Aaaakkkk! I can't believe you think this is a good thing, Scott! First question I have is what happens when you don't have 8 minutes of space available on your drive and have some programs unprotected? Will they get blown away so you can watch someone tell you how to press the # key on your remote?!? And secondly, I paid a lot of money for that drive space - it's mine to do with what I want, not Dish's. I choose what gets recorded there because the box is mine. If I were renting the box from Dish, then I would have no problems with them sending me material that I didn't ask for. But when they invade my space with material that I didn't request, then that's nothing less than trespassing. Third, what if I'm recording something when they decide to send video to me that I don't want? Will it stop the recording that I DO want?
If they want to educate people on how to use the software, run the 8 minute loop on 101 ad infinitum - maybe they'd sell some 501s as well when non-501 owners see the new features.
Rant mode off...I'm calming down now.