What is Dish Network's latest model of a solo (single tuner) basic receiver? Is it the 311?
Thanks,
Eric
Thanks,
Eric
Latest Model of a Solo Receiver?
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I don't see why the 211 wouldn't be just as good for WA. The 311 has been out of production for many years, and is not MPEG-4 capable.
On the DISH Network website it has a 311 listed on there:
DISH SD Satellite Receivers - Standard Definition TV (SDTV) Tuner - DISH Network
Is this a different one than the one you say is out of production?
On the DISH Network website it has a 311 listed on there:
DISH SD Satellite Receivers - Standard Definition TV (SDTV) Tuner - DISH Network
Is this a different one than the one you say is out of production?
The 301 (released in 2001) is out of production (I think). The 311 is the newer model (released in 2003) and has 8PSK tuning and the 301 didn't.
Here is where I got the info
http://www.dishuser.org/rcvrcompare.php
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The 311 has been out of production for quite some time now. However, I believe they have a huge number of them still in use, and are still shipping them out to some customers. It does not do MPEG-4.
I believe the only receivers currently in production are the ViP series.
Dish will move to 8PSK across the board in the foreseeable future. The 311 can handle that. The 301 and certain others cannot. Eventually they will move to MPEG-4 only, but that is probably years off.
Today, for a new customer, I would suggest only the ViP series, as they are HD capable and a bit more "future proof." Dish no doubt wants the bandwidth savings that are to come from 8PSK and MPEG-4, but they also would no doubt like to reduce their code base. Got to be costly to keep updating software for a wide variety of receivers.
I believe the only receivers currently in production are the ViP series.
Dish will move to 8PSK across the board in the foreseeable future. The 311 can handle that. The 301 and certain others cannot. Eventually they will move to MPEG-4 only, but that is probably years off.
Today, for a new customer, I would suggest only the ViP series, as they are HD capable and a bit more "future proof." Dish no doubt wants the bandwidth savings that are to come from 8PSK and MPEG-4, but they also would no doubt like to reduce their code base. Got to be costly to keep updating software for a wide variety of receivers.
311 is used for SD customers, Unless your Eastern Arc
then 211's are used.
DISH SD Satellite Receivers - Standard Definition TV (SDTV) Tuner - DISH Network
DVRs
http://www.dishnetwork.com/receivers/dvr/default.aspx
then 211's are used.
DISH SD Satellite Receivers - Standard Definition TV (SDTV) Tuner - DISH Network
DVRs
http://www.dishnetwork.com/receivers/dvr/default.aspx
Any new customer subscribing that wants a basic single receiver will be installed with a 211. Doesn't matter on western or eastern arc. So I would say the 211 is now the basic single receiver unless you are signing up as a DHA TOO customer.
I want to see some specs on the upcoming 512. Reputedly it's a Solo SD DVR receiver like the 612 Solo HD DVR receiver. But is it a VIP? Does it have USB? How about an OTA tuner?
I bet its a 510 with a larger hard drive. E does that a lot.
7100 to 7200
522 to 625
etc etc
I'd say it is exceedingly unlikely that Dish is going to put out any non-MPEG-4 compliant new receivers. And it would hardly be worth putting out any more new SD only receivers.
211 is your latest model solo receiver.
The 311 is going to be the only other solo receiver once they do all the receiver swapouts to 8PSK compatable receivers. They may ship out a lot of 311's to those needing their legacy/301/50X receivers swapped out.
I'd say that the only change that they will make in the 512 vs the 510 is the hard drive size. They probably ran out of resources for the smaller hard drives that the 510 used and have no choice but to use the larger hard drives. I do not think 512 is really going to be a brand new receiver introduced to the market. It is just going to be a refurbished receiver that they are keeping on the market until they run out of supply just like the 311.
I wonder what Dish Network done with all the 301 guts? I am sure they used the 301 shells on refurbing the 311 receivers.
The 311 is going to be the only other solo receiver once they do all the receiver swapouts to 8PSK compatable receivers. They may ship out a lot of 311's to those needing their legacy/301/50X receivers swapped out.
I'd say that the only change that they will make in the 512 vs the 510 is the hard drive size. They probably ran out of resources for the smaller hard drives that the 510 used and have no choice but to use the larger hard drives. I do not think 512 is really going to be a brand new receiver introduced to the market. It is just going to be a refurbished receiver that they are keeping on the market until they run out of supply just like the 311.
I wonder what Dish Network done with all the 301 guts? I am sure they used the 301 shells on refurbing the 311 receivers.
211 is your latest solo receiver
311 is not the latest. It has been around for a while.
512 is probably going to be 510 with larger hard drive since they cannot get any smaller hard drives to put into the 510. They are just recycling through their 510's like they do the 311/111/522/625 receivers until they have no more to refurb. They must still have plenty of those 510's left. I'm sure they will use the same shell from any 501/508/510 that comes in and just slap a new sticker on it and put larger hard drive in it.
311 is not the latest. It has been around for a while.
512 is probably going to be 510 with larger hard drive since they cannot get any smaller hard drives to put into the 510. They are just recycling through their 510's like they do the 311/111/522/625 receivers until they have no more to refurb. They must still have plenty of those 510's left. I'm sure they will use the same shell from any 501/508/510 that comes in and just slap a new sticker on it and put larger hard drive in it.
211 is your latest solo receiver
311 is not the latest. It has been around for a while.
512 is probably going to be 510 with larger hard drive since they cannot get any smaller hard drives to put into the 510. They are just recycling through their 510's like they do the 311/111/522/625 receivers until they have no more to refurb. They must still have plenty of those 510's left. I'm sure they will use the same shell from any 501/508/510 that comes in and just slap a new sticker on it and put larger hard drive in it.
311 is not the latest. It has been around for a while.
512 is probably going to be 510 with larger hard drive since they cannot get any smaller hard drives to put into the 510. They are just recycling through their 510's like they do the 311/111/522/625 receivers until they have no more to refurb. They must still have plenty of those 510's left. I'm sure they will use the same shell from any 501/508/510 that comes in and just slap a new sticker on it and put larger hard drive in it.
I had some internet issues (satellite broadband). Sorry about that. I didn't know if my post had posted or not.
nah they always use brand new covers on what are supposed to be new boxes. and since so few are owned it doesnt matter anyway
You know Gazer you can delete your other dups...
I don't know anything, but I bet we see something closer to the VIP612 than a 510.
It will have brand new guts because the 510 is only a QPSK box, and they're trying to move the Western arc over to 8PSK ASAP.
I don't know anything, but I bet we see something closer to the VIP612 than a 510.
