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Dish reveals new multiroom DVR

2012-01-09
let's look at the evolution of the hopper first we started with the most powerful hardware the hopper comes with the most powerful processor available for a satellite receiver a 750 megahertz broadcom 7420 chipset we then added three tuners and the largest hard drive a 7200 rpm two terabyte drive and all this we packaged into a small sleek box that's forty percent smaller than a competitor's latest receiver the hopper is a hybrid box and supports both satellite and IP video and comes built in with many connectivity options including Wi-Fi with an adapter it also has mocha bluetooth and zigbee RF / CD the mocha is used to communicate and create whole home video distribution Bluetooth enables Bluetooth devices to bed to the hopper for example you can connect stereo bluetooth headphones and enjoy your programming without disturbing anyone else the whole home functionality is built on a client-server model so one home needs just one hopper and multiple thin clients that joey's which have no satellite tuner the joys have an equally fast 7 50 megahertz processor and support all the features available on the hopper you can see how small it is compared to the size of a dollar bill it also comes with multiple mounting options and mounts behind your TV for a clean hidden installation and also has a zigbee RF or CD remote the hopper was built it on the fast simple and intuitive user interface you'll see a full high-definition user interface stunning graphics tile-based navigation that makes it really easy to find your favorite movies and TV shows let's look at the guide it comes with all channel logos and super fast scrolling that is enabled by the 7 50 megahertz processor and you'll see that the entire user interface is fast and responsive let's look at the DVR the DVR personalizes your TV it has you it has your favorite shows and your favorite movies so we created a new user interface that has poster art it organizes it by title or you can it it automatically puts categories behind it or you can create your own folders to find your favorite recordings the hopper also has a new on-demand user interface so if you connect the hopper to broadband you get thousands of movies and TV shows easily on the hopper also has unique filters through the few clicks of the remote you can find action movies family movies new movies or old movies only with dished do you get tru TV Everywhere the capability to watch live TV and your recordings inside your home and outside your home and is now available with the hopper with a sling adapter you can extend the hoppers whole home capability outside your home and watch all your life channels and your recordings on a pc tablet or mobile device as we saw shows from ABC CBS NBC and fox are the most popular shows during primetime so with the hopper a customer can set set it to automatically record all four networks during primetime in high definition using a single tuner that's correct records all four networks in high definition using a single tuner call this prime time anytime
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