Hughes electronics is the exclusive brand of electronics equipment that DirecTV uses and when you join their family of TV viewers it is the make of satellite system that you will be using. Of course it costs you nothing, because they give you the whole system absolutely free of charge when you sign up, including the satellite dish and receiver.

There are several different models to choose from, depending on the programming package that you get and your own particular needs. For instance, their economical entry level package is recognized in the industry as one of the best deals available in satellite TV programming and yet packs a surprising amount of excellent channels for you to choose from when you watch your TV.

DirecTV is able to accomplish this by making a Hughes Director receiver available to you for the base level programming pack. It's a great receiver that caries the Hughes reputation for quality, durability and user friendliness yet doesn't have digital video recording capabilities. This is one of the ways that DirecTV is able to offer so many channels at such a reasonable price to you.

Many people choose to make changes in their programming packages and their receivers after they get their feet wet with satellite TV though. The great people at DirecTV understand this and make it so easy to make adjustments after you join their family of TV viewers. You pay nothing to upgrade your receiver with DirecTV and it's as simple as that.

You might find that you would like to start recording some of the programming that you have been getting from DirecTV, for any one of a number of reasons. For this you will need to move up to the Hughes Executive receiver, with digital video recorder function. With DirecTV you simply give them your Director receiver and they give you an Executive receiver.

Now you can start recording all the great programming that you have been watching and with the one-hundred hours of recording memory built right into the system you will never run out of space to store all your recorded material. You can use the DVR to record shows and programs while you are out of the house so you can watch them later on when you get home.

It's so simple to do with the Hughes receiver with its one touch digital video recorder. Simply go to the program on the easy to read and understand on-screen schedule and press the record button and it is set to record. Many people don't realize that DirecTV is the sports leader in satellite TV programming when they sign up and with twenty-five sports channels to choose from, fail to recognize the need for instant replay in slow motion as one of the functions on their Hughes receiver.

DVR powered by TiVo is the solution and the move up to that receiver, is again, free of charge. With this receiver just click the remote and you get an instant replay in slow motion at any time while you are watching your TV. DirecTV is the leader in customer service and their policy on receiver exchanges is one of the reasons why.