Poll: How much $$$ will the TR-50 be?

[SarKen]

I was thinking $125. You can only record OTA!

 

[theoak]

It is just a glorified VCR. How much are VCRs now? Granted, this guy will have dual tuners, may do PIP, may allow you to record two channels and watch a recording. So, it is kind of like having 2 VCRs. Again, how much are VCRs now? Okay, double that and then add a little bit.

I might pay $150 for this guy. Maybe $200 TOPS.

( However, having a 722, once my locals in HD go satellite, I will essentially have the ability that this box would give me anyway ... )

My thoughts ...

 

[boba]

I just bought an HR10-250 off Ebay for $54 shipped. ATSC tuner/250 HD HDMI output what more does the TR50 offer? It should be under $150 unless they include a huge HD. The TR40 is supposed to come out at $30.00 add HD outputs to the chipset and a small HD (40gig if still available) and it could be package for $99. For time shifting of OTA how much recording time is necessary 5-10 hours of HD. Most of my recording would be digital SD for the forseeable future. Hopefully there will be an option to down rez the recording for extending the recording time the way DVDs can be used.

 

[theoak]

It is my understanding that the TR-40 can not have a hard drive.

It is my understanding that in order to be eligible for the coupon, the unit can not have a hard drive. All it is supposed to do is receive HD OTA and down convert HD to SD.

Nevermind: I thought you were saying the TR-40 came with a hard drive. I did not catch that you were adding a wish list ...

 

[DISH_NC]

I just bought an HR10-250 off Ebay for $54 shipped. ATSC tuner/250 HD HDMI output what more does the TR50 offer? It should be under $150 unless they include a huge HD. The TR40 is supposed to come out at $30.00 add HD outputs to the chipset and a small HD (40gig if still available) and it could be package for $99. For time shifting of OTA how much recording time is necessary 5-10 hours of HD. Most of my recording would be digital SD for the forseeable future. Hopefully there will be an option to down rez the recording for extending the recording time the way DVDs can be used.

TR-40 will be $40 and even then, E* has pretty much indicated that they are selling it at or below cost (mostly to get their name out there to the non-Satellite Masses).... This box has one tuner, no HD capability.

Most HD capable OTA boxes on the market (single tuner) are going for $140-$160 currently.

A 40G Hard Drive with MPEG2 OTA would only record maybe 6 hours which is pointless.

So, I would have to agree that the -50 would have at least a 250G drive ($80 Retail) along with the HD output and Dual Tuners. We are talking $250 minimum IMHO.

 

[voyagerbob]

This is what would work for me.

$100 - $125 for existing Dish Network Customers
Free for new Dish Network Customers (replacing one of the receivers they would have received)
$150 - $200 for non Dish Network Customers

Another option would be free and a $5 per month lease fee

Same enabling fee for the additional hard drive that current Dish Network Customers pay. Free if you've already paid it for your Dish Network service.

Voyagerbob

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

They are not selling these for Dish Network customers, nor will they give discounts for Dish Network customers,, as they could care less about Dish Network customers. This is an ECHOSTAR product and will be marketed to non Dish Network customers.

 

[ralfyguy]

They are not selling these for Dish Network customers, nor will they give discounts for Dish Network customers,, as they could care less about Dish Network customers. This is an ECHOSTAR product and will be marketed to non Dish Network customers.

You almost make it sound like, that as Dish Network customer I will not be ALLOWED to buy one..

 

[jokeworm]

You almost make it sound like, that as Dish Network customer I will not be ALLOWED to buy one..

As a DN customer - you could lease another 722 or 622 for 3-5 years for the same price as one of these and be able to record MUCH more in HD than just OTA - as well as run a second room from it ...

Why would they need to sell you one of these ?



(p.s. i know i know - i still want one too .... )

 

[Peter Parker]

If anyone buys this for over 100.00 they are ignorant, IMO. They are selling the -40 model for 40.00. I cannot see the -50 model being anything other than the -40 model with a hard drive and a couple more outputs. Anything over 100.00 I'll be looking for something else.

