First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

[Malouff]

Does DTVPal have any vent holes (any thermal problems?) and what's deal about the flashes of advertisements for Dish Network?

What flashes of advertisements for Dish Network are you talking about?

Where have you seen these advertisements?

It looks like the DTVPal does not have a vent holes but does have a external power source that should help with heat problems plus the curvature of the box might help a little too.

[partsman_ba]

what's deal about the flashes of advertisements for Dish Network?

The only advertisements are the logos on the menu pages, if you look at the reviews:



Unless you consider that the whole box (name, GUI, remote) is an advertisement for Dish Network satellite service. It gets you used to the Dish experience, thereby (hopefully) making you more likely to select them as your premium service in the future.

[camteax]

What flashes of advertisements for Dish Network are you talking about?

Where have you seen these advertisements?

It looks like the DTVPal does not have a vent holes but does have a external power source that should help with heat problems plus the curvature of the box might help a little too.

Last photo on the first message posted to thread.

[Malouff]

Last photo on the first message posted to thread.

You mean the crawl in the photo "February 19, 2009? Visit DTVAnswers.com or call"

It was either one of these two.
Get ready for the switch to DTV on February 17, 2009. Visit DTVanswers.com or call 1888 DTV 2009.

Are you ready for the switch to DTV on February 17, 2009? Visit DTVanswers.com or call 1888 DTV 2009.

Stations are required to inform people about the transition to digital and that is what that was it had nothing to do with the DTVPal.

[partsman_ba]

If you read further down page 1 several people (including me) commented on that crawl being from the station, not the box.

[Malouff]

pabeader did you see that my preorder got canceled?
I think Scott might have known that retailers using Sling Media as their distribution partner were going to be cancelled.

It looks like the DTVPal is now ONLY available through the DISH Network Sales organization?
I don't know any possible retailers that are listed as a NTIA participating retailer and also in the DISH Network Sales organization.

Do you know how to find out who is a member of both?

[Stargazer]

I hope their convertor box receives stations better on channels 3-13 than the Magnavox units do. I can pickup 3 just as well or better than 8 or 11 on analog but it will not pickup 3 at all on the digital box while 8 and 11 come in on the digital box. It is weird.

[Malouff]

Scott Greczkowski now that the cat's out of the bag about Dish Network only using the Echosphere distribution
do you know if Radio Shack and Sears are where we will be finding the DTVPal?

If you use the
Locate Retailer

link at Dish Network at the top of every search in bold is
DISH Network is also available at any of your local RADIOSHACK and SEARS stores.

[TalkingRat]

Stargazer,

It looks like your channel 3 has a unique situation, currently operating digital 23 with a side mount because their analog 3 antenna has the top mount location -- and it will take them until August 2009 to have the digital antenna top mounted.


http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/f...ibit_id=619027

So I guess that means it gets better, but not right away. ETA: and it looks like it will maybe get worse between Feb and Aug 09.

[pabeader]

Malouff, did I miss something? Where were we told that they were only using the Echosphere distribution channel? Sorry, but I'm too lazy to reread through all the posts again...