DVR newbie: Dish DVR 510 / 522

[Vaidy]

I have never owned a DVR (or TiVo)! I was looking at eBay to buy one since I only subscribe to a couple of international channels on Dish. One seller in eBay noted that his 510 unit came without a (ROM) card, whereas I have seen others who state that they have the remote and the card.

What's this card for? Will the unit be unusable without this ROM card? Any one?

[Brian@Digital Solutions]

You would need to purchase another card from DISH Network. Newer receivers have the cards built in. The card is what authorizes the programming for the receiver. You tell DISH what programming you want, they send a signal to the card, the card then tells the receiver what programming you have ordered.

[Vaidy]

Thank you Brian.