Comments on: CES 2007: Dear Diary…Hump Day Part One http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/19/ces-2007-dear-diaryhump-day-part-one/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:12:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Josh Goldman http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/19/ces-2007-dear-diaryhump-day-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-86416 Josh Goldman Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:05:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/19/ces-2007-dear-diaryhump-day-part-one/#comment-86416 Wow, thanks for the info Gary. That's crazy that they want you to get a separate box. Wow, thanks for the info Gary. That’s crazy that they want you to get a separate box.

]]> By: Gary Aknos http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/19/ces-2007-dear-diaryhump-day-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-86404 Gary Aknos Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:50:43 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/19/ces-2007-dear-diaryhump-day-part-one/#comment-86404 Just an FYI... I just called AT&T to get set up on the service since they are offering the box for free ($200 value) only to find out that you CAN NOT get HD programming through the HomeZone box. In essence, to use HomeZone through my primary TV (which is HD) I would only get the programming in standard broadcast, not in HD. I suspected that the customer service rep was an idiot (since you can clearly see an HDMI output on the box) so she escalated the call to a Dish rep who confirmed that you cannot get HD programming through the HomeZone box. To get HD programming, you need a separate box that is NOT part of Homezone. In my opinion, the system is a half-baked until they can integrate HD and Homezone in the same unit. Just an FYI… I just called AT&T to get set up on the service since they are offering the box for free ($200 value) only to find out that you CAN NOT get HD programming through the HomeZone box. In essence, to use HomeZone through my primary TV (which is HD) I would only get the programming in standard broadcast, not in HD. I suspected that the customer service rep was an idiot (since you can clearly see an HDMI output on the box) so she escalated the call to a Dish rep who confirmed that you cannot get HD programming through the HomeZone box. To get HD programming, you need a separate box that is NOT part of Homezone.

In my opinion, the system is a half-baked until they can integrate HD and Homezone in the same unit.

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