Menu/Guide graphics?
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The look and feel of their user interface is in dire need of an update, IMHO...has been for years. Doesn't seem to be a priority for them though.
Really? To me, Direct's looks more current; it is clean and crisp. Dish's looks clunky and tired; straight out of 1998...
But, I suppose it is just personal taste. So there's an idea; how about customization, to the extent that one could change the underlying graphics and not the actual layout? That would be cool, but probably a waste of time for Dish... Let them work on getting some channels up, I suppose.
I prefer the darker colors of my Sony HD Dvr and am hoping they might be able to change the current guides to what the previews of the upcoming 922's guide looked like.
922 graphics will not trickle down to older STB's. That is Dish's official statement. However, While the Dish UI isn't the best, it is very good and many former Direct TV subs say that the Dish graphics/UI is better. One thing they do mention is that some like the info as part of the banner on Direct rather than the majority of the screen on Dish. But overall they do like it better.
No, Tivo screens are the richest looking with animation, however the Tivo guide is crap compared to the Dish grid guide--and no, the TV Guide grid display on Tivo is even worse than the Tivo guide.
Dish has always been a service focused on technology of the system, features (PIP, external HDD, etc.), ease of use (a lot of seniors are Dish subscribers) and support of multiple satellites and services (a ton of internationals) and the best DVR's they can produce without violating patents (Tivo lawsuit yet to be resolved). It has taken all these years for Dish to even get around to having channel logos on the guide with the upcoming 922. But I think Dish subscribers always valued these innovations more than the most "cool" looking graphics. The 922 sounds like the box for you if you value the most "dazzling" UI. Honestly, I want the 4 stream recording capability of the 722K (2 OTA tuners) a heck of a lot more than a UI facelift. Capabilities are what really counts.
No, Tivo screens are the richest looking with animation, however the Tivo guide is crap compared to the Dish grid guide--and no, the TV Guide grid display on Tivo is even worse than the Tivo guide.
Dish has always been a service focused on technology of the system, features (PIP, external HDD, etc.), ease of use (a lot of seniors are Dish subscribers) and support of multiple satellites and services (a ton of internationals) and the best DVR's they can produce without violating patents (Tivo lawsuit yet to be resolved). It has taken all these years for Dish to even get around to having channel logos on the guide with the upcoming 922. But I think Dish subscribers always valued these innovations more than the most "cool" looking graphics. The 922 sounds like the box for you if you value the most "dazzling" UI. Honestly, I want the 4 stream recording capability of the 722K (2 OTA tuners) a heck of a lot more than a UI facelift. Capabilities are what really counts.
