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Around $60 retail
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The most common complaint with the DTVPal (and the TR-40) is the poor reception the units provide.  They do not seem to pull in weaker signals well.  (''Around $60 retail'')
  
 
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=== DTVPal Plus ===
 
=== DTVPal Plus ===
  
This is a DTVPal with the analog pass-through feature and an enhanced digital tuner for optimizing weak signal areas.
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This is a DTVPal with the analog pass-through feature and an enhanced digital tuner for optimizing weak signal areas.  This unit is better at pulling in weak signals than the original DTV Pal and TR-40, however, other manufacturers still outperform the reception capabilities of this digital converter box.
  
 
=== TR-50 aka DTVPal DVR ===
 
=== TR-50 aka DTVPal DVR ===
  
A DTVPal with a DVR.  This unit has a defect in that it overheats and will malfunction.  It is also excessivly expensive at around $300 retail.
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A DTVPal with a DVR.  This unit has a defect in that it overheats and will malfunction.  It is also excessively expensive at around $300 retail.
  
  

Revision as of 17:00, 3 August 2010

The DTVPal is a line of digital television converter units for converting digital television broadcast signals to analog signals. Legacy televisions do not have digital tuners, and therefore require a digital converter to receive television broadcasts in North America post the government mandated digital conversion of 2009.

Dish Network, although a satellite television provider, also offered a line of digital converts under the DTVPal name for people who wish to receive free, non-subscription broadcast television on legacy television sets.

EchoStar Satellite L.L.C., parent to Dish Network, introduced the DTVPal in 2008. Since the introduction of the TVPal, a few alternate or upgraded models have also been introduced.

Dish Network DTVPal Models

DTVPal

The most common complaint with the DTVPal (and the TR-40) is the poor reception the units provide. They do not seem to pull in weaker signals well. (Around $60 retail)

TR-40

This is a "low cost" alternative to the DTVPal, designed to be purchased outright with the government coupon program. Around $40 retail.

DTVPal Plus

This is a DTVPal with the analog pass-through feature and an enhanced digital tuner for optimizing weak signal areas. This unit is better at pulling in weak signals than the original DTV Pal and TR-40, however, other manufacturers still outperform the reception capabilities of this digital converter box.

TR-50 aka DTVPal DVR

A DTVPal with a DVR. This unit has a defect in that it overheats and will malfunction. It is also excessively expensive at around $300 retail.