What would be REALLY cool would be if it had two HD outputs. One would be component/DVI/whatever and the other would be an ATSC RF modulator (kinda like the 5000) that would send the signal to another HDTV anywhere in the house. Or to your HTPC 
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Looks like the 942 is what we were calling the 922. HD PVR based on 522 code base. Any time table as to an expected ship date? (I hear the chuckles now). Also, will existing customers be able to order this one upon release?
What I want to know is why they don't come up with a receiver like the 510 but with HD capability? I'd be happy with a couple of those. Call it the 910.
HookedOnTV said:
Unless I am missing something. That is the 921. Are you wanting a single HD tuner PVR? I don't think there is much of a market for a single HD Tuner PVR, but I could be wrong
If your gonna bash E* atleast know what your talking about..the 2 in 921 means 2 tuners..record and watch at the same timeWeeJavaDude said:
Well I would like you to point out the E* bash :shocked.. I was referring to the 510 and responding to the person's question about an HD receiver like the 510. Since the 510 is a single tuner, I assumed the person was wanting a single tuner HD PVR. I was not sure if the person I was replying to was looking for a single Tuner HD PVR or or HD PVR. I tried to cover both scenarios.juan said:If your gonna bash E* atleast know what your talking about..the 2 in 921 means 2 tuners..record and watch at the same time
As for knowing what I am a talking about, I am well aware that the 921 is a dual Dish tuner, single OTA tuner, HD PVR. Not sure what button I pushed to result in the response you gave, but its all good.
Senor Juan is a wee bit Dish-sensitive. It's more likely to see Sean Hannity making out with Jane Fonda, than WJD bash Dish.WeeJavaDude said:Not sure what button I pushed to result in the response you have, but its all good.
Hey gang,
It's Scott reporting again LIVE from the floor of the Team Summit Tech Expo. It has been a great day, I will report more when I get back to my hotel room.
I was lucky and got one of the first Sirius / Dish Network Radios this morning. I ran into Joe Clayton who I guess reads SatelliteGuys, as he told me how surprised he was I got the pictures on so fast last night.
I got to meet the BingoTV girls and boy did they have an earfull for SatelliteGuys members. Wait until you see the photo they gave me to post for all SatelliteGuys members to see. I will try taking a picture of it later, but I will need to scan it in for the full effect. (Hey Rolltide Ashley wanted your number but unfortunately I didn't have it.... JUST KIDDING)
Got to meet Dawn Wells from Gilligans Island and she was a real sweetheart. Pictures will be posted later. Hey Dad... I got Dawn to sign a picture for you. Thanks for watching the kids.
The 942 is basicly a 811 and 510 combined together. I actually think its a silly concept but Charlie Ergen said that when the 942 is released the price will surprise a lot of folks.
The 942 will also introduce a new technology which will allow the 942 to talk to other devices plugged into the power line, this technology will allow new boxes to talk to each other over the power lines. The big plus for this is you will only need to plug in one of your receivers to a phone line.
Also using this technology will be a special plug in box which will plug in to the power and you can plug it into your stereo or powered speakers. This will allow you to listen to Sirius with no wires.
That sounds like some very promising technology.
As I noted I was on the money for the launuch of TNT-HD, I feel good about that. No other programming announcements were made.
For those who are exisiting customers and want a 322, 522 or 811 good news, they will soon be available to you, the bad news is they will only be available on lease. They STILL won't be for sale.
Also customers who are looking to return to Dish Network are also in luck, DHA will be made available to them in August. No word if the $25 come back fee will be waived.
Are more Sirius channels coming to Dish? Durring this mornings Dealer meeting with Jim and Charlie, Jim Defranco kept on saying that Sirius would be 65 channels. A few folks I have talked with have said Jim screwed up by saying 65, while others say that a few select Talk channels may make it on Dish after all. However Joe Clayton himself told me last night, that only the Music Channels will be available on Dish.
They announced that a full Smart Card exchange would take place in August / September, with the complete swap out completed by 2005.
Dish will be selling some real nice looking LCD monitors, they will be available in 30" and 40" sizes, I will have pictures of these monitors later on. These monitors are NOT made by RCA and look REAL good!
I got to play with some of the new technologies in devolopment including name based recording, and let me tell you name based recording is SWEET and from the demo machine I played with it works well.
Well thats it for now. I will report more later and have more photos as well. This is Scott signing off for now LIVE from the floor of Team Summit!
Thanks for visiting SatelliteGuys!
It's Scott reporting again LIVE from the floor of the Team Summit Tech Expo. It has been a great day, I will report more when I get back to my hotel room.
I was lucky and got one of the first Sirius / Dish Network Radios this morning. I ran into Joe Clayton who I guess reads SatelliteGuys, as he told me how surprised he was I got the pictures on so fast last night.
I got to meet the BingoTV girls and boy did they have an earfull for SatelliteGuys members.
Wait until you see the photo they gave me to post for all SatelliteGuys members to see. I will try taking a picture of it later, but I will need to scan it in for the full effect. (Hey Rolltide Ashley wanted your number but unfortunately I didn't have it.... JUST KIDDING)Got to meet Dawn Wells from Gilligans Island and she was a real sweetheart. Pictures will be posted later.
