DISH Network Wins Best Of Show Award For DishPVR 921 HDTV Satellite Receiver At Consumer Electronics Show

10-Jan-03

DISH Networkô (NASDAQ: DISH), a leader in developing advanced home TV entertainment products, announced that its new DishPVR 921 HDTV 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. The DishPVR 921 satellite TV receiver is a groundbreaking personal video recorder (PVR) 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 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 prerecorded program, and picture-in-picture (PIP) 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 at the Innovations 2003 booth (55083). Demonstrations are available at DISH Network's booth (25167) in the South Hall January 9-12. DishPVR 921 embodies four of the most exciting emerging technologies available today into a single, easy-to-use product. - DISH Network satellite TV: an enormous selection of hundreds of all digital satellite TV entertainment, family, news, sports, foreign-language, and local TV programming.- 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.- Personal video recording (PVR): easily record your favorite programs, pause live TV for up to an hour, create your own ten-second instant replays, skip ahead 30 seconds through recorded programs, and more. It's TV how you want it, when you want it.- 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 prerecorded program, personal video recording, and a seven-day on-screen program guide. Additional features include caller ID, a 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 connections for future interface with peripheral devices like printers, cameras, CD writers, etc. Standard functions include V-chip-type technology for parental controls, and an optical DolbyÆ Digital output. For more information, visit www.dishnetwork.com.

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