▁S ling ▁version ▁a ▁ 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 , ▁for ▁"[ pack ing ] ▁a ▁st agger ing ▁array ▁of ▁features ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁box ▁that ▁comes ▁free ▁with ▁a ▁D ish ▁Network ▁subscription ▁package , ▁and ▁lets ▁you ▁watch ▁satellite ▁TV ▁programming ▁at ▁home ▁or ▁anywhere ▁you ▁have ▁an ▁Internet ▁connection . ▁It ▁easily ▁ear ns ▁our ▁enthus i astic ▁recommendation ." ▁C NET ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Ho pper ▁with ▁S ling ▁for ▁being ▁cutting - edge ▁technology ▁that ▁" hel ps ▁D ish ▁make ▁a ▁strong ▁case ▁that ▁its ▁HD ▁D V R ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁advanced ▁out ▁there ." ▁It ▁subsequently ▁nominated ▁the ▁new ▁Ho pper ▁for ▁the ▁C ES ▁Best ▁in ▁Show ▁award ▁( which ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁C NET ), ▁and ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁award ▁based ▁off ▁the ▁original ▁vote ▁of ▁C NET ' s ▁staff . ▁However , ▁C NET ' s ▁parent ▁company ▁CBS ▁Corporation ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁results ▁and ▁dis qual ified ▁the ▁device ▁for ▁legal ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Auto H op ▁law su its ▁ ▁The ▁Auto H op ▁functionality ▁of ▁the ▁Ho pper ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁considerable ▁legal ▁controvers y ▁from ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁U . S . ▁networks . ▁Les lie ▁Moon ves , ▁CBS ▁chief ▁executive , ▁asked ▁r het or ically ▁how ▁he ▁is ▁to ▁produce ▁C SI ▁without ▁the ▁re venue ▁stream ▁of ▁commer ci als . ▁News ▁Corporation ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁D ish ▁advert ising ▁for ▁the ▁device . ▁A ▁For