E*'s New DVR?

[Bradtothebone]

Anybody heard of this? From SkyReport:

EchoStar's New Toy


Known for its continuing techno-innovations, EchoStar now has a really, really skinny DVR (code-named Mercury) on display at the big IBC show. It's just 9mm in height (that's about 0.35" for the metrically challenged) and includes all the cool stuff you'd expect including two-way high-speed services, a 32GB onboard (and upgradable) memory, plus (of course) the ability to support satellite, cable, IPTV and even WiFi platforms.

In other EchoStar IBC news, the company is also moving fast via a new partnership with Nagravision. The duo plan to launch a pre-integrated client and connected-device platform for IPTV operators, including an advanced hybrid DVR.•

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Brad

 

[TheKrell]

More info here: EchoStar Showcases New Ultra Slimline DVR This is an Echostar-Europe product and the DVR drive is a SSD of only 32GB capacity. No wired Ethernet because the jack is too big!

 

[allargon]

More info here: EchoStar Showcases New Ultra Slimline DVR This is an Echostar-Europe product and the DVR drive is a SSD of only 32GB capacity. No wired Ethernet because the jack is too big!

I bet they can add wired Ethernet support via a USB dongle if necessary. That 32GB SSD is too small--200 GB would be the bare minimum even for SSD.

 

[mike123abc]

It is an IPTV device without local storage. The storage included is for buffering the current stream and trick play on the current stream.

 

[whatchel1]

I bet they can add wired Ethernet support via a USB dongle if necessary. That 32GB SSD is too small--200 GB would be the bare minimum even for SSD.

There's a reason for that have you seen the prices of an SSD HDD? 32's are like $80 and a 200 is close to $600.

 

[megamike]

What does the DVR stand for in this case?

 

[Bradtothebone]

It is an IPTV device without local storage. The storage included is for buffering the current stream and trick play on the current stream.

I'm guessing you might be able to add an external HDD for storage.

 

[kstuart]

I'm guessing you might be able to add an external HDD for storage.

like the ViP211 does...