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Goldengriff
Goldengriff
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

It just works, Not!

Dish have you ever heard of the statement "It just works!"? You worked on the VIP 922 for over 2 years and could not get it right. Shame on you.........

You own the sling technology, it works great in your sling boxes, how could you not get it right in this unit.

You have EHD on some of your other units and it works great, how could you not get it right in this unit.

You showed The unit at CES 2009 with two room and sling, how could you not get it right in the final unit.

It is understandable to have problems with new technology, but most of what you put into this box is not new but old technology so you should have got it right.


I was expecting a home run with this unit, but all we got was a foul ball.
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Goldengriff
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I've steamed from the dish.sling.com website in HD AND I've used the one step down SlingPlayer software (not the current off their site), and I've used my iPod Touch. "It just works" for me.

Are you sure you don't work for dish, maybe not but; How can you say it just works for you? Most of the time I can't sling with dish.sling.com Are you saying you have not gotten the "try again later" message like lots of us people have.

Anyway When I do connect the picture quality is not near as good as what I get with my Slingbox PRO-HD using the same softwere. Yeah you can sling to their old software but not in HD, it seems Dish intenually left that function out.

This has been the one issue I've been experiencing. I lost a couple of recordings on my EHD so I'm waiting until DISH can get this straightened out before trying any more. Also just because it's worked in other units doesn't mean it will work in all of them. The 222 being a prime example of EHD not getting added. Also they HAVEN'T had a receiver like this before. Not with this combination of software. It's not at easy to build a new platform from scratch like you seem to think it is.

Yep, they did not even let the beta testers test this so I am told.


While I am disappointed that the TV2 outputs are disabled even though they are there. I understand as with most companies that show off technology at trade shows. Until you can walk into a store or go online and have a device shipped to your door. All bets are off on what you actually get when a device ships. Personally, I have no need for the TV2 outputs. I want the Sling Receiver box more and ASAP.

True, not everything that is shown will make it in the final product, but you should of heard them bragging about how two TVs would still work.



Again, not with this combination of software and features. Really from my personal experience, we are so much better off then say the Tivo Premier retail customers/testers that are dealing with software that is extremely early/buggy even compared to the software we got on our boxes. And we didn't pay hundreds of dollars more. (Well most of us anyway.)

Not saying there are not good points to this box, if I did not think so i would not have gotten it. But after two years how could the technology they have been using in other items be so bad.

To be honest, I think use 922 people are lucky. We have a box that does things that Tivos, DirecTV, and cable DVRs don't do. How awesome is it to be absolutely anywhere and be able to pull up a website and watch video from your box sitting at home? Not re-directed to another online video site or asked to purchase an additional piece of hardware or have system requirements that are so astronomical that most PCs won't be able to support it. Your freaking iPhone can watch your TV!

We could have been lucky if my Iphones picture did not look so much better with my Slingbox PRO-HD, so my point is they own the technology they have had lots of practice making boxes that sling, as how could they not get it right.

Take a step back and just take a deep breath. This is the price us early adopters pay and if you didn't know that I'm sorry. But most of us here pretty much knew what to expect.

This post was after a week of deep breath, I have said nothing about the things that aren't working correctly that are new to the vip 922 because I understand being the first to use something. The items I mention are items they should have experience with and so should just work after 2+ years of design.
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MikeD-C05
MikeD-C05
I am still waiting on the price of what the hd media extender and tv everywhere adapter will be. I am hoping it won't be astronomical in price or come with a monthly fee or both. This would be the ideal way to turn my 722k into a 922 without the bigger internal hard drive , new guides, menus etc. I would still get tv 2 in coax as well as in hd if these new devices work as promised. Just another 5 weeks to go till June.
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DustoMan
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Goldengriff said:
Anyway When I do connect the picture quality is not near as good as what I get with my Slingbox PRO-HD using the same softwere. Yeah you can sling to their old software but not in HD, it seems Dish intenually left that function out.
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Are you sure about it not being HD? I used the SlingPlayer 2.0 software build that was still posted on a CNET site. My desktop PC was showing me a beautiful full wide screen picture. I was pulling anywhere from 7-12 Mbps from my 922 across a Wireless-N network. If it's not HD at that bitrate, that's one hell of a high bitrate SD picture.

And no, I'm not getting the "Try server again later" message on dish.sling.com. I do sometimes get a message asking for a password but clicking "Ok" usually gets me past that screen.

(And I don't work for DISH either.)
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Scott Greczkowski
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The HD quality from the 922 looks to me eyes better than the HD from a Slingbox Pro HD unit.

I only wish that we could watch in HD on a standalone Slingpplayer...
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JoeSp
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It is my understanding - and from the Tech that set up my install - that the second TV ability will be coming in June with a Slingbox add-on to your second HDTV. This will allow you to watch anything you have recorded on the 922 on the second HDTV in HD! My wife is excited about this because she can then have me record movies and shows she wants to watch and she can access them on her HDTV without interupting my viewing habits.

And if anyone can check -- I believe this is what was announced during the 2009 CES - not actually TV 2 output thru a connection.

On another note, as far as Slingbox is concerned, I have watched stuff at work on my 17" monitor during lunch from my 922 -- both recorded and live. I don't understand why anyone's 922 is not working in Slingbox unless they are turning off their modem when they go to work. Or perhaps the modem is off when they are trying to access the 922 -- or their upload is tooooo sloooowwww. Any of these problems will stop Slingbox in its tracks.

As far as the 922 being too buggy or not complete enough for you did you not read Scott's warning about purchasing the 922 right now? Perhaps if you did you would not be unhappy with the 922. The DVR portion works great. The Slingbox works well -not perfect but give dish time) and the OTA board works well too. The picture in HD is far better then from the 622 (blacks are not crushed as much) and the SD picture looks great too (could that be Eastern Arc?). Scott told us that TV2 output would not be available at this time, that Slingbox usage was a little buggy but work relatively well and that the internet access function was not currently available right now. As a fact, he suggested staying with a 722 and slingbox addon if that was what you were primarily interested in right now.

If you read this -- why are you upset?
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I have a few small problems with my 922 but think it was worth every penny.:)
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Scott Greczkowski
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Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Foxbat said:
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
www.colts.com

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
www.colts.com www.colts.com
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

No idea what improvements might be involved.
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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
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jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
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Almighty1 said:
it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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Generative AI: Revolutionizing Game NPC Dialogue & Behavior? #shorts

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S.W.A.T. Exiles (Starz)

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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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long_time_Dish
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reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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long_time_Dish
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reubenray said:
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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2026-27 NCAA College Football

Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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