Often it is said, "if it's not broke, then don't try to fix it."
Dish Network should have followed that advice when they designed the new Dish 811 HDTV receiver.
Origionally when the 811 was announced it was just supposed to be a upgraded Dish 6000 with more memory that could do OpenTV. However some rocket scientist at Dish had a better idea and that idea was to build a new HD receiver from the ground up.
Since coming out the 811 has been reported having nothing but problems, from dark pictures to wierd aspect ratios, losing the guide information, or if you in OTA too long and try watching Satellite you get a blank screen requiring a reboot, it has popping sounds in the audio etc...
While the 6000 had its share of problems, the 6000 has always been a solid and done as it was supposed to, the only things missing on the 6000 was OpenTV and the ability to decode PSIP guide information.
Why Dish choose to make the 811 from the ground up? Why did Dish not try to emulate the 6000 in regards to its features such as aspect radios, full screen and stretch modes?
Yes Dish did add DVI and and a better tuner to its unit, and the Dish 811 can also do HDTV Closed Captioning, why couldnt those features have been added to the existing 6000 line? Wouldn't it have been easier to add on then reinvent the wheel all over again? Imagine the second generation 6000, it could be called the 6050.
And one of the main upgrades advertised for the 811 was the ability to have DIsh Home Interactive isn't it funny that Dish Home is not even available on the 811 yet?
Earlier in the week I heard and reported that the 811 would be getting a software upgrade this week, now I am hearing the software release has been scrapped for now because of new problems found in the software. I even heard from one contact that they wished the 811 project would be scrapped altogether.
Guys its not too late, upgrade the 6000 and make a new second generation unit.
That's my two cents.
Dish Network should have followed that advice when they designed the new Dish 811 HDTV receiver.
Origionally when the 811 was announced it was just supposed to be a upgraded Dish 6000 with more memory that could do OpenTV. However some rocket scientist at Dish had a better idea and that idea was to build a new HD receiver from the ground up.
Since coming out the 811 has been reported having nothing but problems, from dark pictures to wierd aspect ratios, losing the guide information, or if you in OTA too long and try watching Satellite you get a blank screen requiring a reboot, it has popping sounds in the audio etc...
While the 6000 had its share of problems, the 6000 has always been a solid and done as it was supposed to, the only things missing on the 6000 was OpenTV and the ability to decode PSIP guide information.
Why Dish choose to make the 811 from the ground up? Why did Dish not try to emulate the 6000 in regards to its features such as aspect radios, full screen and stretch modes?
Yes Dish did add DVI and and a better tuner to its unit, and the Dish 811 can also do HDTV Closed Captioning, why couldnt those features have been added to the existing 6000 line? Wouldn't it have been easier to add on then reinvent the wheel all over again? Imagine the second generation 6000, it could be called the 6050.
And one of the main upgrades advertised for the 811 was the ability to have DIsh Home Interactive isn't it funny that Dish Home is not even available on the 811 yet?
Earlier in the week I heard and reported that the 811 would be getting a software upgrade this week, now I am hearing the software release has been scrapped for now because of new problems found in the software. I even heard from one contact that they wished the 811 project would be scrapped altogether.
Guys its not too late, upgrade the 6000 and make a new second generation unit.
That's my two cents.