VIP 622

by Dish Network

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 17 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FEHJX2
• Item model number: 622
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,611 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some issues, high technology, January 22, 2007

By 

H. Eriksson (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VIP 622 (Electronics)

It's high-tech with easy to use commands, good remote control/recording features, excellent HD picture quality and reasonable amount of HD recordable space.

Technical problems I've had:
* Once a month the sound stops working and I have to reboot, it happens while watching a program.
* Sometimes while watching a recorded show the receiver freezes and reboots itself. If I watch the same program again it reboots at the exact same position. If I fastforward ahead of the "crashing" position I can continue to watch the program.
* It runs hot, so make sure that it is not located in an enclosed space, or you may have more problems.
* Audio thru HDMI is only stereo and not 5.1. This is supposed to be fixed in the future with a software update.

I owned Dish PVR in the past, I would not buy the ViP622, rather lease it, it may be a little flakey.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This Thing is Garbage!!!, May 4, 2007

By 

Devildog83 (Madison, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VIP 622 (Electronics)

I am always cynical when I see someone brutally slam an item, but the ViP622 is absolute garbage. It is a shame that Amazon won't allow you rate items with negative numbers because this product doesn't even rate one star. The box is very buggy and subject to crashing. The HDMI went out 2 weeks after hooking it up. Dish said that it was a known software problem and that they were developing a fix that would be out in a couple of weeks. That was 5 months ago and still counting. Even worse is the fact that they won't replace it because they claim that it is a software problem that affects all 622's. They couldn't explain why it worked fine and then all of the sudden stopped. They will also try and tell you that you have a bad cable or that the problem is with your TV. If you Google "ViP622 HDMI Problems" You will get 100's of pages of references to the problems that people are having with this box. Stay away!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE: Refurbished units sold as NEW by Dish Network, January 1, 2009

By 

katana - See all my reviews

This review is from: VIP 622 (Electronics)

If you are ordering this receiver from Dish Network, beware that they are selling refurbished units as NEW units without telling customers. I confirmed this today after spending 2 hours on the phone with their tech support. While pokeing around in the back checking connections per their support person, I noticed a sticker that said "Remanufactured." I asked why their installer gave me a reman receiver instead of New like I was told when ordering their service. Their answer? "When we run low on New stock we just give people Refurbished units." WHAT? Without even telling them? YEP! I have had this receiver for a week and it has worked a total of 3 hours in that time. JUNK!