I currently have a 922 and a 722 for 4 inputs (I can record 4 things at once) plus 1 digital antenna for OTA. On Dish's Web site they say that with the Hopper you can record 6 things at once, but I've read elsewhere that the Hopper has just 3 inputs. I only have TVs in 1 room (2 side-by-side) and I use them both with PiP. Yes, sometimes I like to watch up to 4 things live at once. From what I understand, I would need 2 Hoppers in order to get up to the 4 inputs I currently have. Is that correct?
The Joey's don't have any of their own inputs, so a Hopper w/sling connected to one TV and a Joey connected to the second TV would not be able to approximate the setup I have now. It would allow me to have 3 inputs between 2 TVs instead of 4. So I could not watch both TVs with PiP or double buffering. Do I have that right? I love the idea of transferring content to the iPad using the HWS, and the HWS sounds great, but I don't think I could justify upgrading if it would compromise my current setup with which I am quite happy.
The Joey's don't have any of their own inputs, so a Hopper w/sling connected to one TV and a Joey connected to the second TV would not be able to approximate the setup I have now. It would allow me to have 3 inputs between 2 TVs instead of 4. So I could not watch both TVs with PiP or double buffering. Do I have that right? I love the idea of transferring content to the iPad using the HWS, and the HWS sounds great, but I don't think I could justify upgrading if it would compromise my current setup with which I am quite happy.