SR-HD5 Mitsubishi HD Receiver

• Contains a built in Direct TV PLUS
• Provides analogue NTSC channels from cable or terrestrial networks whether the satellite antenna connected or not
• Provides the digital ATSC channels from cable or terrestrial networks with or without satellite antenna connected to your receiver
• Provide more than 200 channels plus local channels by subscribing with DirecTV packages.
• Obeys macrovision
• Manufactured according to the FCC rule 15
• HD Receiver uses the connectors Y, Pr, Pb for signals in 1080 format (HD programming) while out to TV, Video out and S-video for signals in 480i formats (SD programming)
• Two types of remote controls are available: one is IR (infrared) and the other is RF (radio frequency) with RF receiver to control your system from anywhere in the house. Both the remotes can control your complete DirecTV system that is receiver, VCR, stereos and other devices.

SR-Sd1 Mitsubishi Digital satellite receiver

• Contains a built in DirecTV PLUS Receiver
• The product is manufactured according to the FCC rule 15 & 68 and obeys macrovision restrictions
• Supports both the digital and analogue programming from cable or other networks as well as digital programming from DirecTV satellite TV  antennas
• Supports only one IR remote control that can control receiver, VCR, and some other auxiliary devices like laser disc players, amplifiers or cable boxes.
• Supports Hughes HDR-205 D-VHS video recorder that has an added functionality to record directly the digital programming providing best possible quality picture

Advanced Program Guide

The advanced program guide for both the receiver are same and is available with its full features after subscribing with DirecTV’s packages. The on-screen program guide comes in three cells:

• Large cell: Shows two hours information reducing number of channels (8-6 lines/page) but with more information about the program.
• Small cell: Shows 1 and half hour information with 12-9 lines per page displaying moderate information about the program.
• Logo guide: Shows the information of the current program only but give detail about the 40-30 channels per page.
• The arrow keys are used to scroll down and up the pages.

Moreover the program guide provides you with searching tolls along with filters so that you don’t have to search all the 250 plus channels by yourself. The channel list option allows you to create your own favorite channel list. Theme option shows categories such as movies, sports, TV shows, and news along with sub categories like action movies, thrillers, and romance under movies. Watchword option searches your dined word like “alien” will give you all the shows, movies or whatever contains alien.

Back and Front end

The back and front ends of HD receivers are self-explained. Ports and buttons are clearly written for what they should be used. Such as the front side power button, guide button and backside satellite in, out to video clearly tells what they meant for. Moreover the HD receivers require to be connected to telephone lines for some toll free services such as pay-per-view.