(MSTV), joined by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), announced today that they intend to pursue development of a prototype high quality, low cost digital to analog converter box for terrestrial digital television reception. WASHINGTON, DC - The Association for Maximum Service Television Stations, Inc. All rights reserved.MSTV & NAB Seek to Develop Digital to Analog Converter Box For more information on Sling Media or the Slingbox, visit This news release was distributed by PrimeNewswire, SOURCE: EchoStar Holding Corporation EchoStarĬell: Information Copyright 2007 PrimeNewswire, Inc. Sling Media's product family includes the internationally acclaimed, Emmy award-winning Slingbox ™ that allows consumers to watch and control their living room television shows at any time, from any location, using PCs, Macs, PDAs, and smartphones. Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS), is the world's leading digital lifestyle company offering consumer services and products that are a natural extension of today's digital way of life. The fixed satellite services business is comprised of nine owned or leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses, a network of seven full-service digital broadcast centers, and leased fiber optic capacity with points of presence in approximately 150 cities. The set-top box business designs, develops and distributes set-top boxes and related products for direct-to-home satellite service providers, including Sling Media. EchoStar Holding Corporation operates two primary businesses: a digital set-top box business and a fixed satellite services business. The Sling Media booth is #73106 at the Sands Convention Center.ĮchoStar Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS) is a publicly traded company that spans 25 years of superior technology in innovative software, DVR, connectivity, end-to-end systems, place shifting and volume pricing. "Our new TR-40 and TR-50 DVR digital-to-analog converter boxes leverage the award-winning technology we put into our suite of receivers, and will provide analog TV owners a TV viewing experience not unlike that offered by digital TV sets."īoth boxes will be available for demonstration at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in the DISH Network booth #9021, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center's main hall. "While DISH Network has always offered 100 percent digital programming, we know there are still a lot of consumers who have analog TV sets and want to ensure they can continue to watch their favorite over-the-air programming without interruption," said Mark Jackson, president of EchoStar Holding Corporation. The TR-40 will be available in June or July of this year. Pricing for the TR-50 DVR will be established in the coming months. The TR-50 DVR offers all of the TR-40 features, plus closed captioning, reminder pop-ups for pre-selected programming, simultaneous output from HD and SD connections, as well as Ethernet, modem and USB connections to support additional functionality. Visit for more details.ĮchoStar will also offer the TR-50 DVR digital-to-analog converter box that includes a digital video recorder, allowing customers to view, record and play back local over-the-air analog and digital broadcasts, including high definition. households with up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible digital-to-analog converter boxes, which includes the TR-40. brand names for $39.99 at retail, and can be purchased via the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program. ![]() The box will be sold under both the EchoStar and Sling Media, Inc. Other features include up to a seven-day electronic programming guide (EPG), program search, parental locks and VCR auto-tune timers. 17, 2009.ĮchoStar's TR-40 over-the-air, digital-to-analog converter allows analog TVs to receive digital over-the-air broadcasts and comes with an onscreen setup wizard for easy installation. The boxes will be distributed in anticipation of the Federal Communications Commission's requirement that all full-power broadcasters cease the transmission of their analog signal by Feb. ![]() ![]() EchoStar Introduces New Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes 18.8 KBĮNGLEWOOD, Colo., (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) - EchoStar Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS) today announced its plans to offer two new digital-to-analog converter boxes.
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