Dumb question-but I gotta ask!

educounselor · 05-18-2009, 05:45 PM

Does Dish have On Demand? I keep hearing about it, but can't find it on my receiver....

garys · 05-18-2009, 05:58 PM

Yes, there is not much to it. It can only be found on newer dvr receivers. Which receiver do you have?

educounselor · 05-20-2009, 05:13 AM

I don't have a DVR receiver

garys · 05-20-2009, 06:57 AM

You probably won't see it till you get one.

jim5506 · 05-20-2009, 10:36 AM

Only DVR receivers can do VOD. There is talk of adding VOD to the 411/211 with the EHD , but then they are DVRs also.

There is no way to deliver streaming HD contend VOD to any satellite receiver. It takes one transponder for each stream and there are millions of subscribers and a limited amount of bandwidth. Satellite VOD is pre-downloaded and viewed off the hard drive.

Digital cable has much more bandwidth to play with so they can deliver a discrete signal to a selected box.

They also are dealing with much smaller audience numbers even in large cities, while satellite delivers its signal nationwide.

Assuming our local cable system has 25% market penetration, that is 50,000 connections to deal with.

Dish Network has 13,000,000 connections to service with less available bandwidth.

VOD without pre-download is virtually impossible at this time for satellite providers. If VOIP improves in the future, perhaps internet streaming can augment the limited satellite download capacity, but then it just might replace it.

05-18-2009, 05:45 PM	#1
educounselor High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39	Dumb question-but I gotta ask! Does Dish have On Demand? I keep hearing about it, but can't find it on my receiver....

05-20-2009, 05:13 AM	#3
educounselor High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39	Thatr would explain it I don't have a DVR receiver

05-20-2009, 10:36 AM	#5
jim5506 Yellow Submarine Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,418	Only DVR receivers can do VOD. There is talk of adding VOD to the 411/211 with the EHD , but then they are DVRs also. There is no way to deliver streaming HD contend VOD to any satellite receiver. It takes one transponder for each stream and there are millions of subscribers and a limited amount of bandwidth. Satellite VOD is pre-downloaded and viewed off the hard drive. Digital cable has much more bandwidth to play with so they can deliver a discrete signal to a selected box. They also are dealing with much smaller audience numbers even in large cities, while satellite delivers its signal nationwide. Assuming our local cable system has 25% market penetration, that is 50,000 connections to deal with. Dish Network has 13,000,000 connections to service with less available bandwidth. VOD without pre-download is virtually impossible at this time for satellite providers. If VOIP improves in the future, perhaps internet streaming can augment the limited satellite download capacity, but then it just might replace it. __________________ Programming: Dish HD Absolute with 0.01 Cinemax Displays: Sony VPH-D50Q - 7 ft on the wall; Hitachi 57R59 Receivers: DishNetwork ViP722k; DishNetwork ViP211K; DishNetwork ViP211; DishNetwork 301; 2 - TiVo Series 2's; Accurian 6000; Samsung SIR-T351; Panasonic ShowStopper 2000; ATI HDTV Wonder Dish 1000 on 110,119,129; Dish 500 on 61.5; DPP44 Sony 80GB PS3; Toshiba HD-DVD

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05-18-2009, 05:58 PM	#2
garys High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greentown, PA Age: 52 Posts: 1,481	Yes, there is not much to it. It can only be found on newer dvr receivers. Which receiver do you have?

05-20-2009, 06:57 AM	#4
garys High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greentown, PA Age: 52 Posts: 1,481	You probably won't see it till you get one.