Would like to switch to the Hopper but....

[harshness]

I nominate this thread for the mislead of the month.

 

[harshness]

The idea of upgrading from the VIP 722k is to be able to record more than two programs while watching a different channel. Everything I've read about the Hopper with Joey makes it appear to be a good choice. Plus some of the other features of the Hopper sound good.

The coolest feature of the Hopper, PTAT, wouldn't apply to a 119W-only setup. The search feature wouldn't be particularly useful either if you have a US subscription as much of the content is going to be from 110W and 129W.

If you need to record more channels simultaneously, another ViP722 would probably be a much easier to implement solution.

 

[bajaharry]

Harshness, why would the PTAT not work with Sat 119? All networks are on SAT 119.

 

[harshness]

Harshness, why would the PTAT not work with Sat 119? All networks are on SAT 119.

I'm pretty sure that for PTAT to work, you must have all your big networks in HD. I'm assuming that this is not the case for you. The LA HD big four are on 129W TP 4.

 

[bajaharry]

Thanks for the info.. This just killed the idea of upgrading to the Hopper.

 

[harshness]

This just killed the idea of upgrading to the Hopper.

I suspected as much.