How Dish's 1080p is going to work...

[8bitbytes]

I have System Info One up on my screen and it is showing "Software:L512". There is another screen with a longer software designation but I can't seem to find it....

512 is the current official software version. 610 is the update you are looking for and as usual, this will take time to roll out, to select groups at a time, and we almost always know these things well before anyone else does by hanging out around here.

[Smith, P.]

See post #109 here.

[Hall]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you do NOT need a software update to "see" a new channel. Obviously in order to use channel 501 requires some new software functionality though.

[primetimeguy]

Seems to me 1080p24 would have a 20% bandwidth savings over 1080i60. Let the set-top-box do the 3-2 pull-up to 1080p30.

The whole point of people wanting a 1080p24 source is to eliminate the issues of pull-down / pull-up by the TV or STB.

[bigblock468]

First off must consumer cannot tell the difference between 1080I or 720P so this news will be a big yawn.

Second if Dish charges $6.99 it will not be a big revnue producer--charge $2.99 than dish will celan up.

lastly the reason for sales of Blue-Ray not being hot is that most consumer can not see a difference between a DVD upconverted to 1080I and blue ray 1080P thus no need to buy that expensive BlueRay movie. Once price on the purchase of BlueRay Movies goes down to $15.00 than BlueRay will be hot.

BB468

[adidadi]

Still no channel 501. What gives?

[B_Kranski]

Me either...I am still waiting for the update to hit my DVR.

[Joewee]

Has anyone actually watched this
movie yet? How did it work and what
was the quality like?

[Hall]

No one (publicly) has the s/w update yet, so no, no one has watched it (in Dish's 1080p mode).

[Smith, P.]

NO one include upgrated to L6.10 CAN get it ! NO stream for the channel ! Nada, Zilch !