In general, I am happy with Dish's DVR. Even though with older models, May be, I am used to it.. Even though with older models, I am fairly happy. This new system seems to be even better than the current model I have...
Though there may be some issues with them on pricing and other customer support side.. but still much better experience than many other cable service providers..
Best part of Dish is that they keep innovating and they try to use technology for better user experience of their customers. I enjoy their sling adapter based remote viewing any how.. This Auto Advertisement skipping feature is another example.. which CBS is really offended about. I am sure CBS executives will soon learn their lessons and won't be able to force their will on customers. I love CBS shows, but at the same time, they need to understand, unless they make their content so compelling that I am forced to watch moment it is broadcast-ed.. I should have free choice of skipping or playing their content which ever way I like..
If CBS things, that their shows are so great.. then may be they should ask Dish and all other service providers to some how enhance their DVR to stop recording CBS shows.. They know very well what a backlash they will get from not only Service providers but also from Customers.. Basically, there is no way they can enforce their will on the content which is broadcast-ed and more or less becomes my property. Well at least in terms of ways of viewing it.. People will find other easier ways to skip their commercials. Which could be even more brutal for CBS..
I any how skip all the advertisements when watching my recorded shows. What is wrong with Auto Skipper? If Dish won't do it, some one else will come with mechanism or process to put it in place. In any case, their are very few years left to watching our shows we watch today. CBS should be thankful to Dish to extend that period by making life of their customers better, who also happen to be CBS customers..
Let us see.. where this all goes.. Nevertheless, I am looking for upgrade from Dish soon..
Dish’s Hopper with Sling steals the show
Its commerical-jumping DVR went from ‘Best of CES’ toamess for CBS
As always, there were several stunning, very large TVs with five figure prices, but I always try and focus my efforts on finding things that the average consumer can afford and enjoy.
By far the biggest story of the show this year also involves one of the neatest products. Dish unveiled their Hopper with Sling, a whole-house DVR system that allows you to view your DVR recordings and live TV on your mobile device from anywhere with an Internet connection. It also features PrimeTime Anytime, to simultaneously record all the PrimeTime programming on all the major networks, AutoHop, which automatically skips commercials, TruVolume to keep volume from blasting during commercials, a Dish Explorer app that links your iPad to the Hopper, and a host of other features that make it the industry’s class-leading DVR. You can see it at www.dish.com.
The editors of huge technology website CNet were as impressed as I was and nominated the Dish Hopper with Sling as a “Best of CES” candidate. The nomination is an award in and of itself and Dish personnel were on their way to accept it when executives at CNet’s corporate owner, CBS, told CNet’s editors to disqualify Dish Hopper with Sling and give the award to someone else. CBS does not approve of the commercial-skipping feature and is involved in litigation to ban it.
CNet protested in the name of editorial and journalistic independence, but ultimately backed down and issued a statement on its website. Resignations from CNet occurred as a result of CBS’ heavy-handedness and it was later leaked out and confirmed that the Dish Hopper with Sling was not only a “Best of CES” candidate, it had actually won the “Best of Show” award as the best product introduced at CES this year. The end result has been a lot of good publicity for Dish, a perceived loss of credibility for CNet through no fault of its own, and a lot of bad publicity for CBS as it has endured universal journalistic scorn from many news outlets. What I find most frustrating is the media companies fight new technology to keep it from being introduced and when they eventually lose the fight they reap immense profits from it afterward. They fought the home VCR all the way to the Supreme Court and after they lost they made billions selling home movies on VHS and later on DVD. They fought and sued over online music until finally making billions from the iTunes music store and other downloading services.
They don’t always lose, though they usually do. If you have ever wondered why it has become so hard to record programming and store the recordings on tape or disc you can thank the media companies. It would be child’s play to design satellite and cable boxes with FireWire connections to Blu-ray recorders so subscribers could easily save their full-quality recordings on disc. This is the standard in many parts of the world such as Japan, where Blu-ray recording is ubiquitous. This standard was originally proposed for North America as well but the media companies would not allow it.
Next week I will have more neat stuff from the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show! Contact Don Lindich at www.soundadviceblog. com and use the “submit question” link on that site.
