Thread: new receivers

who will have thier new line of receivers out first?
will it be the dish xip?
or the next directv whole home?

they have both been announced iirc, but no dates yet

I think we will see both of them at CES.

I am interested in seeing both.

when and where is ces? ty scott for help enjoy ces when you go

ces is january 10-13, 2012

looks like directv may win this, since the hr-34 is in limited markets atm

ok, directv got to the market first

no that its out and the hopper has been announced and coming soon

who won this battle? which is the better piece of equipment?

From the standpoint of who got out first, I guess it goes to D*. And the HR34 seems to be mostly a success from reports here and other places. But as with all too many things D*, it is a bit of a disappointment when it comes to speed. Sluggish is very often used to describe the performance. Of course, the new HDGUI, when it gets to the HR34, will cure all of that. Pardon me if I don't exactly believe that since I'm not finding the HDGUI on my HR24s to be much more than a cosmetic change with speed benefits only while actually in the guide.

We can't yet definitively say how good/bad the new Hopper/Joey combo will work for E* since it hasn't actually shipped yet. But given the specs and writings from some here, it appears to me that both the D* and E* customers will/are overall be pleased with these new boxes. Each seems to have some strengths and weaknesses, but nothing I've read is a show stopper, meaning a dud.

The hopper GUI is really quick...