First Look: DishONLINE

**faster68** · 01-06-2007 06:21 PM

Does anyone know if the VOD will work with a proxy server?

**navychop** · 01-06-2007 06:25 PM

Dish VOD comes by satellite. Do you mean Dish Online, via the internet?

**Hall** · 01-06-2007 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by navychop

1080p sets refer to the DISPLAY not the signal.

1080p is a "signal" format too. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are the only ways to get it currently though.

**navychop** · 01-06-2007 06:31 PM

Yes, but when you buy an HDTV that says it's 1080p, they are referring to the display. It may or may not accept one form or another of 1080p signal. Watch the frame rates.

**Stargazer** · 01-06-2007 07:46 PM

If Dish tries to charge for the HBO, etc On Demand content when they are subscribed to that premium movie package then they will be more expensive than cable since cable does not charge for the service. I remember being at someone's house a few years ago and could get it On Demand and watched a movie and I thought that was pretty cool. Cable may start advertising how their On Demand content is free. Something that Dish may see as an advantage might be just the opposite to start a service that their competition does not charge a fee for certain content.

**MyDogHasFleas** · 01-06-2007 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Aqualung812

You might want to read up on HDMI:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

HDMI can push over 10gb/s of data. 1080p is only (ha, only) 3gb/s.

Despite what the standard says, my understanding is that most TV sets do not support 1080p input via HDMI. Nor do any set-top boxes produce 1080p over HDMI, nor do any DVD players. The only ones that do are some HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players. I'm sure this will change over a year or two which was my point... that it's not really done today.

**faster68** · 01-06-2007 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by navychop

Dish VOD comes by satellite. Do you mean Dish Online, via the internet?

Yes, via the net. Will the signal come via the net connection or by satellite? My ISP will have a bird if the signal comes via the net.

**lakebum431** · 01-06-2007 08:52 PM

The DishOnline (VOD) feature is going to work through your internet connection. That is what this whole thread is about.

**Stargazer** · 01-06-2007 08:55 PM

Dish and Direct, its time to get a new kind of bandwidth, high speed internet.

**MikeD-C05** · 01-06-2007 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by lakebum431

The DishOnline (VOD) feature is going to work through your internet connection. That is what this whole thread is about.

Guess what? Your ota stations come from your ota antenna and Dish charges for it with the 622 dvr. You either sub to locals $5.00 or you pay for the hd pack$20.00 or you pay the hd enabeling fee $6.00. I can't imagine Dish passing up an opportunity to charge another FEE with YOUR internet connection. This alone will make me pass on it. I'm tired of being Nickel and dimed to death with all these damn FEES.