First Look: Dish Network's DTVPal Digital Converter

[WildeComputers]

Too bad they took so long to get to market. My coupon expires on Friday and I was holding out hope these would be available sooner. Broke down and got the Zenith instead.

[stone phillips420]

worth 59 dollars i think not, id pay no more than 8.00 dollars after government coupon!
LOOKS LIKE HANUKKAH CAME EARLY TO CHUCKY!!!

[n0qcu]

The DTVpal uses a DISH IR remote address of 1 so any remote that can do that would work.

[zoomer]

Scott are you saying this box is not the TR-40? I think your answer validates my "imagination"

[FitzAusTex]

Are there any guide settings (with video/without video, extended, etc)? I know we're talking about a limited number of OTA channels, and the guide data probably not going out very far (how far?) so probably not necessary, but just wondering.

[Malouff]

Scott Greczkowski, I was wondering now that you have played with it for a while does it get hot.
It looks like it has no ventilation holes.
Some of the other CECBs like the Magnavox/Philco do suffer from heat

I also agree that the DTVPal looks like it is in a class of its own.
No other CECB has its features.

I still have my FreeDTVShop Pre-Order for the DTVPal and do plan on keeping it.

I also had a order with MicroProse because with it's external power jack that you could easily find a cigarette adaptor for it instead of making your own but the NTIA has not added there PassThru version to the approved list yet.

[Pepper]

Interesting that it has a R00 number (or in this case a R16 number). I wonder what possible use that could be. I'm thinking some future service distributed over ATSC that they can charge authorization for.

[Iceberg]

Scott are you saying this box is not the TR-40? I think your answer validates my "imagination"

they renamed it the DTVPal

[partsman_ba]

they renamed it the DTVPal

The point that Zoomer (and several others on the DTV Pal thread) are making is that if this is the renamed TR-40, then they should hold to the $40 price point that was prominently featured in their advertising since January.

But, who really knows? Charlie may have misspoke on his chat, and that's the only place the $59 price has been mentioned. Mosquito of {some site which shall remain nameless} has been keeping us updated on avsforum and has not as of yet heard about a wholesale price hike from what he was quoted on his shipment.

I guess we will just all have to wait for official word!

[jcrandall]

great writeup Scott. I preordered from a site taking the coupons and selling for 42.50, so 15.00 for two shipped priority mail with the coupons...Can't wait to get them.

I can't remember the site, dtvstore or something like that. Perhaps someone else can chime in.