Hardware Models/DishPlayer - Revision history

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	They also have two smart card slots, one on the front which is connected to the WebTV, and one on the back which is tied to the Dish TV functionality. They also won't function without the Dish smart card inserted, asking the user to turn it off and insert one into the back if one isn't detected.		They also have two smart card slots, one on the front which is connected to the WebTV, and one on the back which is tied to the Dish TV functionality. They also won't function without the Dish smart card inserted, asking the user to turn it off and insert one into the back if one isn't detected.

			It also seems the DishPlayers use a earlier 1.0/1.1 soundfont/reverb logic That dates back to the pre-alpha days of WebTV for no discernible reason

	== Games ==		== Games ==

Para at 21:59, 22 September 2025

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	The EchoStar DishPlayer ~~7100~~ (also branded by JVC on some models) is a combination Dish satellite TV receiver and WebTV Plus Receiver, introduced in 1999. Similar to WebTV Old Plus units, it contains an IDE hard drive, however instead of the standard over-the-air TV tuner, ~~it includes~~ satellite inputs to connect to Dish's satellite television services. It also ~~contains~~ a much larger hard drive ~~(8.6GB instead of the typical 1.1GB of Old Plus units)~~ specifically for recording shows onto.		The EchoStar DishPlayer (also branded by JVC on some models) 7100 and 7200 are a combination Dish satellite TV receiver and WebTV Plus Receiver, introduced in 1999. Similar to WebTV Old Plus units, they contains an IDE hard drive, however instead of the standard over-the-air TV tuner, they include satellite inputs to connect to Dish's satellite television services. They also contain a much larger hard drive specifically for recording shows onto.

	== Technical Specifications ==		== Technical Specifications ==
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	* 16 MB RAM		* 16 MB RAM
	* 4 MB ROM		* 4 MB ROM
	* 8.6 GB HDD		* 8.6 GB (7100) or 17.6GB (7200) HDD
	* Two smart card slots (one on back for Dish functionality, one on front for WebTV functionality)		* Two smart card slots (one on back for Dish functionality, one on front for WebTV functionality)

	== Differences ==		== Differences ==

	The ~~DishPlayer 7100 is~~ the only Old Plus unit to contain 16MB of RAM, as typical Old Plus units only contained 8MB, and only later New Plus units had 16MB. It also ~~had~~ a bigger capacity hard drive for digital TV recordings, as well as trick play features such as "TV Pause," which allowed pausing a live show for up to 30 minutes.		The DishPlayers are the only Old Plus unit to contain 16MB of RAM, as typical Old Plus units only contained 8MB, and only later New Plus units had 16MB. They also have a bigger capacity hard drive for digital TV recordings, as well as trick play features such as "TV Pause," which allowed pausing a live show for up to 30 minutes.

	The ~~unit~~ also ~~has~~ two AV outputs, with the intention of one going to your TV and one going to a VCR. Despite the ~~unit~~ including a much larger hard ~~drive~~ for digital recordings, it still has the ability to control a VCR via an IR blaster~~, including recording~~ shows ~~to it~~. The AV in and mic jack were moved to the front, and unlike typical Plus units, there is no way to preview the AV inputs or control a VCR manually.		The units also have two AV outputs, with the intention of one going to your TV and one going to a VCR. Despite the units including much larger hard drives for digital recordings, it still has the ability to control a VCR via an IR blaster to record shows onto tape. The AV in and mic jack were moved to the front, and unlike typical Plus units, there is no way to preview the AV inputs or control a VCR manually.

	It also ~~has~~ two smart card slots, one on the front which is connected to the WebTV, and one on the back which is tied to the Dish TV functionality. They also won't function without the Dish smart card inserted, asking the user to turn it off and insert one into the back if one isn't detected.		They also have two smart card slots, one on the front which is connected to the WebTV, and one on the back which is tied to the Dish TV functionality. They also won't function without the Dish smart card inserted, asking the user to turn it off and insert one into the back if one isn't detected.

