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In October 2005 EchoStar Communications introduced to the rather technology crazed market a new portable video player which it claims is capable of upsetting the reign of current market leaders. The new PocketDISH player was introduced not just a portable movie video player but as a portable media center where a user can play games, watch TV, look at pictures and listen to music. Moreover, the PocketDISH is able to get TV shows from a Dish Network DVR instead of buying them. Also, the media device can download record and play various contents from a PC or Mac.

DiSEqC stands for Digital Satellite Equipment Control and is pronounced Die-Sec. It is a special communication protocol between a satellite receiver and a device that can be a multidish switch or a small dish antenna rotor. Developed by European satellite provider Eutelsat, it now acts as a standard agency for the protocol. It is usually used to control switches and motors and relies on a coaxial cable to transmit both bidirectional data or signals or power. It is touted to be more flexible than 13/18 V and 22 kHz tone or Toneburst/MiniDiSEqC techniques.

LNB is an acronym for Low Noise Block. It is a technology used in reception from satellite communications. It is also referred to as LNC-Low Noise Converter. An LNB is affixed on a satellite dish. As it were, signals used for satellites are high frequency that require special cable types or waveguides. If the cables become longer, this leaves very little signal for the receiving end. This is where the LNB comes in.

Multimedia is used to refer to computer-based interactive communication processes that incorporate text, graphics, sound, animation, and video. The word interactive is a key feature in multimedia, especially in the nonlinear multimedia, in the sense that the user determines what content is delivered, and how and when it is delivered. Information-processing devices, such as the computer and many electronic devices, are the ones mainly used to play, record, or generally access multimedia content, though multimedia can also be part of a live performance.