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Scott Greczkowski
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

PocketDish -vs- Video Ipod

Got this from Dish Network, I changed the first line to say SatelliteGuys Member instead of Reporter. :)

Attention SatelliteGuys Member,

DISH Network Tuesday rolled out the PocketDISH™, a new line of portable media companions allowing TV viewers the ability to take their favorite sitcoms, reality shows or even last night's game with them to watch anywhere.

After Apple Computer, Inc.'s announcement Wednesday of the video iPod®, we invite you to do side-by-side comparison of the two products. The PocketDISH 4-inch and the new video iPod both are equipped with a 30 GB hard drive, but that is where the similarities end.

The PocketDISH 4-inch is a much more powerful media player that eliminates the need for multiple devices: it can store up to 20,000 songs, up to 300,000 photos or up to 120 hours of video*. Other benefits of PocketDISH include a viewing area that is 1.5 inches larger and a battery that lasts two hours longer when watching video.

But what is biggest advantage to choosing PocketDISH over the video iPod? It's the cost of the TV shows. Video iPod users will have to pay about $45 to store and watch an entire season of Desperate Housewives®. With PocketDISH, the cost to transfer content is free, and, you don't have to wait a day to download the broadcast. With the ability to load content from DISH Network DVRs or by recording the shows from other consumer electronics devices or TV providers, PocketDISH gives you much more flexibility to watch and enjoy the programming you already have, and take it with you wherever you go.

Please review the comparison chart below and see for yourself why PocketDISH is one of the most advanced and versatile portable devices on the market.
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mdonnelly
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Hey Scott, if you can get that thing open without breaking something, would you tell us what the MPEG-4 decoder chipset is. e.g. Mfg., dev. type
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Well here is my opinion of the pocket dish vs video Ipod.

I have a strong feeling that if Dish would have or would go to Apple and make an agrement to use the Ipod and Dish network together that they would be almost unstoppable.

Just think of all the Ipod users that would get Dish network to get free Video. Then think of the Dish users that would go buy an Ipod. Weather or not they would charge a fee for the use of it that way or not who knows...But if you think of the mass influx of customers both ways Dish would be put into the main stream.

I currently have an Ipod and I would buy a new Video Ipod in a heartbeat if I could put my dish network programing on it.

vs me buying a pocket dish.

Again just my opinion.

David
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gpflepsen
gpflepsen
DISHDIVA said:
okay i agree pocket dish is pricey..however it dwnloads dish content (from 942), also in realtime you can record from live tv (using rca hooked into special port that comes w/ pocket dish), also jpeg /mp3-striaght from digital camera or computer )\(using usb port). oh did you know that it comes w/ 2 types of usb cables? as for the comment that was made about the content being boring after recording it in real time? well if you have a 942.. you can watch something else while transferring data.
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Reading this just made me shiver. How in the world does E* intend to make this work? I mean, realistically what are the chances this will work as advertised. The software problems are bound to be comparable to the 811, 921, 942 (and probably other receivers which I don't have first hand experience).

Future users, prepare to deal with mickey-mouse workarounds and to not enjoy all the advertised features.
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Scott Greczkowski
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gpflepsen said:
Reading this just made me shiver. How in the world does E* intend to make this work? I mean, realistically what are the chances this will work as advertised. The software problems are bound to be comparable to the 811, 921, 942 (and probably other receivers which I don't have first hand experience).
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This is one of the issues I have reported to the pub members. If you want to transfer videos, pictures or music to the PocketDish from your PC and you are not comfortable using a computer then the PocketDish is NOT for you.

There is no simple program asking you what you want to do.

For example, have some PocketDish software that a user can install is they want, this software when run will ask you what you want to do, (ie copy videos to the PocketDish, Copy Music to the PocketDish, copy pictures to the pocketdish)

The way it is now if you have videos on your computer you want on your pocketdish you must convert them to MPEG4 avi's then tranfer them to the pocketdish.

This should ALL be automated, you should be asked what files you want on your pocket dish then the software should do the rest, the user should not even need to know that the video is being converted to a format which can be played by the pocketdish.

In addition I copied some mp3 files to the PocketDish and a few of them could not be played, instead I got an error message saying there was a hard drive error.

More on this later as I do my review.

Pub members can check the pub forum for more details and photos.
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gpflepsen
gpflepsen
I just read that thread Scott. Thanks.

E* technology, in concept, is some of the best out there. They just fall so far in the implementation of their plans.
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AI Hiking Advice Nearly Turns Deadly on Mount Shasta #shorts

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Google's AI Ultimatum for Schools

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Religious Exemption from Using AI?

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The Binance Crypto Heist

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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.
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Scott Greczkowski
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nelson61 said:
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SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.
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Can't remember where or who I saw predict this. :D

It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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Bruce
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Scott Greczkowski said:
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.
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Bruce said:
Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.
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I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.
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Scott Greczkowski said:
I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.
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Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.
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www.lightreading.com

SpaceX boldly goes into 'huge' 5G network rollout with Qualcomm

After trying satellites and small cells, Elon Musk's SpaceX is to build a terrestrial mobile network across tens of thousands of sites with Qualcomm.
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nelson61 said:
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SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.
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If Musk really wants to buy Boost, he might get a great price once Dish Wireless is out of Chapter 11.

Boost just lost 182,000 subs in the 3rd quarter-

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Is Dish like Iran in one way...they both will totally collapse by end of week :)
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Other than the price, my experience with Boost is not that different than what I experienced with my years with Cricket. I will be curious to see what happens if SpaceX takes the reins.
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Bruce said:
Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.
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dish has new sats dtv does not
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Scott Greczkowski
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club

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:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

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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Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club

I think we could all use a laugh - Rodney Dangerfield on Carson

Good...simple humor. Enjoy


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92AtfTLge4

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Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
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I loved it when Rodney was on the Tonight Show...
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dishstaller said:
Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if you had the wrong Subject or the wrong YouTube link.
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Was a Don Rickles fan. I've dvr'd most of his appearances on Carson from the antenna tv replays.

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More Dangerfield rapid fire on Carson.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scEQFHQHHhU
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Rodney Dangerfield is great. One of his best one liners - "My wife likes to talk to me during sex, last night she called me from Florida!"

Jackie Gleason is another one of the greats.


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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk

Godzilla Minus Zero


View: https://youtu.be/n-NDYWPXpKg?si=hcI4ueMkFCreZ8Qq
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dfergie said:

View: https://youtu.be/n-NDYWPXpKg?si=hcI4ueMkFCreZ8Qq
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Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One
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primestar31 said:
Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One
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At theaters, only in Japanese, on Disc and Netflix, available in English.
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New trailer has dropped:
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Looks good! I'm interested...
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