
If you love your Slingbox and love your Dish Network service, then you will love this set-top box. DISH Network's SlingLoaded HD DuoDVR ViP 922 is a high definition digital video recording beast that incorporates Slingbox's placeshifting technology. Placeshifting technology means you have the ability to watch and control your TV from anywhere in the world via a broadband Internet connection. Sling Media provides viewing players for most operating systems including Windows, Mac, Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, and an iPhone player is in the works.
The ViP 922 comes with five video sources, including satellite, broadband and optional over-the-air tuners, a multi-tuner DVR with 1 TB hard drive, and the ability to connect external hard drives. The ViP 922 can also be controlled using SlingGuide, a new way to control over the Internet.
Other ViP 922 features include:
- News feeds located on the home screen, giving viewers access to national news, weather, sports, and stock quotes.
- Ability to organize channels by channel name or number.
- 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480i and 480p support.
- Internet-delivered DISH On Demand including 1080p content.
- Ability to move one day in the guide while browsing full screen EPG or partial EPG.
- Connections to home networks via Ethernet, HomePlug Turbo (the next generation of HomePlug that allows for faster in-home transfer of content using home power lines), or WiFi (with optional WiFi adapter).
- Search capability across all available video sources, including IP, VOD, satellite or DVR.
- Ability to load photos, MP3s and selected Internet content.
- Future upgrades such as photo sharing, movie ticket purchases, family calendars, instant messaging, streaming audio, and the ability to transfer content within a home network.
DISH Network will offer the ViP 922 to customers in Spring 2009 at a price of $199.