First Look - New Dish 721 Software with OpenTV!

[Stargazer]

I didnt think we would get it on Wednesday, lol.

 

[AppliedAggression]

He meant next week!

 

[TEN89]

So, any more news?

 

[vincent007]

Just received 117 on my 721.....

Still waiting for it to finish installing.....

Vinny

 

[LER]

I suspect you got 119 like the rest of us, and it just has the fix for the guide problem that we saw last week. See my post in the
pvr/dvr forum.

 

[vincent007]

oooops...

I meant 119 for the 721.

I guess this is a maintenance release since there does not appear to be any additional enhancements, ugh!

Vinny

 

[treiher]

OK. Hate to do this, but it's been a long time since anyone has added a post on this one, and the one question which really remains is when we will we get it? Seems silly to even ask, since any prediction of a release is doomed to be wrong. But here I am asking anyway. Any ideas? . . . frustrated

 

[sniet]

I like the 721's guide. Although I think the best guide on a Dish Netwrok receiver was the Origional Diishplayer.

I also like the guide and menus on the 522

Scott,
The guide and menu's are what I love about the 721. Do you know if they plan to add it to any other PVR or and other receiver for that matter?

 

[HoppertheKangaroo18]

As it was announced on the recent Tech Chat, the Dish 721 and 522 would soon have new software featuring OPenTV which is the engine behind Dish Interactive.

SatelliteGuys is proud to give you the first look at the new software!

The Beta 721 TV software has been out for awhile now. And I must admit I have been surprised how smooth things have been even with the addition of the new software.

When you get the new software you will notice a new Channel in your guide, this is Channel 100 "dish home interactive TV" you can see this in the guide on picture 1 below.

In picture 2 is what you see when you select channel 100, it takes about 10 seconds before you see the next screen (picture 3) and then it spends another 8 seconds loading Dish Home, before the Main Dish Home Menu (Picture 4) pops up.

Unlike OpenTV on other Dish Network Receivers Dish Home on the 721 does not feature muisc in the backround. I do hope they get this working in a future update as it makes the Dish Home application a little more friendly feeling.

It looks like if comcast or time warner made dish. AKA dish on a scientific atlanta box

 

[navychop]

Did you notice you are responding to a ~21 year old thread? And neither box has been in use for many years?

 

[Mr Tony]

I reported the post. He's been told a few times to not drudge up old threads for no reason. Thread should be locked

This site should be like a couple other sites I visit where after ____ time the old threads automatically lock.