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    SatelliteGuys FIRST LOOK - DISH's Hopper and Joey

    Also, I assume Box A you started viewing from needs to left on or the buffer will be lost. Then when you finish on Box B and shut it off, Box A is still tying up a tuner. If Box C later finds 2 tuners on timers and Box A in use, it could just take over Box A's tuner knowing (or maybe not) it...
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    New LNB coming for Eastern Arc?

    It's in between. Actual dimensions can be found at EKB: Dish Types.
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    Hopper news updates

    Part 2 of the test: While one viewer is watching live on the tuner that's recording PTAT, can another viewer also join that tuner and watch a different PTAT channel?
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    SatelliteGuys FIRST LOOK - DISH's Hopper and Joey

    Scott, great write-up! Retweeted and added to the EKB page last night. Coincidentally, I put up a new page EKB: PrimeTime Anytime only about an hour before you posted your review. Could you help with these questions? 1. When a program is saved to your DVR space, is that a move or a copy...
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    SatelliteGuys FIRST LOOK - DISH's Hopper and Joey

    It actually requires 2 lines from a DPP switch (the duo node takes 3). DPP takes part of 2 LNBs, leaving one in the legacy freq range and stacking the other in the DishPro range. I believe the node is taking part of the 2nd DPP output and stacking it into the new higher dpX range. The duo...
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    Hopper news updates

    The limit on a 2-Hopper system is 4 Joeys due to bandwidth limits on the local MoCA network. I was told that could possibly be raised depending on real-world results once these are in the field.
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    VIP timers: best way to recreate on Hopper?

    Some screens have commands across the top. You can either cursor to them or you can notice there's a color splotch next to the command and press the corresponding color button on the remote. Also, the color-button shortcuts I tried were the same as the 922, see http://www.dishuser.org/922supp.php
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    Dish's site

    Where did the software chart get moved to?
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    DISH HOPPER SPEC SHEETS

    The Solo and Duo nodes take 2 and 3 of the receiver outputs of an existing DPP switch. If there's an output open, it should be able to go to any receiver even going back to legacy. One of the install diagrams shows a ViP receiver on that output, and I spoke to an employee using such a setup...
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    DISH Network Retailer Chat Recap - "Hopper Special" - 2/16/2012

    I have a 922/622 combo on 1 TV, with TV2 output to my roommate's room when he's here. 2 tuners even with OTA wasn't enought even for just me. PTAT would make up for losing some tuners but I still need the OTA add-on. I'm ready to relieve myself of the price gouge of a second Duo DVR. 1H/1J would...
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    DISH HOPPER SPEC SHEETS

    The 921 could indeed record from its ATSC tuner (probably wouldn't have gotten one if it didn't), but when doing so only 1 of the satellite tuners was available for recording. IIRC, I could watch OTA live while the sat tuners were both recording.
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    DISH HOPPER SPEC SHEETS

    The 921 had 2 satellite tuners and 1 OTA tuner, but could only record from any 2. Every DVR with OTA since has been able to record from all the available tuners at once. I anticipate Hopper will continue that trend.
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    Hopper Installation Training Materials

    Still unable to get page_04 to load.
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    2012 Windows laptop: features to look for

    One feature I'd like is UEFI, the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface that replaces BIOS for faster boot times. I don't know how it's being marketed or what it does to the price. Or maybe the combination of Win 7 and a modern processor compared to my current XP and Pentium M 1.7 will leave me...
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    Hopper Installation Training Materials

    Thanks for these! I haven't been able to get page_04.
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    Upgrade from 322?

    If the 722 is replacing the 322 as your only receiver, the added monthly cost is the $6 DVR fee. Getting the HD version of your subscribed channels is another $10/mo, but you can get HD Free For Life by being on Auto-pay and paperless billing or by paying $99 up front.
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    How Hopper/Joey can help my setup?

    The power inserter will need to be moved to put it between the XiP node and the DPP44, and preferably using lines other than that one to the node.
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    Timers and live outputs for Hopper

    1. The people I talked to weren't sure, but though it was more than the 96 timers other HD DVRs have. I told them if they expect a 4-TV household to operate off one Hopper that has only 3 tuners, it most definitely has to be more.
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    How Hopper/Joey can help my setup?

    2 lines of RG6 from the dish to the XiP Node, then 1 direct run of RG6 from the node to the Hopper. That run also carries the MoCA backfeed for the Joeys to the node. The node has a Joey output that can connect to your home's coax distribution. I was told 200' from Hopper to Joey.
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    DISH Hopper Internet Connector Info

    When I asked if the HIC was always neded, I was told the preferred connections are 1) Ethernet to the Hopper, 2) wi-fi to the Hopper, 3) HIC.
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    Not happy with the Dish Hopper DVR

    That's entirely a business decision. If you have a Dish 1000.x with 2 lines running to the XiP node for the Hopper, there's no technical reason the third line couldn't run to that 211/211k or any other receiver. There just wouldn't be any sharing of tuners or recordings.
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    Sling to 922 to Hopper family tree?

    Hopper goes back to using the add-on Sling adapter for TV Everywhere. I guess they decided that was more cost effective than adding Sling on the board as is done in the 922. Future Hopper models might be SlingLoaded since the next generation BCM7425 STB processor (Hopper 2000 has the BCM7420)...
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    vBulletin Dropping IE 6 & 7 Support

    Agreed. That should have been an easy decision for them.
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    Dish's site

    For all the new, some things never change. If you're going to move things around, you need to provide redirects.
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    Is there a maximum number of tuners on Twin LNB

    What happens when one Solo wants 110 and the other wants 119?