	== Games ==		== Games ==

Para: Para moved page Hardware Models/DishPlayer 7100 to Hardware Models/DishPlayer: make one page for 7100 and 7200, as they're basically identical

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Para moved page Hardware Models/DishPlayer 7100 to Hardware Models/DishPlayer: make one page for 7100 and 7200, as they're basically identical

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	The DishPlayer 7100 ~~manufactured and Branded~~ by ~~EchoStar (And Also~~ JVC at some ~~point~~), ~~is the first of the two clients in the DishPlayer series 1st~~ introduced in 1999~~, It serves two purposes: To connect to WebTV (and later MSNTV branded) services and browse the web, and to use as a DVR to record TV.~~		The EchoStar DishPlayer 7100 (also branded by JVC on some models) is a combination Dish satellite TV receiver and WebTV Plus Receiver, introduced in 1999. Similar to WebTV Old Plus units, it contains an IDE hard drive, however instead of the standard over-the-air TV tuner, it includes satellite inputs to connect to Dish's satellite television services. It also contains a much larger hard drive (8.6GB instead of the typical 1.1GB of Old Plus units) specifically for recording shows onto.

	~~It is its own type of set top box, a Dish tuner~~. Similar to a WebTV Plus ~~box~~, it contains an IDE hard drive ~~and a~~ TV ~~Tuner~~. ~~The HDD~~ contains 8.~~6 GB~~ of ~~storage space, necessary~~ for ~~a DVR~~.

	== Technical Specifications ==		== Technical Specifications ==
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	* 4 MB ROM		* 4 MB ROM
	* 8.6 GB HDD		* 8.6 GB HDD
	* ~~WebTV Smart Card slot~~ (front)		* Two smart card slots (one on back for Dish functionality, one on front for WebTV functionality)
	* DISH Network Smart Card slot (back)


	== Differences ==		== Differences ==

	The 7100 ~~has quite a few differences compared to the contemporary WebTV Plus boxes of the time, it~~ is the only ~~plus box with a hard drive~~ to contain ~~16mb~~ of ~~ram~~ as ~~all old plus boxes with hdd’s have 8mb (Sony W200, Phillips MAT972~~, ~~Etc.)~~ and ~~16mb was~~ only ~~standard in~~ later ~~new plus boxes without hdd’s (Sony W250, Etc~~.)		The DishPlayer 7100 is the only Old Plus unit to contain 16MB of RAM, as typical Old Plus units only contained 8MB, and only later New Plus units had 16MB. It also had a bigger capacity hard drive for digital TV recordings, as well as trick play features such as "TV Pause," which allowed pausing a live show for up to 30 minutes.

	It had a bigger ~~stock hdd to make room~~ for ~~DVR~~ recordings ~~via the Dish Features (with later functionality added via Dish’s Personal~~ TV ~~service)~~

	~~it notably~~ also has two AV outputs with the intention of one going to your TV and one going to a VCR ~~at least from what we could find from info pages about it back in~~ the ~~day~~, it ~~also~~ has an AV in and mic ~~port on~~ the front, ~~tho it seems with the WebTV builds for the DishPlayer (internally named “WebStar”) any of the VCR pass-through~~ and ~~control functions previously included with plus boxes was removed (most likely swapped out for the DVR functions) and any attempt to try~~ to ~~load~~ the AV ~~input except for taking a picture for email~~ or ~~the website builder just either brakes the page and/or shows~~ a ~~“instant news is unavailable” screen (including in the av factory test)~~		The unit also has two AV outputs, with the intention of one going to your TV and one going to a VCR. Despite the unit including a much larger hard drive for digital recordings, it still has the ability to control a VCR via an IR blaster, including recording shows to it. The AV in and mic jack were moved to the front, and unlike typical Plus units, there is no way to preview the AV inputs or control a VCR manually.

