Recent content by nwflyboy

So this landed in my postal mailbox today... --------------------------------------------------------- DISH GIVES YOU A CHOICE and a way to save $12/month DISH is the only television provider to allow you to chose how to receive your Local Channels (ABC, CBS, FUX and NBC). Today you receive...

Done - time to go stock up on popcorn. Thanks for the help!

I'm currently off-contract. I know the drill (unless it's changed recently), have been through it before: negotiate for a discount at contract time. Let the contract run its course, of course then the price goes up. Then call and negotiate at renewal time. Been there, done that a few times...

Got it. To add a bit to the description: EHD#1 was plugged in directly to the back of the Hopper. EHD#2 (old and then new) was plugged in via a powered USB mini hub. I unplugged EHD#1, then plugged (new) EHD#2 directly to the back of the Hopper. It immediately recognized it and asked if I...

Ah - no, I still have EHD#1 plugged in, also. Good to know that the new one will be auto-formatted once it's recognized. Next - unplug EHD#1 and see if it recognizes EHD#2? If so, then plug back in EHD#1? Thanks!

I recently decided to upgrade one of the two external hard drives I've got attached to my Hopper. Old HD was 1.5 TB, went to Costco and got a new 2.0 TB drive to replace it (first I copied all the recordings off old EHD#2 and moved them to EHD#1). I unplugged old EHD#2, then plugged in new...

Makes sense. I will give the red button a try and see how it goes. Many thanks.

No, but I hadn't previously moved a large volume of recordings routinely - more typically just a couple recorded movies from the Hopper to one or the other external HDs - so it may not be a valid comparison. Interesting. I'm not familiar with the "red button reboot." I assume that's just...

I'm now getting regular errors when transferring recorded programs, and I'm wondering if it's time to reformat the drives. Is that likely to help? Here's the details: I have... 1) Hopper with Sling (which has, I believe, a 1.5 TB internal HD - the "total size" is listed as 1231GB, which I'm...

Almost done with the transfers actually, just a handful of 30 minute recordings left, should be done in an hour (glad I started in the afternoon....). And almost 7 hours to spare before the earliest the technician might arrive in the morning! Thanks for the practical advice on copying the...

Cool - saves a minute or two. Thanks!!!

Great, thanks. No problem, I'll give the Hopper plenty of time to get settled in and acclimated to its new home. Is it a good idea to power off the VIP722 when disconnecting/connecting external drives? I'm not sure if I have ever shut that thing off in the 3-4 years we've had it (other than a...

So I called Dish today to upgrade our setup, and negotiate over pricing. Got a pretty good deal, I think ($45/month off for 12 months, then back to full price for another 12 months, with new gear). It took a little haggling (I declined 3 lesser offers before they offered this one), and overall...

Thanks for the details on the "node" (is that what they call it? What, no cute name for this box? Have they run out of marsupials? Maybe they're saving The Platypus for something else...). I was just looking for some sense of scale, sounds like it's roughly "external hard drive size" - good...

Ah, makes sense. And the "node" is small, and doesn't need to be near the TV/Hopper/Joey. Cool. Thanks!