I was going to buy a Dish VIP 211Z receiver to be able to get month to month service using my "FLEX VUQUBE". I went to the Camping World online store and I see the 211Z is on sale. I checked a couple of other sources and they appear to be on a price reduction there also. I'm wondering if there is a "next generation" in the works and the VIP211Z is being cleared out. Does anyone know if this could be? I hate to buy this thing only to find out a month later that I should have waited for the new model. Thanks for any insight you might shed on this.

is there any issue with the 211z? not sure what my 211 is however. do you want it on sale or pay more for a "new" MODEL.bumpy

The 211z, like it's better featured predecessor, the 211k, will continue to be a good single tuner receiver for quite some time. The newest version of the 211 series is called the "Wally", and it's primary claim to fame is having the same user interface as the new Hopper 3 sixteen tuner DVR receiver. The Wally has about the same features as the 211z, including conversion to a single tuner DVR with the addition of an external hard drive. The Wally is selling for about $99 from vendors like DishDepot.com, but if the Camping World sale price is a lot better than that, I'd say go for it. The 211z won't be obsolete for a long time.

Thanks for the info Dutch. The fact that it will be operable for a long time is what I wanted to hear. I'm not overly concerned about a few dollars here or there but I just got suspicious that the prices had dropped and I could be buying another boat anchor.

In the world of electronics and computer it has NEVER happened that a state of the art device was delivered.. WhyWell the next generation is designed, tested and sent to the factory, By the time it comes off the line, is boxed and shipped, the next generation, the new state of the art, is already being tested.SO the moral of this is "don't worry about it".

If you haven't bought yet, try to find and buy the older 211K model. It's a better choice for the RV. The older 'K' model has a coax input so you can hook up your onboard TV antennae feed directly to the 211k. Dish will scan the local channels and they will appear as selections in your guide for viewing and/or DVRing. The 211z does NOT have the coax input, rather Dish would like you to buy their local channel adapter which is essentially a coax to USB device. You plug the adapter into the USB port and from that point on it will appear to work just like the 211K's built-in one. BUT!! if you plan on adding an external harddrive so you can DVR shows, the 211z is a disaster.Both the external harddrive and the external local adapter will occupy the only 2 USB ports at the back of the 211z. Problem is that both ports share one electronic bus. This means that if you are trying to DVR a local program, the 211z must do memory swaps between the shared USB bus. The result is a DVR'd event that is so choppy it is basically unviewable.I am selling my 211z and the local channel adapter. Then I'll be looking on Craigs list to buy a used 211K. By the way, while in Quartzite and the big RV show, I asked the Dish vendor if he had a local adapter for sale and he said he had one that I could have for half-price because they were only going to sell the K model since the Z got so many complaints.

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wa8yxm
Explorer III
May 10, 2016
In the world of electronics and computer it has NEVER happened that a state of the art device was delivered.. Why

Well the next generation is designed, tested and sent to the factory, By the time it comes off the line, is boxed and shipped, the next generation, the new state of the art, is already being tested.

SO the moral of this is "don't worry about it".
Travelin2
Explorer
May 10, 2016
Thanks for the info Dutch. The fact that it will be operable for a long time is what I wanted to hear. I'm not overly concerned about a few dollars here or there but I just got suspicious that the prices had dropped and I could be buying another boat anchor.
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
May 10, 2016
The 211z, like it's better featured predecessor, the 211k, will continue to be a good single tuner receiver for quite some time. The newest version of the 211 series is called the "Wally", and it's primary claim to fame is having the same user interface as the new Hopper 3 sixteen tuner DVR receiver. The Wally has about the same features as the 211z, including conversion to a single tuner DVR with the addition of an external hard drive. The Wally is selling for about $99 from vendors like DishDepot.com, but if the Camping World sale price is a lot better than that, I'd say go for it. The 211z won't be obsolete for a long time.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
May 10, 2016
is there any issue with the 211z? not sure what my 211 is however. do you want it on sale or pay more for a "new" MODEL.
bumpy

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