DISH Network uses receivers that are dual tuners, which eliminates additional receiver charges that you may incur with DIRECTV, The following International programming packages can be ordered as standalone packages, DISH Latino, DISH Latino Dos, DISH Latino Max, Great Wall Package, America's Top 200 or America's Top 250, will ensure you are able to watch the full range of channels that are important to you, High Definition (HD) programming, DISH Network has almost 80 HD channels available, Local channels can be received in approximately 95% of U.S. households, A DVR is a device similar to a VCR, but it records television data in digital format, so no VCR is required. With DVR technology you can, Pause live TV at anytime, Skip through commercials on recorded programs, Seamlessly record hours of programming, from sitcoms to feature-length films, and even live sporting events, picture-in-picture (PIP).