After you have selected your programming package from DirecTV you are going to receive a free Hughes Satellite system to receive your programming with. It's a name brand Hughes system, because Hughes is the brand of satellite TV systems and components that DirecTV features exclusively. They have several models Of Hughes receivers for you to choose from, ranging from their Hughes Director model receiver to their Hughes Executive model receiver and two separate models of Hughes high definition receivers as well.



The Hughes Executive and one of the high definition receivers both have a DVR option that you can get with them for recording any and all of the programming that you wish to. The DVR that comes in Hughes receivers is state of the art digital technology and it�s all a simple one touch user friendly function. Because its digital, there are no tapes to mess with and it holds one-hundred hours of recordings in its memory.

One-hundred hours is well over four solid days of recording, so you never have to worry about running out of space to record on in the Hughes DVR receiver. It comes with several other convenience features and one great one to use with the DVR is the programming search feature. It's used to quickly find a specific movie or program that you are looking for and is a real time saver, because it spares you from having to comb through the extensive main menu.

To find what you are interested in, you simply enter the name of it into the search feature and give the button your TV remote a click and if it's on the schedule it will instantly pop onto the screen with the date and time it is playing. You can even find movies by entering in an actors name that you are interested in and it will find their movies for you just as quickly.

Give the recording button on your TV remote a click and it is all set to be recorded and you do nothing more. It takes less than a minute to do, so you can now watch any programming that overlaps with your work schedule. Simply set it to record in the evening and your shows will be waiting for you when you get home after work and it's just that easy.

Because it is all digital finding and playing your recorded material is just as easy as finding and playing a song on a CD player. Hughes is top of the line name brand equipment that carries with it a long standing reputation for quality and reliability, so you can always count on your Hughes DVR receiver to perform correctly every time you turn to it. Every satellite TV programming service provider will give you a free satellite TV system now but only DirecTV will give you a name brand Hughes system.

The last thing you need is for your system to begin to malfunction after your warranty has expired, so it is in your best interest to only use quality built name brand equipment such as Hughes satellite TV systems and components from DirecTV.