They really need a new box with the ability to do Networked Media Tank type streaming from Windows Home Server, the usual recording duties, and have an open source GUI development with in house control of the kernel and an "official" GUI that they push out with kernel updates. Let the horses run.

PS, the new box should have an actual processor and Gig Ethernet. They sell millions of these, it's not like they can't just use an AMD or Intel low end x86 or even x64 processor and off the shelf chipset. Give us a box with some headroom and let us loose.

It was the only show on TV worth watching this summer. Well, at least I'll have another hour of free time every week now.


as a PS, I'm never starting an NBC show until the second or third season again. American Dreams, Friday Night Lights, Jericho, Kings...

I think the ratings are wrong on these shows because they're not accounting for DVR or something. There's no way that more people are watching "Reality Chick Meets Dude Version 1306B" than the shows listed above.

I have an HDA2 for HDDVD and upscaling DVD's. This is perfect for doing nothing other than transporting a bluray bitstream to my receiver (which repeats it to my projector).

This is big for blu-ray. I'm still not sold on the idea of buying beta products at retail (i.e., bluray in general), but I'm in with this.

Maybe you'll be able to see the thrills and shivers running up his leg when the messiah speaks.

Although I'm not sure that's worth paying to see...

Filed in 1995.

Really? It was that obvious back in 1995?

Dish's team of lawyers couldn't find anything to prove how obvious it was back in 1995, but you can? As they say, put up or shut up.

lifetime service exists. Just click on that option after you select your DVR. It's 399.99 right now, so if you buy a refurb HD, it's 500 total. If you use this discount, it's 400. Totally worth it if you've ever owned a TiVo.

Don't all of the ATI 4xxx cards output LPCM? That's not bitstream, but it is just the decoded 7.1 lossless audio.

TIVO, BRING ME STREAMING!!!!!


I've let this go long enough. It's time to step into the 90's and include streaming on your product. WHY in the world can't you just pull files form a windows share?


I want a second TiVo, but you're holding me up here. Time to improve your product, or I'll look elsewhere.




PS: After having used my TiVo S3 and my parents DishNetwork VIP22, there is no contest. I can't even figure out how to switch between tuners on the Dish while the TiVo does it in the background. Beautiful. But if I have to build another windows PC and use WMC to get streaming, I'll do it (I'm antenna only anyway).

If watching a DVD, I'm sure you're going to take a massive PQ hit over the good upconverters. If you're watching bluray, then you're getting a 1080p uncompressed video with bitstream or LPCM soud. Digital is digtal. Do you notice a difference on your computer swapping one brand of DVD drive for another? No, because it's just a digital transport.

Uh, no. 20 years from the date of filing. I think I calculated this one to be June of 2015 back when I read this case.