411

[Poke]

Have we heard any more on it? Last I heard was that Dish was going to try to get them out by August.

 

[drod]

Doubtful at best.

 

[Stacy A]

Never is more likely.

 

[kavula]

Wow, this is a thoroughly positive thread!

Seriously, if E* says the 411 will be out in August, it's possible. My understanding is that all the news for the 411 is pretty old, so the release date might have changed in the last few months. On something as "simple" as the 411, late August or September is my guess. You could always look at it as being released when MPEG4 is also, but it makes more sense to start changing boxes even when MPEG4 hasn't started its phase-in because E* will have to change out the boxes anyway. Unless there are technical issues with the 411, the sooner the better.

 

[oby]

I am anxiously awaiting the 411, and am hoping its a gateway for an HD paradise of channels. I can't see 61.5, so I am looking forward to getting the VOOM channels, along with others.

 

[mdonnelly]

Look for more 411/MPEG-4 news in the August Tech Chat.

 

[GaryPen]

Seriously, if E* says the 411 will be out in August, it's possible.

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Good one!

 

[kavula]

Think good thoughts. Positive thoughts.

 

[DarrellP]

Think good thoughts. Positive thoughts.

We are talking about Dish here. Seeing your number of posts, I can forgive your optimism as you must be a Dish newbie. Give it a few years and you'll be a seasoned pessimist like the rest of us.

 

[Stargazer]

I have heard nothing about the 411 going to be released so maybe they decided to wait a while, then a while longer, as usual.

 

[John Kotches]

I think we'll see 411 at their booth at CEDIA with the real shipping date listed

Cheers,

 

[Stacy A]

Think good thoughts. Positive thoughts.

Ignorance of Dish Network tactics is indeed bliss. The 921 was shown at CEDIA and I believe even won the highest award possible for most innovative product, but at the time it wasn't anywhere near ready for production. It was a full year before the market ever saw the 921. This, my friend, is the future of the 411.

Learn well. When Dish doesn't say anything, then they are actually planning something. When they say such and such will come out at such and such time... they lie. Very easy lesson.

 

[rocatman]

What will drive Dish to get a MPEG-4 receiver out will be DirecTV which reportly has is about to release a MPEG-4 receiver.

 

[kavula]

We are talking about Dish here. Seeing your number of posts, I can forgive your optimism as you must be a Dish newbie. Give it a few years and you'll be a seasoned pessimist like the rest of us.

Thanks for the enthusiasm. I'm actually a satelliteguys.us newbie. I've had E* for, I dunno, seven or eight years (have I graduated from dish newbie status?). I just think that a 311 replacement isn't that monstrously difficult to engineer.

 

[mdonnelly]

Thanks for the enthusiasm. I'm actually a satelliteguys.us newbie. I've had E* for, I dunno, seven or eight years (have I graduated from dish newbie status?). I just think that a 311 replacement isn't that monstrously difficult to engineer.

No, it wouldn't be. But combining the 311 with the 811 functionality could be much more difficult.

 

[kavula]

^ I didn't mention the 811 for a reason!

 

[Foxbat]

Hey, the 942 made it to market relatively on-time, for a Dish receiver... Of course, "past performance is not a predictor of future earnings", or better yet, YMMV.

 

[keith]

Have we heard any more on it? Last I heard was that Dish was going to try to get them out by August.

August 2005?

After my 811 experience, I'll let others be the 411 beta testers and wait to see how Dish handle the mpeg4 transition for existing customers.

 

[Stargazer]

Maybe they will finally learn from their mistakes made in the past but history always has a way of repeating itself.