Thread: Would like to switch to the Hopper/Joey setup if........

I don't have to make too many changes. My present setup is this.........
I use the home distribution output of a 722 via coax that runs to a combiner/distribution amp. This amp combines the coax signal from the 722 + OTA signal & feeds several other tv's. My question is...........will I be able to use the same coax cabling that I now have feeding my other tv's with the Hopper/joey system and still be able to receive the OTA signal? I really don't want to go through all of the hassle to run additional cables.

Only if the PRICE is right on FEES and they have ota support.

There won't be any cables run from the Hopper directly to a Joey like you currently do. All cables go out to the Joeys from a central location. If you have a cental location where all your cables start then you should have no problem. If you're curious how it works there are several wiring diagrams on here.

No, you're current setup won't work. The Moca and OTA channels are in the same frequency range and would interfere with each other. You would need a separate cable for the Joey and the OTA.

You could get 1 Joey and connect its composite out cables to an RF modulator to feed your combiner/distribution amp to combine the Joey's output with an OTA signal, keeping the coax distribution to the rest of your TVs. I believe that would mirror the setup you have now, except that instead of a coax going from the room with your 722 to your combiner, it would go from the room with your Joey to the combiner. Obviously, you'd have a Hopper in place of your 722.

You could do that, but all you'd be doing is still feeding an SD signal mirrored to all TVs, just on Ch3 instead of Ch60 now. No different than the 722. Why sign up for another 2 year commitment without getting the benefit of HD at the other locations?

The only reason I can think of is added cost. $7 per additional TV adds up depending on how many TVs were talking about.

Originally Posted by gtal98

No, you're current setup won't work. The Moca and OTA channels are in the same frequency range and would interfere with each other. You would need a separate cable for the Joey and the OTA.

TV channel 44 and up are in the MoCA frequency band. There's also a "reserved" section where the bulk of the TV channels are. So running MoCA and off-air on the same cable might work or it might not. Even if there were no frequency overlaps with the off-air channels of interest, you'd need proper filters to properly combine them.

It's probably best to stick with separate cables or wait for the off-air tuners that plug into Hopper. The latter may eliminate the need to distribute off-air signals.

Originally Posted by Scherrman

There won't be any cables run from the Hopper directly to a Joey like you currently do. All cables go out to the Joeys from a central location. If you have a cental location where all your cables start then you should have no problem. If you're curious how it works there are several wiring diagrams on here.

Damn, is that true? Right now I backfeed my 722 into the "cable network" in my house, and there are splitters involved to get the signal to 3 other TVs. Are you saying that there will need to be direct cable runs from a central point to each TV? That's going to be a dealbreaker for me.