SOUND ADVICE
DON LINDICH
Though there may be some issues with them on pricing and other customer support side.. but still much better experience than many other cable service providers..
Best part of Dish is that they keep innovating and they try to use technology for better user experience of their customers. I enjoy their sling adapter based remote viewing any how.. This Auto Advertisement skipping feature is another example.. which CBS is really offended about. I am sure CBS executives will soon learn their lessons and won't be able to force their will on customers. I love CBS shows, but at the same time, they need to understand, unless they make their content so compelling that I am forced to watch moment it is broadcast-ed.. I should have free choice of skipping or playing their content which ever way I like..
If CBS things, that their shows are so great.. then may be they should ask Dish and all other service providers to some how enhance their DVR to stop recording CBS shows.. They know very well what a backlash they will get from not only Service providers but also from Customers.. Basically, there is no way they can enforce their will on the content which is broadcast-ed and more or less becomes my property. Well at least in terms of ways of viewing it.. People will find other easier ways to skip their commercials. Which could be even more brutal for CBS..
I any how skip all the advertisements when watching my recorded shows. What is wrong with Auto Skipper? If Dish won't do it, some one else will come with mechanism or process to put it in place. In any case, their are very few years left to watching our shows we watch today. CBS should be thankful to Dish to extend that period by making life of their customers better, who also happen to be CBS customers..
Let us see.. where this all goes.. Nevertheless, I am looking for upgrade from Dish soon..
Its commerical-jumping DVR went from ‘Best of CES’ toamess for CBS
As always, there were several stunning, very large TVs with five figure prices, but I always try and focus my efforts on finding things that the average consumer can afford and enjoy.
By far the biggest story of the show this year also involves one of the neatest products. Dish unveiled their Hopper with Sling, a whole-house DVR system that allows you to view your DVR recordings and live TV on your mobile device from anywhere with an Internet connection. It also features PrimeTime Anytime, to simultaneously record all the PrimeTime programming on all the major networks, AutoHop, which automatically skips commercials, TruVolume to keep volume from blasting during commercials, a Dish Explorer app that links your iPad to the Hopper, and a host of other features that make it the industry’s class-leading DVR. You can see it at www.dish.com.
The editors of huge technology website CNet were as impressed as I was and nominated the Dish Hopper with Sling as a “Best of CES” candidate. The nomination is an award in and of itself and Dish personnel were on their way to accept it when executives at CNet’s corporate owner, CBS, told CNet’s editors to disqualify Dish Hopper with Sling and give the award to someone else. CBS does not approve of the commercial-skipping feature and is involved in litigation to ban it.
CNet protested in the name of editorial and journalistic independence, but ultimately backed down and issued a statement on its website. Resignations from CNet occurred as a result of CBS’ heavy-handedness and it was later leaked out and confirmed that the Dish Hopper with Sling was not only a “Best of CES” candidate, it had actually won the “Best of Show” award as the best product introduced at CES this year. The end result has been a lot of good publicity for Dish, a perceived loss of credibility for CNet through no fault of its own, and a lot of bad publicity for CBS as it has endured universal journalistic scorn from many news outlets. What I find most frustrating is the media companies fight new technology to keep it from being introduced and when they eventually lose the fight they reap immense profits from it afterward. They fought the home VCR all the way to the Supreme Court and after they lost they made billions selling home movies on VHS and later on DVD. They fought and sued over online music until finally making billions from the iTunes music store and other downloading services.
They don’t always lose, though they usually do. If you have ever wondered why it has become so hard to record programming and store the recordings on tape or disc you can thank the media companies. It would be child’s play to design satellite and cable boxes with FireWire connections to Blu-ray recorders so subscribers could easily save their full-quality recordings on disc. This is the standard in many parts of the world such as Japan, where Blu-ray recording is ubiquitous. This standard was originally proposed for North America as well but the media companies would not allow it.
Next week I will have more neat stuff from the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show! Contact Don Lindich at www.soundadviceblog. com and use the “submit question” link on that site.
SOUND ADVICE
DON LINDICH
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