Recent content by mcf57

Yea, after finding the HOPPER manual online and fumbling through it to read all kinds of info about reprogramming the remote, I came across something that mentioned the Hopper can do it. I then decided to give it a try and programming the remote the way we wanted through the HOPPER receiver was...

I looked for this in their HDTV, but again, nothing. Again, I am chalking most of the issues up to the fact that this HDTV is a REAL generic HDTV in terms of features. Basically, two HDMI and one shared composite/component input. No "SMART" features, no DLNA, no ethernet, & no audio outputs...

Yea, I was hoping for this too with the HDMI in/out connections of the soundbar. However, it unfortunately doesn't work this way. They are TOTALLY independent of each other. When we turn the TV off, the sound bar stays on (along with audio still coming from it). And when we turn the TV on, the...

Yea, I was at least hoping for this too, but no dice. Trust me, there is not even a headphone jack (output) on this bare bones Samsung HDTV. I have looked the TV all over. INPUTS only. This is why we are now having to resort into looking at hooking up the soundbar directly to the Hopper...

Yea, I realize the HDTV has audio INPUTs, but these inputs don't work with a soundbar. Rather, a soundbar requires audio OUTPUTs from the piece of equipment (HDTV, Hopper receiver, audio receiver, etc.). in order to connect the TV to a sound bar. I was thinking the Hopper remote could...

I have a family member who has DISH network and I am trying to help them with a situation. They have a Hopper in their main living room. It is then connected to a 46" Samsung HDTV. This HDTV is a real basic model and has absolutely no audio outputs on its rear panel. No analog, no optical...

I have a family member who has the DISH Hopper/Joey system. From what this family member has told me, the DISH network Joeys seem to borrow a tuner from the main Hopper DVR and he said he sometimes gets a message asking him if he is sure he wants to change the channel (on Hopper) cause it...

I have a family member who has DISH network and the Hopper/Joey system in four rooms of their house. They apparently aren't real happy with the way the equipment works & are possibly wanting to go back to DIRECTV. They are considering the new DirecTV GENIE whole home system. Had a few questions...

No, they didn't specifically ask for an HDMI box. Rather, they simply got this box when they signed up for a triple play package with Brighthouse (phone, TV, internet). At the time, in addition to swapping out their modem (for one that could handle the phone line option), the tech also swapped...

I have a family member who has Brighthouse cable. About 2 years ago, they were upgraded to a Scientific Atlanta 3250HD box. It was hooked up to an older 32" CRT Sony TV & mainly used to watch SD digital channels (2-150). Since this Sony TV has HD component inputs, it is able to receive the HD...

Can the USB port on the front of the Hopper DVR receiver be used to play back various video file formats (.MKV, .AVI, .MP4, etc.) from a USB thumb drive? Or is it mainly for hard drive expansion?

I recently got the Blockbuster@home service to compliment our DISH TV service. While I figured out how to watch Starz and Epix material on a Windows based PC (laptop and desktop), is there any way to also watch it on an Android smartphone?

I guess I can try my Dlink USB wireless adapter and see if it recognizes it. Then see if I can configure it correctly. Can't hurt. Otherwise, I actually have a (Netgear) wireless Ethernet bridge adapter (WGPS606) that I could move and use just as well. Would just plug it into the Hopper's...

OK, so I can easily watch and change channels as needed when away from home, but the wife can then watch DISH network as desired and not be interfered with AT ALL, correct? She doesn't use PIP & am pretty sure its just straight surfing like habits (changing the channel every so often).

Yea, but if I change the billing address to my vacation address, isn't that gonna possibly mess up the billing to the credit (card on file) for each month? Also, is there a "processing fee" each time to add and delete the blockbuster@home service? In other words, will I be charged extra when I...