EXCLUSIVE: Dish Vip 622 & Vip 222 Specs

[SummitAdvantageRetailer]

If they activate that USB port without a good software/hardware encryption enabled, you can easily distribute the TV content without having expressed permission or copyrights. Or you can even sell the TV programming and make a profit which they don't want you to do. But with USB enabled, there are countless more ways to utilize that USB port for whatever purposes.

[SummitAdvantageRetailer]

But then again, you can connect a video capture card on your PC and connect your satellite receiver to your pC to capture video. So I'm not sure why those companies wouldn't try to put in an injunction for video capture cards, but maybe a USB connection gives lossless transfer vs. lossy transfer with those capture cards.

[BrettTRay]

Thanks for explaining LER. I see what you mean now.

[LER]

I figured everyone around here knows those 2 acronyms.

I guess not.

My pleasure to explain.

[Airblair]

But then again, you can connect a video capture card on your PC and connect your satellite receiver to your pC to capture video. So I'm not sure why those companies wouldn't try to put in an injunction for video capture cards, but maybe a USB connection gives lossless transfer vs. lossy transfer with those capture cards.

Capturing works for SD television, but not HD. Or maybe I should say it works for 'analog' as opposed to 'digital'. You can capture video via an S-video connection between any STB and a computer, but that's analog and would not be comparable in quality to a bit-by-bit exact digital copy of a given show.

Granted, the MPAA would certainly love all analog capture/recording devices going back to the first VCR to vanish off the face of the earth, but they figure that cat is out of the bag. So they're dedicating their efforts towards fighting digital copying.

And I have no doubt they were behind the original 921/Firewire fiasco.

Speaking of which, anyone notice that cable boxes now offer archiving via their firewire ports? How come E* can't now do that?

[mserrano]

Does anyone know if the Dish Vip 622 & 322 will have 5th generation OTA ATSC tuners?

[BrettTRay]

The 5th generation OTA ATSC tuners have only been released in New LG tv's I think. I could be wrong though. I doubt that they will be in any of the new receivers.

[rthomp03]

Im gonna take a stab at figgurin out some type of code! (dish pro only!)
1xy-4xy = Basic receivers
5xy-9xy = Advanced Receivers
now for the XY, seems like the Y is for embeded smart card, and X is for the # of tuners (yeah, i know it dont fit the bill on the 510's but meh!)
Now, it sorta works, as your
111 = basic box + smartcard
301 = basic, no smartcard
311 = basic + smart card
211 = entry level HD (as its more commonplace) 1 tuner, and yes on embeded smart card, same w/ 411 etc
411 = hd + smartcard
501 = advanced box, no smart card
508 = advanced box, no smart card
510 = advanced box, no smart card
622 = your Advanced box, 2 tuners, with a embeded smart card (0 = no, 1+ = yes)
625/522(the 522 fits it) = your Advanced box, 2 tuners, with a embeded smart card (0 = no, 1+ = yes)
721 = 2 tuners, exception!
921 = 2 tuners, exception!
942 = tuners (exempt) embeded smart card
942+= tuners (exempt) embeded smart card
Now, it dont make much sense, or even work, but now im confused!\
211 = entry level HD (as its more commonplace) 1 tuner, and yes on embeded smart card, same w/ 411 etc
411 = hd + smartcard
(but really , those are one in the same, sorta)
622 = your Advanced box, to eventually replace the 942 id bet, 2 tuners, with a embeded smart card
942+= tuners (exempt) embeded smart card
But, you see, the 'new' mpeg 4 boxes, makes it alot easier on E to figure out what is going on , so it would only be 2 'new' mpeg 4 boxes to support, your SD/HD basic box, your SD DVR, and your HD DVR!
But Edit, it just seems like there trying to 'standardize' there model receiver #'s, though they could call them the A-F series, and Id be happy, just need HD!!

I have 3 receivers, all of which bust your theory:
301 DOES have a smart card
508 DOES have a smart card
811 DOES NOT have a smart card (it's embedded)

[jergenf]

Isn't there already a model 322?
If so it's only going to confuse people with a vip322 vs 322?
Does the vip322 have a ATSC/NTSC tuner that allows OTA to be mapped in the EPG or is it just pass thru as it is now with the 322?
Is this intended for HD channels from dish (ie. QPSK and 8PSK)

[vurbano]

It's not that bizzarre because they're assuming that you're going to install this receiver to ONE HDTV and ONE SDTV. I think only the HD TiVo has 2 OTA tuners. The 942 also has only ONE OTA tuner. I guess you may want 2 OTA tuners to record one while watching another but DISH doesn't think that's necessary as none of their HD DVR's have that feature.

They are idiots then. During Primetime there are many great OTA programs broadcast at the same time. Unless they are counting on having HDLIL delivered by satellite implemented soon.