Digging an old post to find out the current status with Dish TV.
In my opinion Dish TV is the most backward DTH service provider in terms of technology. Even today they offer only tru HD which is just 1080i and they call it HD which is not. I think if its an upscaled version of the standard SD set top box. Even a normal converter available in the market can upscale a composite 576i to 1080i or may be even 1080p. Then why would anyone buy this piece of junk and pay monthly rentals to Dish TV.
Check out the link before you waste money with dish TV tru HD
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413044,00.asp