PocketDish

What is PocketDish?  Although the name suggests that PocketDish is a pocket sized satellite dish/receiver, this is not the case.

PocketDish is made and sold Dish Network.  PocketDish is a tv, video, music, game and photo gadget.  As the name suggests, PocketDish is small and compact enough to fit into a pocket.  PocketDish stores TV programs, music, your favorite games and photos on PocketDish.  It is much more than a standard MP3 player.

PocketDish was created by Dish Network, the fastest-growing U.S. satellite-television service, and the first pay-TV service provider to enter the market of portable video players. Using cutting-edge digital technology, the designers of Dish Network's PocketDish have created a miniature, multi-purpose entertainment system thats perfect for people on the go, offering super-fast downloads and crystal-clear images.

The PocketDish portable media player is available in three versions.  20GB PocketDish, 30GB PocketDish and 40GB PocketDish.  All but the 20GB PocketDish can record video/media from other sources.  The 20GB, 30GB and 40GB PocketDish have 2.2inch, 4inch and 7inch screens respectively.  This makes the largest PocketDish, the 40GB, significantly larger than the smallest one, the 20GB version.

All PocketDishes have USB 2.0 ports that can be plugged into the some Dish Networks Dish Plaers.  This will allow for superfast downloading of programs on your DVR.  Roughly speaking 1 hours worth of programming is transferred in 5 minutes.  Most movies take less than 10 minutes to transfer to any version of the PocketDish.

Transferring Dish Network content to your PocketDish is easy. Just connect the PocketDish to your DVR using the USB cable and you are prompted on screen to transfer which shows/movies you would like.

For those interested in buying, check out PocketDish.com or refer to our handy PocketDish chart below.

ITEM	AV402E	AV500E	AV700E
Hard Drive (HDD)	20GB	30GB	40GB
LCD Display	2.2"	4"	7"
Dimensions	4.2"(w) x 2.4"(h) x 0.7"(d)	4.8"(w) x 3.0"(h) x 0.8"(d)	8.2"(w) x 4.2"(h) x 0.8"(d)
DISH Network Content Capacity	Up to 20 hours*	Up to 30 hours*	Up to 40 hours*
Records Video from Other Sources	No, Audio Only	Yes	Yes
Other Source Content Capacity	Up to 80 hours*	Up to 120 hours*	Up to 160 hours*
Song Capacity (MP3, WAV, WMA)	Up to 10,000*	Up to 15,000*	Up to 20,000*
Photo Capacity (JPEG)	Up to 200,000*	Up to 300,000*	Up to 400,000*
LCD Aspect Ratio	4:3	16:9	16:9
Speaker(s)	No	1	2
Microphone	Yes	No	No
Remote Control	No	Yes	Yes
Docking Station	No	Yes	Yes
Removable Battery	No	Yes	Yes
Stand	No	Part of Case	On Unit