Recent content by jdmacor

I actually "tipped" the story to EngadgetHD and referenced the SatGuys thread, but they hadn't published the story as of last night. Sorry Scott! Tried to send a few new unique visitors down your way but it didn't work! Strangely enough, they did pick up on your free sling thread... Just nothing...

I apologize if this was already answered (i skimmed through the thread, but may have missed it), but I was wondering if the same recording could be accessed simultaneously; something like me in the office trying to play back a show that my fiance has already started playing in the living room.

Love the Harmony aspect, with the RF option for the advanced receivers. And hey, if there were a platform to "skin" the DVR graphics, that would be kinda cool. Much like the app store, you could open it up to user contributions and customizations (strictly graphical; not modifying the underlying...

Fair enough; I can understand that. I am just saying that if there was money/capacity, it would be a nice to have. Again, I prefer the customer service at Dish and that is why I stay. On the other hand, true MRV would go a long way for a lot of customers...

Really, I just copied the PR release, and not necessarily just the things that I want. Biggest for me is the "Hive-Mind" DVR setup. But the real point is the overall interface and dated look of the software. Quite frankly, I understand that the look is sort of a personal preference type of deal...

Sorry I am late to this little conversation, but good God is the Dish guide out of date. The majority of the design hasn't changed for what seems like at least a decade. And I am sorry, the 922 is out of date too. Seriously, the Aqua looking interface a la Apple from circa 2001?! That's the...

Thanks for the suggestions! I think the patio mount is the thing I wanted; a bracket that attaches to the railing, right? For whatever reason, that is a no-no, even though nothing is being drilled into and it can be removed when I leave... Stupid management... Unless you are talking about...

Hey guys. I had a question about pole stabilization. I am living in Houston now and today has been very windy. I kept getting the "Acquiring Signal" screen, so I took a peek out at my balcony, and my dish was wobbling on its pole. Crap. Well the bottom line is I lost signal for most of the day...

Some good news in there. I appreciate all of the work Scott. Although I do have to add that I am bummed about Dish's idea of MRV; slinging is a nice feature, but it is no MRV solution. I think Direct has them beat on this front.

Probably not; which sucks. It would be nice to have a uniform "branding," if you will, across the devices. Take away some functionality for some of the lesser devices, but give us the guide updates (like colors, overall look, channel logos...) Oh well...

To be fair, the model they use on the pricing calculator assumes that people would only want a "DuoDVR" if they are back-feeding it to another SD TV, which is in many instances not true. I have two HDTVs, each with a DuoDVR (love my PiP and hard drive space), and in order to properly represent...

All of this talk about phases reminded me of this:

As Scott pointed out, you could do better by just purchasing your own Sling unit and adding it into your setup. Now the only advantage is the new interface... I love channel logos and stealing Apple design ideas as much as anyone, but I don't think it will be worth the greenbacks...

That is a dangerous path, which sets you up for disappointment. If you start off negative, you will only be surprised! ... So, booooo Dish!

Well now I am just downright excited!!!! And it sounds like there might be a DLNA backend (or something similar) to all of this... :)