Recent content by AndyNicholas

Kind of a long story but I think it is important to cover all the details. My system consist of 2 hopper with slings and 2 joeys. Both hopper with slings have ota modules plugged into usb ports. Out of no where, 1 hopper kept saying hard drive failure unplug and replug. I tried this multiple...

Any idea as to how much extra space it takes up? I would think it is different for each event, so just a general idea would be nice to know. Example like 1gb recording + 10mb "prepare for mobile" attachment file.

Does anyone happen to know if selecting the prepare for mobile option takes up more space on the hard drive? I would assume that it does but thought I would ask. I use the transfer option a lot and was curious as to if I had everything on my hard drive already prepared for mobile, if it would...

Ok, that is good to know.

Thank you Voyager6. When I was a child I had always notice the picture quality was not great using a big antenna on multiple tvs but I never knew why. I am aware that technology has improved and we have switched to a digital signal. I was very surprised by how clear the picture came in after...

Thank you all for your input. I called dish after posting earlier. The tech guy said I was asking questions that have never been asked before but knowing what he knew about the equipment and how it works. He said yes, I should be able to use a 2nd ota adapter on the 2nd hopper as long as I used...

So it has been a while since I posted here and finally got my ota tuner set up today. I was under the impression I could not use ota and pta at the same time. Correct me if I am wrong, this photo shows that I can use both at the same time? One other question. I have Winegard HD8200U Heavy Duty...

Thank you. I used the website you gave me. It looks like in order to get all the locals I will need a big directional pre amp roof antenna. The channel my son watch the most said I need it (pbs). There are a lot of trees around us as well.

Sounds great. Now I will just have to go find an antenna for outside my house.

Thank both of your for your help. I would have gotten one a long time ago if I had known this information. From what you have told me, I think I will be very happy using the prime time anytime on 1 hopper and the ota on the other. I like prime time anytime because I found a few shows that it...

I just got off the phone with dish from ordering my ota adapter. I have been reading some about the ota. I saw some that look like the offer 2 ota tuners. I am unsure if that is the one I ordered (price was $30). Does that mean I would hypothetically be able to record 2 channels plus 2 ota...

Awesome, that is exactly what I needed to know. One other question. I have noticed people without dish and only digital antenna will pick up some over the air channels that dish does not provide. For example dish provides a local channel 11 thv (cbs). But people with antenna only will pick up...

I have 2 hoppers with sling and 2 joeys. The past couple of months I have lost a couple of over the air channels briefly due to contract issues between dish and the providers. I love prime time anytime. So my question is. Can I hook 1 hopper up to the usb over the air antenna and leave the other...

To force a software update, you have to hold the power button down for 3-5 seconds to make the DVR reboot. That is how i make mine "check/download" and update if it is ready to go to my DVR but mine is a DVR522, so we may not even have the same software versions. It will take it a few minutes to...

The software version i named off is the software for the DVR. My DVR is a DVR 522 so if you have a different one your software may upgrade to a different version than mine. If you haven't gotten new software yet, the only thing you can do is hold the power button down on your DVR untill the unit...