mcss1985: YES, the current Dish Network receivers being installed have an antenna input, the HD locals that you get over the antenna will be displayed in the guide, and you can set your DVR to record the locals. How much guide data you get varies by market. For instance, in my market, the local Ion Television affiliate and its subchannels are listed in the guide, but with no program info (it just says "Digital Service"). You can still DVR those channels... You'll just have to set a manual timer, which is easy enough. When you order service, you might want to confirm with Dish that they're giving you a receiver with an over-the-air antenna input.
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DStroyer @ Dec 5th 2007 10:22PM
mcss1985: YES, the current Dish Network receivers being installed have an antenna input, the HD locals that you get over the antenna will be displayed in the guide, and you can set your DVR to record the locals. How much guide data you get varies by market. For instance, in my market, the local Ion Television affiliate and its subchannels are listed in the guide, but with no program info (it just says "Digital Service"). You can still DVR those channels... You'll just have to set a manual timer, which is easy enough. When you order service, you might want to confirm with Dish that they're giving you a receiver with an over-the-air antenna input.