This sounds like a question that you should research carefully and then will really be something that you have to answer for yourself. The Hopper 3 is still relatively new (out since around this past February, give or take) and like any new technology has "kinks" and "bugs" to work out. How important are the H3's strengths to you? Things like 16 tuners which virtually eliminate recording (and viewing) conflicts? How many Hoppers do you currently have and how often do you run into conflicts? Keep in mind that while you can have more than one of the older Hoppers, at this time only one Hopper 3 is allowed per account. With only one Hopper, if/when it goes down (for reboot or whatever) everyone loses their viewing and recording capabilities until it's back up and running. Not so if you have more than one HWS or H2K. If you have any 4K televisions, the new Hopper broadcasts in that format. "Autohop" is something I really like - several network stations can automatically skip over commercials during "Prime Time" without manually pushing buttons. The new interface brings with it some new capabilities that I enjoy too - like being able to create more than 5 of my own folders for "holding" recordings. If you've looked at all, you must know that I've only touched on a few of the new features. So - do your research, read up and pick some brains, but beware as users can be a bit opinionated LOL Ultimately you must chose for yourself.