Dish Network is planning to stream live TV to the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. The service will be free for Dish subscribers. iOS and Blackberry customers will get the service in September. Android customers in October.
Subscribers will need special hardware. One option is Sling Media Inc.'s SlingBox, which retails for $180 to $300. Dish subscribers can also pay $200 to $400 to upgrade to Dish's high-definition digital video recorder with SlingBox features; they'll need to pay $10 a month for multiple DVR service, but they'll get recording capabilities with it. Sling is owned by EchoStar Corp., whose chairman is Dish CEO Charles Ergen.
If you have the top of the line HD DVR you will be able view and switch channels remotely from your mobile device. You will also be able to watch recorded shows. Unfortunately if there is someone at home you will both have to watch the same channel unless you have two DVRs.
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Dp - August 5, 2010 at 4:27pm
Why is this Dish news? A slingbox can placeshift video basically to any internet connected device
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