no analog.
4. HDMI to DVI 8' cable provided, also a DVI to HDMI adapter. An HDMI-HDMI cable is required if audio is needed from the HDMI output.
5. In Single Mode, 16:9 material on TV2 output appears tall and skinny rather than letterboxed.
6. It is unclear whether the 921's internal card slots could be utilized, or even would be given Dish's stance against the user opening the receiver case.
7. Optional 2-tuner OTA module accessible from TV2

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