Category Archives: Dish Network

Dish Network launches ViP722 DVR

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 by MegaZone

Dish Network has launched a new DVR, the ViP722. It is an improvement over the ViP622 in that it has a 500GB drive, giving up to 55 hours of HD content compared to 30 for the 622, and it is … Continue reading →

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Dish Network enables USB 2.0 storage for DVRs

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 by MegaZone

ZatzNotFunny reported that Dish Network has now enabled the USB 2.0 port their ViP622 DVR. The Ethernet port is also being enabled as part of the software update. Users can now connect USB 2.0 external hard drives to their DVRs … Continue reading →

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TiVo goes after Dish Network users

Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2006 by MegaZone

A Special Message to DISH Network Subscribers TiVo is a pioneer in Digital Video Recorder (DVR) products and services. TiVo is a relatively small company whose entire business centers around expanding and advancing DVR functionality and technology. TiVo introduced DVRs … Continue reading →

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Voom just got bought by Dish Network

Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 by MegaZone

Read about it here. Just yesterday I read that Cablevision, who owned Voom, had decided to sell it off – that didn’t take long. Seeing as Voom is a very small start-up operator, I expect they’ll probably just be rolled … Continue reading →

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Dish Player DVR 921 panned by Forbes

Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 by MegaZone

Hi-Def’s Missing Link The reporter called the 921 a “version 1″ device and compared it negatively to TiVo and later in the article, after telling people not to rush out to get a 921, mentioned the HDTV DirecTiVo will be … Continue reading →

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