Dish Faces April 30 Deadline In TiVo Case
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yeah and I don't believe rumors, hence I was curious on the contract wording in case they go the licencing route (or get pushed into materially changing the DVR functionality).
The rumor I heard was confirmed by the tech that installed my 922, for what it's worth. He also said the rumor is similar to what her heard before they bought Sling.
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According to the quoted text of the ruling, units already in the field with end users are NOT subject to the order.
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According to the quoted text of the ruling, units already in the field with end users are NOT subject to the order.
Wrong, wrong, wrong!!
It said to disable the DVR functionality "in all but 192,708 units of the Infringing Products that have been placed with an end user or subscribe".
That means to disable the DVR functionality in every DVR placed with an end user or subscriber except the 192,708 covered by a previous order, which were covered by a payment from Dish to TiVo on a previous lawsuit. (The original PVRs before DishNet started calling them DVRs.)
Going by the way you read it, that would mean that DishNet only has 192,708 DVRs installed in peoples' homes. That is obviously not correct, since DishNet acknowledges more than 8 million installed DVRs.
Wrong wrong wrong...
That all but 192,708 is on specific older model numbers and does not include any of the ViP models.
That all but 192,708 is on specific older model numbers and does not include any of the ViP models.
I am not trying to be a smartass are anything, I know that it sounds like it, but why would a tech that installed a 922 know anything more concrete than me or you, or anyone else that can read press releases, etc... on the internet?
Thanks for the clarification, but his assertion that it won't affect dvrs in customer homes is simply false.
I was referring to the DP-501, DP-508, etc models - which I still have one of each in addition to the ViP units I have.....
WRONG. WRONG. WRONG.
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"The two early consumer digital video recorders, ReplayTV and TiVo, were launched at the 1998 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "
"At the 1999 CES, Dish Network demonstrated the hardware that would later have DVR capability with the assistance of Microsoft software. "
WRONG. WRONG. WRONG.
From Digital video recorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"The two early consumer digital video recorders, ReplayTV and TiVo, were launched at the 1998 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "
"At the 1999 CES, Dish Network demonstrated the hardware that would later have DVR capability with the assistance of Microsoft software. "
u need a better source than "WIKIPEDIA"
Maybe you should keep quiet unless you can produce one that contradicts it?
Let me help you -- you won't find one (because they have it correct)!!!
DishPlayer came AFTER TiVo.
Maybe you should keep quiet unless you can produce one that contradicts it?
Let me help you -- you won't find one (because they have it correct)!!!
Dishplayer did come after TIVO. It was part of WebTV which had a DVR before TIVO and released its version after TIVO. WEBTV is owned by Microsoft. The WEBTV DVR is not part of the current DISH current DVR.
WebTV's DVR (first named "Personal TV") was debuted at the 1999 CES -- therefore it came a year after TiVo.
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Maybe you should keep quiet unless you can produce one that contradicts it?
Let me help you -- you won't find one (because they have it correct)!!!
DishPlayer was released to the market BEFORE TiVo.
Sure mock ups of Tivo and Replay were shown at CES... speaking of that where the hell is that new DIRECTV TIVO?
