Ethernet port is currently enabled for use in place of the "call home" feature (wherein the receiver calls home to check in and update usage data). It will eventually be used for Video on Demand content (SD only for the ViP622, HD & SD for the new ViP722), Dish Home (interactive feature with access to account info etc.), and remote scheduling of recordings, something that I am pretty excited about.
There are rumors floating around that while the "ViP" indicates "Video over IP" as in the Video on Demand feature, it may also mean that networked ViP models may be able to share recorded content via the LAN which would also be cool, but I'm not holding my breath because Dish is very concerned about maintaining integrity of recorded material that is any way copyrighted.
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Ethernet port is currently enabled for use in place of the "call home" feature (wherein the receiver calls home to check in and update usage data). It will eventually be used for Video on Demand content (SD only for the ViP622, HD & SD for the new ViP722), Dish Home (interactive feature with access to account info etc.), and remote scheduling of recordings, something that I am pretty excited about.
There are rumors floating around that while the "ViP" indicates "Video over IP" as in the Video on Demand feature, it may also mean that networked ViP models may be able to share recorded content via the LAN which would also be cool, but I'm not holding my breath because Dish is very concerned about maintaining integrity of recorded material that is any way copyrighted.
Cheers,
Spence