DISH Network Wins Best of Show Award For Innovative High Definition Television DishPVR 921 Satellite Receiver at Consumer Electronics Show.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2003 International CES Booth No. 25167 & 55083 LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003 DISH Network See DBS. (TM) (Nasdaq:DISH), a leader in developing advanced home TV entertainment products, announced today that its new high definition DishPVR 921 satellite TV system was awarded top honors as the Best of Show in the Innovations Design and Engineering showcase in the Satellite Systems product category at the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The DishPVR 921 satellite TV receiver is a groundbreaking Personal Video Recording product with the ability to record both standard and high definition programming. DISH Network leads in innovation in the pay TV industry with five nationwide HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates channels: CBS-HD, HBO-HD, SHOWTIME-HD, Discovery HD, DISH-On-Demand pay-per-view HD movies and a 24-hour HDTV demonstration channel. Using a massive 250 gigabyte hard disk drive, DishPVR 921 is capable of recording up to 40 hours of high-definition programming, up to 250 hours standard definition programming, or any combination of the two. Other advanced capabilities include the ability to record two programs at the same time while watching a third pre-recorded program, and picture-in-picture capabilities on any TV. Details of the price and availability will be announced later this year. As a Best of Show winner, the DishPVR 921 will be on display at the Las Vegas Hilton The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent. at the Innovations 2003 booth no. 55083. Demonstrations are available at DISH Network's booth no. 25167 in the South Hall on Jan. 9-12. DishPVR 921 embodies four of the most exciting emerging technologies available today into a single, easy-to-use product.
1.) DISH Network satellite TV -- An enormous selection of
hundreds of all digital satellite TV entertainment,
family, news, sports, foreign-language and local TV
programming.
2.) High Definition Television -- Capable of seamlessly
delivering DISH Network standard and high definition
television programming in addition to programming from
off-air analog and digital broadcasts.
3.) Personal Video Recording (PVR) -- Easily record your
favorite programs, pause live TV for up to an hour, create
your own 10-second instant replays, skip ahead 30 seconds
through recorded programs, and more. It's TV how you want
it, when you want it.
4.) Interactive Television -- The combination of receiving TV
and data signals via satellite along with a massive amount
of hard disk drive storage creates opportunities for
future enhancements that may include displaying photo
albums on your TV, games, instant home shopping and a
library of music, movies and other content.
Like all DISH Network satellite TV products, the DishPVR 921 is software upgradeable via satellite which provides consumers new capabilities instantly as they become available. DishPVR 921 offers features such as two satellite TV tuners for recording up to two programs at once while viewing a pre-recorded program, personal video recording, a seven-day on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. program guide. Additional features include Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , UHF/IR remote control for use between walls or cabinets, front panel jacks for future use with still or video cameras for capturing images to attach to e-mail, and additional USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. connections for future interface with peripheral devices like printers, cameras, CD writers, etc. Standard functions include V-chip type technology for parental controls This article is about computer options. For the television show, see Parental Control (TV series). Parental controls are options, typically included in digital television services, computer and video games, or computer software used to access the Internet, that and an optical Dolby Digital output. DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. . DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite TV system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, as well as fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX NDX Index NDX Index (File Name Extension) NDX Northern Document Exchange NDX Index File ) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. . DISH Network currently serves 8 million customers. |
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