SlingLoaded HD DVR VIP 922 Availability

**SolApathy** · 10-12-2009 01:38 PM

Skyking. Have you read the Beta Forum at all? The device is not ready for public release because it is unfinished.

**dangue** · 10-13-2009 12:42 AM

Not before 11-12 but hopefully for the Christmas Season. This is straight from Charlie's mouth from tonight's chat.

**stonecold** · 10-13-2009 08:21 AM

I expect to see the 922 come out a month before the return of the directivo unit. Though at least the 922 is out in hands of beta testers I have yet to seen any hard evidence that they are any directivo mpeg4 HD units outside those inside tivo R&D labs. I will say there are features of my HR2x series i wish my 722 had. Like Media share and eithernet passthrough and esata. I am excited about is the sling aspect of the 922. Only question I have about it at this moement have they made the 922 DLNA compatible ?

**wied** · 10-13-2009 08:57 AM

Maybe Skyking69 is on to something "not before nov. 12" When is the cort date?

**Scott Greczkowski** · 10-13-2009 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by stonecold

Only question I have about it at this moement have they made the 922 DLNA compatible ?

Yes... sort off.

It can browse and play files from other DLNA compatable devices on your network. However you can not play files from the 922 on other DLNA devices.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 10-13-2009 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by wied

Maybe Skyking69 is on to something "not before nov. 12" When is the cort date?

There is nothing there. The Tivo case is over the DVR software on older DVR's. In the newer receivers the DVR features are hardware based not software based.

The outcome of the Tivo ruling has nothing to do with the 922.

**Koilvr** · 10-13-2009 01:54 PM

I am getting one for christmas; yay me!!!!!!

**silvanthalas** · 10-13-2009 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

I have mixed feelings about them wanting to release it at this point.

If Dish does push forward on releasing the 922 in the next couple of months, would you just recommend people get a Slingbox instead?

I've been sitting on this for the past several months, on whether to go Slingbox or wait for 922. But from what everybody has said during testing on the 922's, the prospect of quality software upon release is not encouraging.

**crimpshrine** · 10-13-2009 08:32 PM

Hopefully they will take all the feedback they get and release the 922 with good software. I know some people have been saying the box needed to be reset everyday and other aggravating stuff, but I don't thing they would release a product like that? I'm sure it will have bugs but hopefully they get the main problems ironed out.

**cjwct** · 11-08-2009 10:46 AM

I recently had a second receiver added and not only was the installer very knowledgeable and helpful (heck, he even sat with my fiancee and explained to her how to use the remote, showed her how to set recordings, etc.) but we got talking about the 922 and he informed me that training for the receivers and installation of the receivers (only 1 sat will be required now) will begin in December for installers. That tells me that we probably will see the box by Spring (which was his best guess as well).