Heck fellas you can buy a FTA/ATSC receiver that will record to a hard drive for 300.00. Why buy JUST an OTA recorder for that?





If anyone buys one for that price they deserve whatever they get.

The TR 40 is SD. The TR 50 is HD. The 40 has coax, composite video and svideo. The TR 50 has HDMI and I believe component. Those differences alone are considerable.

 

[Peter Parker]

It is just a glorified VCR. How much are VCRs now? Granted, this guy will have dual tuners, may do PIP, may allow you to record two channels and watch a recording. So, it is kind of like having 2 VCRs. Again, how much are VCRs now? Okay, double that and then add a little bit.

I might pay $150 for this guy. Maybe $200 TOPS.

( However, having a 722, once my locals in HD go satellite, I will essentially have the ability that this box would give me anyway ... )

My thoughts ...

If by glorifired VCR you mean an HD one that allows you to pause live programming and use the rest of the DVR functions I agree. It si not fair to compare it to two SD VCRs.

 

[Cyclone]

Sorry, but I am at the $150 mark on this. I have a My-HD card in my PC which does the same thing and its 2 years old. I am interested in a TR-50, but it would have to be cheap. Over that, and I'd just get a 722 instead and enjoy my Dish Network programming as well for the extra $11/mo.

 

[Peter Parker]

The only advantage to this would be if you wanted to use it on a set without satellite or cable programming. I guess that the problem is that it would be hard to get the DVR functionality ata price that many of youa re willing to pay.

 

[ralfyguy]

As a DN customer - you could lease another 722 or 622 for 3-5 years for the same price as one of these and be able to record MUCH more in HD than just OTA - as well as run a second room from it ...

Why would they need to sell you one of these ?



(p.s. i know i know - i still want one too .... )

Because maybe one of these days I might decide to cancel paid programming alltogether and be content enough with HD OTA, since this is what's being watched most of the time anymore in my house anyways.

 

[jokeworm]

Because maybe one of these days I might decide to cancel paid programming alltogether and be content enough with HD OTA, since this is what's being watched most of the time anymore in my house anyways.

fair point.

 

[digiblur]

Sorry, but I am at the $150 mark on this. I have a My-HD card in my PC which does the same thing and its 2 years old. I am interested in a TR-50, but it would have to be cheap. Over that, and I'd just get a 722 instead and enjoy my Dish Network programming as well for the extra $11/mo.

Another fellow My-HD user! I moved to a HDHomeRun with BeyondTV for my main recording since it is dual tuner and is more of a set it and forget type deal. The My-HD is sitting idle waiting for those nights again where I need 3 tuners.

That being said I have no need for the TR-50 but I'd love to play with one as I know a couple of folks waiting for a box like this if the price is right.

 

[ralfyguy]

I have a 722 and an ols voom box, that scans all channels, but doesn't lock to all of them. I like to be independant. If in bad weather the 722 looses sat signal, it's always a pain in the ass to get over to the OTA part. So basically I depend on the 722 and I don't like that. The voom box has issues, as mentioned ans also doesn't have EPG or is a DVR. Once you get used to a DVR like the 722, you ask yourself how you ever could exist without it.

 

[ajax33]

I just don't think it will sell for more than $200, I don't think there will be that much demand for it at that high of a price.

 

[IcEWoLF]

I say either $399 or $499.

If indeed the price range is that much for this:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/attachment.php?attachmentid=21263&d=1199890548

Then I believe it's overpriced.

 

[dodge]

Common guys......I really want to see this in the $149 range - if not $99

It's an OTA tuner box ($40-50) with a hard drive ($50) and whatever Echostar decides to charge for their software ($0-$400)

That is the real question!

I agree
I dont see anyone paying more than $149 for a box that does ota only. Then again Dumbass me paid $549 for a 921 when they came out.