Questions about the new XiP Receivers?
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Perhaps the engineers are all working on the XIP line and have not been able to get the BBMP working on the 922.
Knowing Echostar(which makes the receivers and software for them) they have one or two engineers PERIOD working at the company. It would explain why it takes so long to fix anything Echostar makes. After all this is Charlie Ergen we are talking about, and he isn't known for spending money recklessly. Having multiple people working on various receivers, systems, and new tech concepts , would simply not be necessary in Charlie's world.
Of course there are ... that's just the engineer and programer (#'s 1 & 2) ... then there's 3 or 4 marketers, 10 or 12 managers, and when all's said and done ... probably 100 to 120 total "working" on the 922.. but still just two technical people.There are a lot more then 1 or 2 people working on the 922 / Hopper boxes.
I'm sure they have more than 2 engineers. But, the vast majority of them are in Noida, Bangalore, and/or Shenzhen.Of course there are ... that's just the engineer and programer (#'s 1 & 2) ... then there's 3 or 4 marketers, 10 or 12 managers, and when all's said and done ... probably 100 to 120 total "working" on the 922.. but still just two technical people.
I remember there used to be, back in the 921/721 days.
Nowadays, hiring engineers in a country where people are paid a living wage, like in the UK, seems to be the exception, not the rule.
Nowadays, hiring engineers in a country where people are paid a living wage, like in the UK, seems to be the exception, not the rule.
I have a lot of respect for Scott. I think he is dead wrong on this one. They can demo it to him to the cows come home. Direct is going to get out first with this and move fast. They have come a long way.
Echostar & Dish, while a decent company are about to get passed up on the tech side. I don't care what they showed Scott. They showed him a working 922 a long time ago. We see where that went. They showed him the great TV2 Sling adapter... We see what happened with that. Anyone can demo a product to someone. They are NOT going to get XIP out of the door in good shape before Direct is doing this right.
BTW, I AM A DISH SUBSCRIBER. It just ain't gonna happen. They have created an Apple like reality distortion field around Scott... LOL.
Echostar & Dish, while a decent company are about to get passed up on the tech side. I don't care what they showed Scott. They showed him a working 922 a long time ago. We see where that went. They showed him the great TV2 Sling adapter... We see what happened with that. Anyone can demo a product to someone. They are NOT going to get XIP out of the door in good shape before Direct is doing this right.
BTW, I AM A DISH SUBSCRIBER. It just ain't gonna happen. They have created an Apple like reality distortion field around Scott... LOL.
Of course there are ... that's just the engineer and programer (#'s 1 & 2) ... then there's 3 or 4 marketers, 10 or 12 managers, and when all's said and done ... probably 100 to 120 total "working" on the 922.. but still just two technical people.
One or two technical people who spend all day in meetings with the 12 project "managers" and then have to work at night / weekends to get any real work done.
Would of been perfect for another hd tv in my house IF they had used the sling adapter as well as the Pro hd and solo sling. So of COURSE they don't enable it. No sling extender and now no sling for my other tv. DISH is batting a thousand here.
Like the other 'Dish CES announcements'... LMAO.
I really hope they prove me wrong. I'd love to lease an XIP and BUY a second. It would take care of me great. I just don't see it happening.