	It also has two smart card slots one ~~for WebTV related stuff~~ on the front and one ~~for Dish service stuff~~ on the back~~, notably, these boxes will not have much functionality and will refuse~~ to ~~load~~ the TV ~~home~~ without ~~a dish~~ smart card inserted		It also has two smart card slots, one on the front which is connected to the WebTV, and one on the back which is tied to the Dish TV functionality. They also won't function without the Dish smart card inserted, asking the user to turn it off and insert one into the back if one isn't detected.

	== Games ==		== Games ==
	The DishPlayer ~~Model also notably had~~ a ~~bit of different variation in~~ games and ~~while it included Doom that is pretty much untouched at least look and gameplay wise from~~ the regular ~~plus version~~, the ~~two big differences is that~~ You ~~Don’t~~ Know Jack ~~notably had downloadable packs of YDJK~~: The ~~Netshow~~ which is ~~not~~ included ~~on any other plus models~~ and ~~also it includes~~ solitaire ~~which is also not included on any other plus model (also it runs off the doom approm for some reason)~~		The DishPlayer units were the only WebTV devices that officially got the ports of Doom and You Don't Know Jack, being offered on the TV Home screen via a Games button. From what we know, the games and updates for them would be checked weekly. Unlike the testing versions of these games for regular Old Plus units, updates for You Don't Know Jack were either planned or tested, with the DishPlayer version being based on You Don't Know Jack: The NetShow. It also included a version of Klondike solitaire, which interestingly is included inside of Doom's files, and is simply run by launching Doom with a special <code>-solitaire</code> argument.

	== Pictures ==		== Pictures ==
	[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front ~~Of Box~~ (~~also~~ these have brittle ~~ass~~ plastic ~~lol~~)]]		[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front of box (these units are known to have brittle plastic on the front panel)]]
	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (~~Has~~ SD card adapter in place of ~~HDD~~)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (has an SD card adapter in place of the original hard drive)]]
	[[File:7100_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]		[[File:7100_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back I/O of 7100]]
	[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish ~~Smart Card~~]]		[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and (broken) Dish smart card]]

Figgy2112 at 21:44, 22 September 2025

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	The DishPlayer 7100 manufactured by EchoStar, is the first of the two clients in the DishPlayer series 1st introduced in 1999, It serves two purposes: To connect to WebTV (and later MSNTV branded) services and browse the web, and to use as a DVR to record TV.		The DishPlayer 7100 manufactured and Branded by EchoStar (And Also JVC at some point), is the first of the two clients in the DishPlayer series 1st introduced in 1999, It serves two purposes: To connect to WebTV (and later MSNTV branded) services and browse the web, and to use as a DVR to record TV.

	It is its own type of set top box, a Dish tuner. Similar to a WebTV Plus box, it contains an IDE hard drive and a TV Tuner. The HDD contains 8.6 GB of storage space, necessary for a DVR.		It is its own type of set top box, a Dish tuner. Similar to a WebTV Plus box, it contains an IDE hard drive and a TV Tuner. The HDD contains 8.6 GB of storage space, necessary for a DVR.

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	[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]		[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]
	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]
	[[File:~~7100_Board~~.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]		[[File:7100_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]
	[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]		[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]

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	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]
	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]
	[[File:~~7100_Remote_Smart~~.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]		[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]

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	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]
			[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]
			[[File:7100_Remote_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]

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	[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]		[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]
			[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]

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	== Pictures ==		== Pictures ==
	[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol]]		[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]

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	[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]		[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]
	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]
	[[File:~~7100_Board~~.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]		[[File:7100_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]
	[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]		[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]

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	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]
	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]
	[[File:~~7100_Remote_Smart~~.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]		[[File:7100_IR_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]

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	[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]		[[File:7100_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Front Of Box (also these have brittle ass plastic lol)]]
	[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]		[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Motherboard of 7100 (Has SD card adapter in place of HDD)]]
			[[File:7100_Board.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Back IO of 7100]]
			[[File:7100_Remote_Smart.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|7100 Remote and Dish Smart Card]]