It should be noted the the Dishplayer does allow you to watch something other than the show that you are recording. Dishnetwork never charged for the 7 day guide on the Dishplayer. Also Dishnetwork has had a number of specials that gave you free (or $100 for three years) video recording on the Dishplayer for all of your Dishplayer units. Dishnetwork is working on a two tuner PVR that should be out by the end of the year and the 501 should have a 7 day guide with a search function by the end of the year. Other PVRs with internet functionality will be out next year, which will provide similar functionality to the UltimateTV Unit. Dishnetwork seems to be setting a standard for free video recording (I hope it stays that way).