The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has come and gone for 2009 and now it’s time for me to deliver a few picks for the most interesting home media products that I saw unveiled. Some are great advances in technology that I can’t wait to get my hands on and others are just bizarre enough to make them worthy of including here.

And no, I didn’t actually attend CES, but it is one of the most covered annual events to the point where I saw and read about enough to choose some to write about.

Home Entertainment

Dish Network ViP922 Satellite DVR / Slingbox

Dish Network has created an HD satellite box that not only boasts 1-terabyte of storage for its DVR functionality but is also “SlingLoaded,” meaning that it has a built-in Slingbox, allowing users to watch content stored on the device over the Web or on other Sling-capable devices.

From ces.cnet.com:
 

That, along with multiple satellite and over-the-air HD tuners, means that remote and local viewers can watch two separate video feeds (live or recorded TV) without interfering with each other–the kids can watch a Spongebob recording in the living room, for instance, while Dad watches a football game on his laptop via Sling.com. Dish is also showcasing a Wi-Fi-enabled flat-panel LCD TV that uses Sling technology to access the ViP922–toss it in the kitchen or bedroom, and you get another way to access your DVR and TV programming with no pesky wires or boxes.

The ability to record programs on one central DVR and have it feed out to all televisions in my house is something I’ve been craving for quite a while. Couple that with my desire to switch away from BrightHouse Networks cable service (for many reasons) and Dish may have themselves a new customer here.

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