Thread: First Look - Dish Booth & 922

We need a Audio and Video from the box to see hows looks & works like in CNET/TV,\...With frezzing pic or just audio.. dont do it for me!

Originally Posted by blanquitoman1984

Do you mean $200 to upgrade? The reason that I ask is that if you try to get the 722 from the Dish Store it is $400, my guess would be that if you where to add the price of a sling player and another 500GB Hard Drive that should give you the price of the 922. Plus add the touch screen remote.

If I'd have to guess that is the upgrade price. Mind you that I heard this from the G4 coverage.

Originally Posted by HDRoberts

Any work on price for that 15" LCD "Sling Monitor"?

Also, is it battery powered (if so, what's the battery life), or is it AC exclusively?

I posted this over in the Sling forum.

I thought the Sling Monitor was pretty cool, but then I realized I could build one of these myself for around $400.

Here is my list of components:
SlingCatcher $236 (from Provantage.com)
19" Samsung Widescreen HD Computer monitor $130 (from tigerdirect.com)
Logitech S-220 3-piece computer speakrs $25 (from tigerdirect.com)
6' HDMI to DVI cable $4.14 (from monoprice.com)
7' Cat6 ethernet cable $1.49 (from monoprice.com)

Total $396.63 not including tax and shipping

PROS: Price maybe? Sling Monitor price not yet announced
19" screen vs. 14" on SlingMonitor
Likely better speakers, including sub-woofer, could redeploy monitor and other parts later
Available NOW not someday.

CONS: No built in WiFi, no HD Sling - though both should be available in the future for SlingCatcher. Three devices instead of just one.

So, I would say it needs to be less than $400 otherwise building your own makes more sense.

Looking at the image they had running on the dish monitor for wifi, calling it HD is a big stretch. Looked consistent with TV2 output quality SD.

That monitor was just a mockup not the real monitor. I am told that the release PQ will be on par as other 15" HD monitors on the market.

I am also told that the electronics will be water resistant, so you can hang one in your bathroom and the stream from taking a shower wont harm the electronics inside.

I think its cool that you just plug it in anywhere in your house and the only wire going to it is the power cord.

I dont care i pay $200 for the 922 upgrade right now!..But i did upgarde in SPT/08 ..I dont think they allowed me do another till end of summer! thats sux
if i knew they gonna come with new box this soon, I could wait then