Comments on: DISH Network Streams Towards Microsoft http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/ All your digital media goodness. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: rob http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-90018 rob Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:20:04 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-90018 NO NEWS Will WE EVER be able to Watch and Record Dish to our pc's??? NO NEWS Will WE EVER be able to Watch and Record Dish to our pc’s???

]]> By: Scott Greczkowski http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84472 Scott Greczkowski Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:41:02 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84472 Well the DirecTV tuner development has now been officially suspended. :( Well the DirecTV tuner development has now been officially suspended. :(

]]> By: Brent http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84290 Brent Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:38:30 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84290 Joel, Your only non-CableCard solution at the moment is the Hauppauge HD-PVR, of course Microsoft's Media Center doesn't support it or the H.264 format it records in. I think the HD-PVR will work eventually in Windows 7 though. For now you would need to go with SageTV, BeyondTV, GBPVR, Media Portal, or MythTV to get the HD-PVR to work... Joel,
Your only non-CableCard solution at the moment is the Hauppauge HD-PVR, of course Microsoft’s Media Center doesn’t support it or the H.264 format it records in. I think the HD-PVR will work eventually in Windows 7 though.

For now you would need to go with SageTV, BeyondTV, GBPVR, Media Portal, or MythTV to get the HD-PVR to work…

]]> By: Joel http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84289 Joel Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:15:04 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84289 So what about better digital cable support? We have FiOS and it's great. The DVR works well and the picture is crystal clear. But I would love to have the content routed through Media Center instead. Right now, that's almost impossible without buying a $1000-$2000 Dell XPS 420 or the like. I'd consider DirecTV, especially if Verizon keeps upping their cable rates, but I'm not sure if we could get good satellite reception because of the tree cover in our neighborbhood. So what about better digital cable support?

We have FiOS and it’s great. The DVR works well and the picture is crystal clear. But I would love to have the content routed through Media Center instead. Right now, that’s almost impossible without buying a $1000-$2000 Dell XPS 420 or the like.

I’d consider DirecTV, especially if Verizon keeps upping their cable rates, but I’m not sure if we could get good satellite reception because of the tree cover in our neighborbhood.

]]> By: Ivan Y http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84280 Ivan Y Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:49:33 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84280 This is interesting. Ability to either stream from an existing DVR or record locally from a tuner would be cool. The main screenshot reminds me of something though -- why can't Microsoft get the team that came up with NXE to make the new Media Center interface. I always found VMC pretty decent (beats Sage), but NXE is way better! :) This is interesting. Ability to either stream from an existing DVR or record locally from a tuner would be cool.

The main screenshot reminds me of something though — why can’t Microsoft get the team that came up with NXE to make the new Media Center interface. I always found VMC pretty decent (beats Sage), but NXE is way better! :)

]]> By: Scott Greczkowski http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84270 Scott Greczkowski Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:45:15 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84270 Ahh project "Stargate" makes it first appearance. It's been hard for me to keep this one quiet. :) With that said, it may still be awhile before the public is able to use this, and at the moment the PC requirements are very demanding. Ahh project “Stargate” makes it first appearance. It’s been hard for me to keep this one quiet. :)

With that said, it may still be awhile before the public is able to use this, and at the moment the PC requirements are very demanding.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84266 Dave Zatz Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:46:23 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84266 I may have misunderstood or the people may have been misinformed, but I think that would be specific to streaming from an existing DISH STB. I assume a dedicated tuner would act as a dedicated tuner should. I may have misunderstood or the people may have been misinformed, but I think that would be specific to streaming from an existing DISH STB. I assume a dedicated tuner would act as a dedicated tuner should.

]]> By: Brent http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-11/dish-network-streams-towards-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-84265 Brent Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:40:39 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=5822#comment-84265 Hadn't heard the "would play back but not record it" thing. That would really be a deal-breaker if true Dave. Hadn’t heard the “would play back but not record it” thing. That would really be a deal-breaker if true Dave.

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