Recent content by Backup Brain

It's weird to see these reports of worse picture quality. The FIRST day we had the Hopper 3, my wife (who used to claim she could not see any difference between SD and HD), turned to me and said. "Is it me, or does the picture look sharper?". Nothing changed in the display chain except the...

Interesting that Dish may use it as an add-on, considering that Xfinity and the Amazon Fire use their voice remorse as major product differentiators. Since Dish keeps saying their stuff is the most advanced, it seems out of character.

Return of single-button shortcut for closed captioning on/off. After my recent stroke, the green button was a lifesaver. Lack of a hard Stop button is less efficient for stuff like deleting watched programs. Lack of a hard Record dutton is less efficient. FYI, if the forthcoming Voice Remote...

I am interested in a Hopper 3 upgrade. I currently have a Hopper 1 and a Joey 1.

I have a Hopper 1 and Joey 1 (jumped on it so quick it was the first Hopper install my tech had ever done, and he needed to call in his supervisor). Both the USB 2.0 ports on the Hopper are in use, one for an EHD and the other for a Sling Adaptor I'd previously purchased and used with my old...

I recently bought the MEElectronics Air Fi Runaway Bluetooth Stereo Wireless Headphones with Microphone from Amazon ($70) for use with my original Hopper. Works fine, sounds fine. I didn't need the mic but most BT phones have them so they can also be used with mobile phones. One reason I bought...

I searched the forums, but couldn't find an answer to this. I'm researching Bluetooth headphones for use with both my Hopper (original model) and my iPhone 5. I'll use it mostly with the Hopper to watch TV after my wife has gone to bed. My price range is fairly low, as I don't consider this to...

I got the update either Thanksgiving or Friday morning, several days later than many of the folks here. You'll know when you get it because there will be a big new screen the first time you turn on the satellite box after the upgrade; the screen gives the highlights of the new features. I don't...

I installed the beta of the Plex Media Server software that supports DLNA on my server hardware, which is an old Intel-based MacBook running OS X 10.6.8. The media is all on my Netgear ReadyNAS NV+, which also has its own DLNA server. My LG BluRay player immediately saw the Plex server (it...

Usability issue or bug (not sure which): Program records on PTAT. In PTAT folder, I choose to Save it to the user space. Program appears in user space folder (My Recordings). So far, so good. If I then attempt to move the saved PTAT program to my EHD, the program does not appear in the screen...

- Bug: timers are repeated in the timer list. See screenshot. Note timer numbers. - Bug: DNLA server not recognized. My DLNA server is the one built into my Netgear ReadyNAS NV+. It can be seen by my LG and Samsung BluRay players. - Usability issue: User-created folder names are...

I wonder if this is related to my repeating timers issue I mentioned in another thread (with a screenshot): http://www.satelliteguys.us/hopper-zone/280067-bug-repeated-timers.html Because the bug started at 33 timers for me, I have to think that it's related in some fashion, though things seem...

Just wait another day for the nightly download, and Search will start working. There are multiple threads here about that.

Yeah, Search didn't work for me on the first day, either. Dish should (if it doesn't fix the software to make Search work on the first day) add "Search will work tomorrow" to their installer training materials.

Yes, Search didn't work at all for me yesterday, when it was installed. It works today; I presume it gets or generates some sort of index during the nightly download. This repeated timers thing is definitely weird, though. Just checked Dish Online, and what it reports for my Hopper's timers is...