Thread: Hopper/Joey IR?

Reading through the specs it looks like both the Joey and Hopper use UHF remotes, do we know if they both support IR as well? I'm a long-time Harmony user and would be upset if I couldn't continue to use the Harmony in my living room (direct IR to the 722) and upstairs (using the TV2IR adapter).

Thanks

Grahame

Yes they both support IR as well.

Yay! No more TV2IR needed (although the release of that device was a godsend and I praise the Dish tech who came up with the concept!). Thanks Scott.

So which do they ship with?

Scott told us that the UHF remote only sends IR codes to TVs (and receivers, etc.) but does not send Sat controls via IR. But the Hoppers and Joeys will be able to respond to IR commands--just not from the supplied remote.

Originally Posted by rdinkel

But the Hoppers and Joeys will be able to respond to IR commands--just not from the supplied remote.

So they ship with UHF remotes?

The Joey doesn't have an UHF antenna hook up. So if all remotes come with uhf in a 1 hopper, 3 joey setup , they will all have to use the UHF antenna at the hopper. 2 of my tvs are 75 feet from the room that will have the hopper with many walls in the way. I had to get an additional receiver closer to the two distant tvs. There were many days the remote signal just did not reach the distant receiver. It would not reach even when I added 20 feet of cable and put the UHF antenna closer to the distant tvs.

Originally Posted by odbrv

The Joey doesn't have an UHF antenna hook up.

Antennas don't have to be external. My guess is the Joey's are internal.

Originally Posted by steve4810

So which do they ship with?

40.0 UHF Remote.