Hey Dad... I got Dawn to sign a picture for you. Thanks for watching the kids. The 942 is basicly a 811 and 510 combined together. I actually think its a silly concept but Charlie Ergen said that when the 942 is released the price will surprise a lot of folks.
The 942 will also introduce a new technology which will allow the 942 to talk to other devices plugged into the power line, this technology will allow new boxes to talk to each other over the power lines. The big plus for this is you will only need to plug in one of your receivers to a phone line.
Also using this technology will be a special plug in box which will plug in to the power and you can plug it into your stereo or powered speakers. This will allow you to listen to Sirius with no wires.
That sounds like some very promising technology.
As I noted I was on the money for the launuch of TNT-HD, I feel good about that. No other programming announcements were made.
For those who are exisiting customers and want a 322, 522 or 811 good news, they will soon be available to you, the bad news is they will only be available on lease. They STILL won't be for sale.
Also customers who are looking to return to Dish Network are also in luck, DHA will be made available to them in August. No word if the $25 come back fee will be waived.
Are more Sirius channels coming to Dish? Durring this mornings Dealer meeting with Jim and Charlie, Jim Defranco kept on saying that Sirius would be 65 channels. A few folks I have talked with have said Jim screwed up by saying 65, while others say that a few select Talk channels may make it on Dish after all. However Joe Clayton himself told me last night, that only the Music Channels will be available on Dish.
They announced that a full Smart Card exchange would take place in August / September, with the complete swap out completed by 2005.
Dish will be selling some real nice looking LCD monitors, they will be available in 30" and 40" sizes, I will have pictures of these monitors later on. These monitors are NOT made by RCA and look REAL good!
I got to play with some of the new technologies in devolopment including name based recording, and let me tell you name based recording is SWEET and from the demo machine I played with it works well.
Well thats it for now. I will report more later and have more photos as well. This is Scott signing off for now LIVE from the floor of Team Summit!
Thanks for visiting SatelliteGuys!
GaryPen said:
That is not true... I have bashed Dish occasionally.. Just not on the frequency that you do.
But then again, that is a hard feat to match. I can only think of one other person that surpasses even your dig count.. VROOMMMMMM!!!!
So the 942 is a 811 plus 510. But, does it record in HD? Just stacking the two on top of each other doesn't give you that.
There must be some features added when they put the two in one box.
I hope we can take advantage of the fact that Scott is on the floor talking to the insiders there to get us more info.
There must be some features added when they put the two in one box.
I hope we can take advantage of the fact that Scott is on the floor talking to the insiders there to get us more info.
FYI, Dish has those Sirius receivers on their site:
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/receivers/sirius/index.shtml
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/receivers/sirius/index.shtml
942 = 510 + 811? This would make the 942 a single tuner HD PVR. Is this correct? If so that is not good news at all. When do they think this baby will hit the streets? I am really confused between the 921 and the 942 now. Does not 942 include all the functionality of a 921 + the added feature of piping SD video/audio to another TV?
More details on the 942 would be much appreciated Scott.
More details on the 942 would be much appreciated Scott.
Scott Greczkowski said:
Huh? They can just park that puppy next to the DVD+Dish Receiver combo box.
If it's literally what you said, it will not record HD. So you'd be taunting people with the SD DVR by not letting them record their favorite shows.
Multiple answers...
E-911: DLS - you're right - there's 2 ways to comply, and E-911 itself has been around for a long time - it actually started as kind of an enhanced caller ID. 911 calls from cell phones became a huge problem - which is the subject at hand.
GPS: One of the greatest things our tax dollars have given the consumer. Just like anything else, it can be misused. [rant]Let's outlaw hammers, forks and bottles - after all, you can kill someone with them - oh yeah, pantyhose, duct tape and rocks, too.[/rant]
Yes, a GPS has trouble working indoors (but not always - it depends on the building). I will speculate that the GPS in a phone remembers it's last known position and transmits that for a 911 call. BTW, last night's CSI was relevant - part of the story line was tracking a GPS-equipped phone even without a 911 call. Dunno if that can actually be done by the police (not technologically, but if they're set up to do it). The NSA/CIA/FBI can probably do it. I can see a new CSI story line - someone deliberately blocks the GPS then calls 911 and everyone rushes to the wrong place.
E-911: DLS - you're right - there's 2 ways to comply, and E-911 itself has been around for a long time - it actually started as kind of an enhanced caller ID. 911 calls from cell phones became a huge problem - which is the subject at hand.
GPS: One of the greatest things our tax dollars have given the consumer. Just like anything else, it can be misused. [rant]Let's outlaw hammers, forks and bottles - after all, you can kill someone with them - oh yeah, pantyhose, duct tape and rocks, too.[/rant]
Yes, a GPS has trouble working indoors (but not always - it depends on the building). I will speculate that the GPS in a phone remembers it's last known position and transmits that for a 911 call. BTW, last night's CSI was relevant - part of the story line was tracking a GPS-equipped phone even without a 911 call. Dunno if that can actually be done by the police (not technologically, but if they're set up to do it). The NSA/CIA/FBI can probably do it. I can see a new CSI story line - someone deliberately blocks the GPS then calls 911 and everyone rushes to the wrong place.
