XiP NEXT receivers

[navychop]

So the XiP813 uses the MoCA 1 chipset. What additional capabilities would the next Dish receiver have if it used the MoCA 2 chipset? Just more tuners? More active streams across the coax? Or maybe Ethernet support?

What do you think the next Dish receiver (using the MoCA 2 chipset) will be able to do, and what would you like to see it do?

Do you think Dish is moving toward a consolidated system that will be the only media center you need, music, video, internet and even communications?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

More streams...

It strange it can share internet over it but you can not use ethernet to send signal from box to box....

 

[MikeD-C05]

So should we wait till the new chipset comes out for MoCa 2? Or maybe by the time DISH actually comes to market with the 813 , they will be able to use MoCa 2 chipset.

 

[harshness]

What additional capabilities would the next Dish receiver have if it used the MoCA 2 chipset?

Not much. It comes down to whether or not you have more than five or six XiP110s or want to use MoCA for networking other devices (streaming devices, gaming consoles, etc.).

Gigabit Ethernet is faster and not subject to many of the practical limitations of MoCA, but sometimes requires special training and licensing to install commercially.

There's also competitive technologies from HomeGrid and HomePNA (what Uverse uses) that look promising and can take advantage of other kinds of wire.

Chances are pretty good that MoCA will be incorporated into the DVR chip as opposed to being an additional chip or set of chips.

 

[harshness]

It strange it can share internet over it but you can not use ethernet to send signal from box to box....

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is another bit of misinformation from the marketroids.

 

[CK SatGuy]

How about we focus on the release of the current XIP's that are coming out first? With DISH's track record, who knows when the next generation after the XIP's will come out.

 

[JM42]

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is another bit of misinformation from the marketroids.

I hope so. There is no technical reason to limit it to the MOCA connection and MOCA actually restricts bandwith and functionality compared to straight ethernet. The only advantage to it being "MOCA only" is that it keeps Dish from having to support and debug everyone's home LAN when an issue occurs.