Where can I find an old Dishplayer 7100?

[saturnthe1]

Hi,
I'm searching for an old 7100/7200 for the webtv portion of the box.
Howewer, i can't find any for sale.
Do you guys know where and how to find one?

 

[navychop]

Got a shovel?

 

[Bruce]

Mine went into a dumpster, hated that thing, wife was ready to go back to cable because of it and cable really sucked back then.

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[saturnthe1]

Mine went into a dumpster, hated that thing

Wow, was it ***that*** bad?

 

[cpdretired]

I'll look on my boat.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I loved it when it first came out in 1999 but the legal fight between DISH and Microsoft ruined the receivers 7100/7200 series. I replaced maybe 4 or 5 of them at $15.00 a pop and finally gave up and took a 301 regular receiver and used my VCR to record shows. I didn't get another pvr till the 501 pvr I bought. But it was my first time to use Web tv that came with it and the wireless keyboard was cool. So because of the internet part I finally bought my first computer and tower in 2001.

 

[dishrich]

If all the OP wants is the Web TV, ebay is his friend, several listed:

Vtg-Philips Magnavox Internet WebTV Terminal MAT972KB Complete System w/ Web Eye | eBay

It has a built in printer port, a 56k modem, advanced tv tuner, 1.08G hard drive. In the box includes a complete setup. A receiver, keyboard, remote, web eye, all manuals, and all cables. Tested and appears to be working.

www.ebay.com

I had 2 of these things (1 live & a backup) a couple decades ago when my mother was alive, as she was on this thing HOURS a day; used to drive my dad up the walls, as it obviously tied up the landline during those times!
After she passed in 2004 & since the service had shut down, I took both out to electronic recycle.

 

[saturnthe1]

To clarify, i'm searching for this specific model because it had a larger HDD than the other pluses. (8.6 to 17.8gb against the 1.1gb hdd in sony/philips boxes)
But thank you for the help dishrich!

 

[saturnthe1]

UPDATE:
Found one on facebook marketplace for 80 bucks, negociated it down to 70$ (only for reciever, cables, card etc)
Some people told me I need the dish, do I really need it?
Also would 70$ be worth it or should I try lowering the price down?

 

[dishrich]

It's hard to answer your questions, since (at least I) have NO clue what you're planning on doing with it...considering the WTV service went under decades ago...

 

[saturnthe1]

It's hard to answer your questions, since (at least I) have NO clue what you're planning on doing with it...considering the WTV service went under decades ago..

Yeah there's been a small reconstruction of the service so it can be usable and i'm planning on scanning the manuals, make clearer photos (since the ones on google are like 120p)
etc, etc.

 

[saturnthe1]

I have NO clue what you're planning on doing with it...

SOrry for the lack of answers,
Mainly I wanted one because they're pretty neat.

 

[Phil T]

Loved that Dishplayer/Web player/and Keyboard combo.
First DVR I ever had!
When I got it it could only pause live TV. A software update gave it DVR functions.
You Don't Know Jack was built in and loved playin that game.

 

[dishrich]

While the DP might have been cool for the time, DirecTV's UTV version was much better, mostly due to it having 2 tuners & far less bugs:

DirecTV: UltimateTV

Ultimate TV was a partnership between DirecTV and Microsoft, who were looking to expand their WebTV platform. The DISH Player had launched a year prior with DISH network, and has also used the WebT…

drew1440.com

 

[brad1138]

More power to you, but these were pieces of junk 25 years ago. I can't imagine they would work on any level these days...

 

[saturnthe1]

While the DP might have been cool for the time, DirecTV's UTV version was much better, mostly due to it having 2 tuners & far less bugs:

DirecTV: UltimateTV

Ultimate TV was a partnership between DirecTV and Microsoft, who were looking to expand their WebTV platform. The DISH Player had launched a year prior with DISH network, and has also used the WebT…

drew1440.com

Ironically it's the same software, just rebranded as UltimateTV, probably had less bugs because of the updated hardware.