The satellite TV receiver is the heart of the total satellite TV system that you are going to get free of charge from DirecTV when you join their family of TV viewers and they give you the choice of several different models that they carry. What you will need in your receiver is dependant on several factors including the size of the Total Choice programming package, what type of TV programming you prefer and whether or not you plan on recording any of the programming that you are going to receive.



If you're main interest is sports programming, then you might consider adding DVR Powered by TiVo to your receiver and with this you can then do your own slow motion instant replays along with a few other functions this feature performs including recording. Their base level entry package is possibly the most affordable entry level programming package that you will find anywhere and one way that they keep the cost so low on this package is by giving a Hughes Director receiver with this package.

It is a sturdy and reliable receiver just like all of the rest of the Hughes receivers that thy carry, but it doesn�t come with all of the features that their other Hughes receivers have in them, such as DVR and custom menu feature which you won�t be needing any way due to the smaller size of this programming package.

Their Hughes Executive receiver is the receiver that comes with their larger Total Choice programming packages and it has all the features that are needed to manage and make full use of the higher quantity of channels that come in the these packages. It comes with, or without DVR and you also have the option of getting DVR Powered by TiVo in this receiver. They have two models of high definition receivers and one is a basic model with limited features that you would use if you were getting a smaller programming package with their high definition channels added onto it, while the other is fully loaded with features for their larger programming packages.

The custom menu feature allows you to set up your own personal menu of only your favorite channels to refer to, so you can avoid having to sort through all the channels that come in their larger programming packages. Their Total Choice Premier package has two-hundred and fifty channels in it so you can understand how important this one feature is on a receiver.

If you are going to add one or both of their ultra-premium exclusive sports channels, then you should consider getting the DVR Powered by TiVo in your receiver, because NFL Sunday Ticket and NCAA Mega March Madness are two of the best and most unique sports programming channels that are available anywhere and your going to be seeing a lot of sports action that you will definitely want to save for later, so you can watch it again and again. You can find more information on DirecTV�s Hughes receiver by contacting them online.