It’s been a while in the making, but DISH Network has announced their latest and most technologically-advanced DVR to date. The ViP922 has some pretty revolutionary features that continue the tradition of superiority in DVR technology.

I guess the most outstanding feature of the 922 is that it is SlingLoaded. What does that mean? Well, it means you can watch programming via your DVR from just about anywhere you can get access to the internet. That includes wireless devices that are capable of playing video. I guess you could say the 922 “slings” programming content out onto the internet for you to watch when you are not at home.

Compared with earlier DVR units such as the ViP622 and ViP722, you’ll find a lot of the same features on the 922, like remote access, searchable program guides, caller ID display and more. The big win for the 922 is the built-in ability to more-or-less take your TV with you just about anywhere as long as you can get on an internet-connected PC or internet-enabled wireless device.

This seems like the perfect solution for sports fans who sometimes have to record or simply miss the big game because they are away from home. It should not be too hard to sneak away for a few minutes and check the scores or the latest plays on the NFL’s RedZone channel on your cell phone even if you are at mom’s for Thanksgiving dinner.

It should also be noted that the ViP922 was selected as a “Best of CES” winner in 2009. You can read more about that here.

A new announcement from DISH Network reveals some cool new features that allow subscribers to watch TV just about everywhere they go. And when I say “watch TV",” I mean watch DISH Network TV.

TV Everywhere is what they are calling it, and it makes getting your TV entertainment easier and more accessible than ever before. Among the features are:

- Access to live and recorded programming on a laptop, mobile device, or anywhere in the home – without wires.

- The DISH Network WiFi Monitor. A new device that is capable of transmitting a high-definition video signal from a set-top box to any place in the home over a WiFi network.

- The DISH Remote Access App, which offers satellite TV customers total control of their television from just about anywhere. It is now available free for both the iPhone and iPod touch.

I don’t have access to all these features with the equipment I currently have, but I have used the internet to access my ViP622 DVR from other locations via the internet and it is a very nice feature.

I once used an iPhone to access my DVR while traveling home from a visit to my relatives, and was able to record a program that I had forgotten to set the timer for earlier in the day. Doing that while traveling down the road in a car (I was not driving) was pretty cool.

I also tested using the iPhone as a remote control, which does in fact work with my DVR, but since I am the type that rarely loses or misplaces things, it probably won’t be all that useful to me unless my remote control is broken. Although I don’t often lose things, I am actually pretty good at breaking stuff, so you never know!