Dish Network News from CEDIA

[Digital Dude]

I already wrote about my experience today at the DirecTV booth and so I wandered over to the Dish booth. I received a warm greeting and the Dish rep called Leslie Harper over to give me a tour.
There wasn't much new at the booth except for 2 working examples of the VIP 211 being used as a DVR!

As someone that has 2-211's this peaked my interest. Attached is a short video clip of the Dish programmers from England explaining the process.

According to Dish, come the first of the year there will be a software download for the 211 boxes that will allow an external USB 2.0 hard drive to be attached. There will be name based recording, you cam record 2 events at once, (1-sat and 1-OTA) while watching a recorded event.

I forgot to ask about a DVR fee, I'll do that tomorrow, but the most interesting words from the guys is that you will be able to "move" the content between 211's on your account. Kewl.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO OF THE 211 ACTING AS A DVR!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Digital Dude, what format and extension is the video file in? Let me know and I can boost the max size so you can attach it here.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I trust you could interchange it with 622s/722s on your account?


Ask them when they are going to get rid of the silly restriction of being able to switch a HDD between different receivers only three times, before it "locks" on permanently to one receiver.

 

[Digital Dude]

It's a .mov file. Does this work?

http://64.58.30.167/satguys/dishcedia07.mov

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Upload away.

 

[RandallA]

Wait, so you can only move it to other 211s in your account. What about move it to a 622/722?

 

[Digital Dude]

Can't move to a 622/722, they are too different.

 

[RandallA]

Can't move to a 622/722, they are too different.

Thanks for the info. That sucks but I guess I'll need one for the 622 and another one for the 211.

Go Sharks! (with Barbieri's voice).

 

[dfergie]

Cool video...

 

[digiblur]

Can't move to a 622/722, they are too different.

Here's a smaller one encoded with xvid in AVI format.

 

[randyoh]

I wonder if the add on hard drive option will be coming to the 222?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes Randyoh,

But it will not be until next year.

 

[navychop]

Can't move to a 622/722, they are too different.

Sounds like they'll be selling more ViP622/722s and fewer ViP211s.

 

[dimi1963]

This is very nice....

 

[gjh3260]

see if you can find out the fee for this.......I assume it will be monthly.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes same as current DVR fees.

 

[RandallA]

Yes same as current DVR fees.

I can live with that but will there also be an activation fee?

 

[mwgiii]

You and Leslie make a cute couple.

 

[LER]

Digital Dude,
Any news on moving HDD's from 622 to 622 without issue? (I'm looking for a timing estimate).

Thanks!

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Is that all there is?

Is that all there is?

If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing

Let's break out the booze and have a ball