DISH has been showing off the ViP 922 DVR at this year’s CES which integrates Slingmedia’s Slingbox technology and on-demand video.

The DVR is internet enabled and will include the TV Everywhere experience allowing you to watch a variety of HD cable TV shows and movies, on-demand, using your internet connection.

In addition this set-top-box also has Slingmedia technology allowing you to access live TV and recordings from your home. Like with a Slingbox you can access the video content over your home network, or any computer or sling-compatible device connected to the internet.

“By integrating Sling Media’s Slingbox technology into our industry-leading HD DVR, DISH Network is providing even more ways for our subscribers to view their TV programming – through their television sets, their desktops at home, their laptops on the road, and their smartphones including Blackberrys, iPhones and more,” says DISH Network Chairman, CEO and President Charlie Ergen.

It features the typical DVR features like rewinding and pausing live TV, as well as a hefty 1TB drive which will store approx. 1000 hours of standard definition video content.

In addition you can connect to the DVR remotely over the internet to manage and view your recordings.

Innovative Touchpad Remote

The ViP 922 remote has lost most of the buttons of a standard remote and instead uses a touchpad which allows cursor-like navigation on the TV-Screen.

"With a slide of the thumb, viewers experience scroll-over activation of the new user interface: on-screen widget-like tiles and pop-up menus. All features are selectable by an underside index finger trigger selection on the radio frequency-controlled remote, which offers two-way learning of codes from other AV equipment remote controls."

The remote can be seen in action from last year’s CES:

ViP 922 DVR Features Roundup:

• News feeds located on the home screen, giving viewers instant 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).
• Powerful search capability across all available video sources, including IP, VOD, satellite or DVR.
• Intuitive timer creation and DVR management, allowing users to categorize programming by groups (video source, title, genres) or by content description (date, length, ratings and more).
• 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 922 DVR Low Down

It certainly sounds like a great DVR to have which is packed with a lot of features for the uber-TV user, but is probably beyond the needs of the average viewer.

It pretty much has all the features you could expect from a cable network, sure we’d like to see more, but those features don’t fit with a cable company’s business model.

The question really comes down to price, and DISH have not disclosed pricing details yet, but I’d expect it would only be available on the high-cost subscriptions or cost a minimum of $400 to buy outright.

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• WebTVWire CES Coverage
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