What is the hold-up?

[dbdsac]

Does anyone know the "official" reason(s) why the 921's are so slow to hit the public market? :whatdidid

[TheDarkFalcon]

Does anyone know the "official" reason(s) why the 921's are so slow to hit the public market? :whatdidid

Officially no... but I can see from the huge amount of posts and interest, it is simply a demand issue. The 921 is in such a huge demand that E* cannot produce them fast enough to satisfy it.

- Andreu

[Bob Haller]

Officially no... but I can see from the huge amount of posts and interest, it is simply a demand issue. The 921 is in such a huge demand that E* cannot produce them fast enough to satisfy it.

- Andreu


HUH??? :nono:

[scooper]

Bob - what part of "E* can't build them fast enough" do you not understand ?

[Bob Haller]

My attempt at not getting into things here. Oh well I TRIED.

Others are posting E has warehouses full of them but there release rate is what 15 to 30 a week / month? To give them bug fix time? I believe its posted at DBSForums, info from CES.

I am TRYING to not be negative here. But if that other post is true E knows there are problems and trying to preevent a big problem. One report said whatever LNB the box is hooked to originally cant presently be changed. the 721 had may still hae that trouble.

I am only half following the 921 release since I want a Direct tivo. But just keeping up with production doesnt appear the case.....

[Throwbot]

Does anyone know the "official" reason(s) why the 921's are so slow to hit the public market? :whatdidid
The theory around here that makes most sense is that the 921 is being purposely trickled out at a rate of 1-3 per regional distributor. The reason being that if a full scale release was allowed, the tech calls for bugs and fixes would have so overwhelmed the tech resources at Dish , that it would have turned into a marketing disaster, the 921 would have soon been dubbed a problematic, expensive piece of hardware, which it is. But one or two hundred problematic 921's are controllable and fixable by software downloads.
One to two thousand machines out there would have been a nightmare.
Although those of us sans 921 don’t like this strategy it makes perfect business sense, those who would have called for a bug free release are living in dreamland. They did the right thing and will release in quantity when they feel 80-90% comfortable with the product that is out there.
Yours Sincerely
Charles E.

[Bob Haller]

Charles thanks for saying what i wanted too. I avoided it because I will be called a E Basher. But reportedly that what E said at CES.

[kstevens]

Charles thanks for saying what i wanted too. I avoided it because I will be called a E Basher. But reportedly that what E said at CES.

Aww, Gee, we would say that about you anyways, so go ahead :)


Ken

[Bob Haller]

:)

[Mike123abc]

I would say Dish is running a Beta test of the 921. It is not a normal Beta since people are paying to be in the test. By releasing a few a week to people that are obviously very interested in using the machines to the fullest (after all they preordered and have been clamoring for them), Dish is probably getting well informed user's bug reports (not I turn the TV to video 4 and now I just hear sound but do not have a picture type calls).

Dish knows the people that are getting the machines now are going to give intellegent bug reports. I would expect them to push a major patch soon, then if it goes well for a few days, suddenly there will be a flood of 921s.

[dbdsac]

I would expect them to push a major patch soon, then if it goes well for a few days, suddenly there will be a flood of 921s.

Here's hoping this is the case. I can't recall ever witnessing anything quite like this...well, maybe the slow release of the PS2 was close!