DISH MT2 OTA MODULE [Electronics]

If you have a Dish Receiver with the slot that accepts this device, and you have an outdoor antenna that gets local channels, you might be able to drop the locals on your Dish Account and save $10 per month. It works great, and gives the added benefit that all or your OTA channels become integrated into the DVR recording and scheduling routines just like if you getting them from Dish. Not only that, with an OTA antenna, you can get the subchannels not available on the Dish program feed. The subchannels are often better than the main network feeds and provide a great lineup of 50's - 70's retro shows. Using this, you can record, playback, and use the channel schedule (except for the subchannels which do not provide this info) to see what is being broadcast in the future. It is a snap to install, but make sure to keep the access cover plate that comes off of the DVR in case you ever decide to remove it. It works great on my VIP 722k DVR, but may not work on later models. Your DVR must have the access slot on the far left of the back of the DVR when looking at it from the rear. This device will simply push in and connect much like a network or video card in a PC.

It does what it is supposed to do, takes the signal from your antenna, decodes it, and injects it into your 722k or 222k HD Dish Receiver. It is a good, strong tuner, meaning if the signal is there, it will find and use it, which is better than most of those little digital tuner boxes and cheap televisions. It also adds the local channels you pick up to the channel guide, and shows you the relative signal strength of each channel. The other coax connection of the tuner adds a second coax output for the first tuner using channel 3 or 4, which comes in handy in a few situations. This is convenient to have if you also have an antenna, because you can watch those channels directly from the Dish receiver rather than switching inputs when you want to change.The only real drawback of this module is if your Dish loses signal, then you can't watch the locals from your antenna either (its a DRM thing, media companies love their "rights"). So if your wanting to use your antenna as a backup, you will have to have it connected directly to the TV rather than using this, or you can split the antenna line and use both.

I will give it one star for its ease and simplicity of installation. However, it did not function as expected. Of the approximately 60 over the air antenna stations in my area, only about 10 could be downloaded onto this module. Only one of the five that I was interested in loaded onto the module. The module also interfered with the satellite channels. Removal of the module allowed the other channels to function normally. I returned the module to Amazon.

The Device is great! That being seamless integration between my existing OTA antenna and the program guide and DVR function and Pause TV on OTA Channels.Note that, I knew I had, a good OTA Antenna system that been around since the 70's.I hope, that those that bash, or buy this don't expect the device to provide reception that isn't already there, It won't. But if you have an existing OTA system the Module provides Seamless Integration with the Dish receiver functions.Service In Delivery, well, you guys did what you said but while at home On Saturday, I had a hunch that arriving in 17320 by 12:00 p.m. Meant, you guessed it didn't have it in hand until Monday Night. Local Post Office received it yeah, they received it by 11:30 but didn't make the Afternoon route delivery but hey I guess that is Free Delivery Can't blame you on the Local Post Office

This module works very well and on a dual tuner receiver like the 722k provides local TV to both HD and SD outputs. I was a little annoyed that my 211z and 722k receivers didn't have a tuner built in, but after using this for a few weeks, I have to say it works better on the 722k than the built-in one did on my old 622. Too bad there isn't any way to add local channels (except paying Dish every month) to the 211z - I bought a 211k (has a local tuner) to resolve that issue.

The positive:- Integrates OTA channels with the existing Dish programming menu- Allows my Dish Vip722 DVR to record 2 additional OTA channels, or 4 events total (if I ever need to record more than 2 evens at one time). However, be aware that the OTA signal varies, and can fade,so you may miss some of the recording (as in my case)..The negative:- A PARTIAL satellite signal loss allows watching the OTA channels, but a COMPLETE satellite signal loss renders my Vip722 receiver completely dead. So, a OTA cable split was required (one to the Dish MT2 Module, and the other to the TV). This is big "show stopper" since I relied on the MT2 to eliminate the need for a separate OTA connection direct to the TV, and the need to change TV inputs when the satellite signal goes out during a storm.- Reduced OTA picture quality. Since OTA is a raw signal (ie., uncompressed), the OTA picture quality is far superior to the Dish receiver (higher contrast, deeper blacks, natural color tones, etc). Unfortunately, the MT2 renders the exact picture quality as the Dish signal. Now that I think about it, I guess its to be expected. Otherwise, people would always watch the OTA channel vs. the Dish channel.- Price. My Dish Vip211K receivers have the MT2 functionally already built in, so I'm not sure if the MT2 price is justifiable.Net-net: The price/performance did not justify the investment, and the MT2 module was returned.