DishPVR 721 Review

An anonymous submitter writes "TiVo's not the only Linux based PVR in the US market anymore. Echostar's Dish Network is now offering their own Linux based PVR, the dual tuner, 120 GB DP721. The first review can be found here at DBSTalk.com." Another anonymous person (how hard is it to give yourself a handle? sheesh) describes the gizmo and notes a possible problem: "Echostar is now shipping a Linux based set-top box called the DishPVR-721 that won best of show at CES. It has a 120GB drive, a pentium like processor and supports dual channel PVR. Also, from my call to their technical support this morning, they aren't planning on giving up any of the GPLed source code they have modified. I've got one in front of me right now, ugly silver box but nice specs. I'm going to open it up this morning and start taking it apart."

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Handles

[Clue4All]

how hard is it to give yourself a handle? sheesh

I agree, it takes no effort to register an account and uses next to no private information. You'd think everyone would do it. It makes you wonder why the editors take shots at the New York Times every time there's an article posted because of their required registration, huh?

Re:Handles

[cha0sadddddddd]

well...nytimes you HAVE to reg in order to read...i only reg here at /. so i can read all the crap at -1 without having to set it that way every damn story.there is no HAVE to reg here,just makes it easier because then it remembers i like a -1 nested =)

Does anyone know any solutions with keyboard?

[t0qer]

It really sucks using the remote to set up what you want. It would be nice if I had a keyboard and could use it to type up searches on programs.

Re:Does anyone know any solutions with keyboard?

[Sc00ter]

Do you really need one? When you do a search on TiVo it will go to stuff starting with that leter or letters, for example, if you're searching for Simpsons, you type S, all programs with S* are shown, then you do I and you get SI*, I usually get what I'm looking for in 3 letters, 5 at the MOST, and that's extreme.

Re:They don't need to GPL their own work...

[jelle]

> "The Linux OS?! when did that come out?"

Sigh.

&lt bite&gt Some time in 1991, Let met quote from the www.linux.org webpage: "Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world."&lt/bite&gt

Insisting on calling Linux "GNU/Linux systems" is like insisting on calling a car a "horseles carriage".

Wat we call Linux today is an OS, deal with it.

Note that there are also other OS's that use FSF/GNU tools (such as the gcc compiler). You can find some more information here.

And if you put the representatives from those three websites in the same room, you've got yourself a really nice family reunion: they're all related but they don't really enjoy it. But they are family and will have to get over it.