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  1. dweber

    DVR recording question

    Tonight the audio had no problem so maybe the problem has been fixed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    DVR recording question

    Yes, the audio on NBC breaks up at the beginning of the National News at 6:30 PM. I DVR the NBC Nightly News and the audio starts off bad for every recording. I am currently recording the satellite broadcast of channel 4.00 on my Family Room Hopper3. I am going to set up a timer to record...
  3. dweber

    DVR recording question

    OTA picture quality depends on how the local broadcaster splits the bandwidth among the subchannels. In Columbus, Ohio some of the subchannels look good while others look really bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Hopper3 372 update

    Updated both of my Hopper3 receivers to H372 software and my Joey3 client to J572 software. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    4K Events Discussion Thread

    Dish needs to admit that the 4K Joey can not receive any of their 4K HDR channels. But they won’t admit it so their customer support keeps giving out misleading information. They need to scrap the 4K Joeys and allow Joey 4 clients for customers wanting to watch 4K HDR broadcasts on a TV that...
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    4K Events Discussion Thread

    CBS picture on 540-06 looks great. Much crisper than the 1080i picture on OTA CBS channel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    4K Events Discussion Thread

    I wonder if channel 903 is going to be used for the Paris Olympics.
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    ATSC 3.0 DRM Encryption

    Here is the latest update that Ned posted on January 23, 2024 on the Silicondust forum concerning their HDHomerun ability to deal with ATSC 3.0 encryption. Ned is a spokesperson for the Silicondust forum. Will unencrypted ATSC 3.0 channels play on my Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, Mac? Yes...
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    Dish has Fixed Google Assistant on Hopper3 Receivers

    You asked how I got this to work. I described it in post 1 which I have copied below. I was attempting to do a voice search for a program on my Family Room Hopper3 receiver. A message popped up asking if I wanted to link my Hopper3 to Google Assistant. I agreed. It asked me to open Google...
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    Dish has Fixed Google Assistant on Hopper3 Receivers

    Alexa still works well with both of my Hopper 3 and Joey 3 equipment. Alexa allows me to pause, resume, skip ahead xx amount, change channel, and turn off my Dish equipment. Google Assistant using voice commands on my Dish remote can control my Lutron Caseta lights, SwitchBot curtains, bring up...
  11. dweber

    Hopper 3 software H370 and Joey 3 J570

    I manually updated both of my Hopper 3 receivers to H370 software and my Joey3 software to J570. The Caller ID and TV Enhancements was shut off on my Living Room Hopper3 receiver after the update. I have a church commitment so I will have to do testing later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dish has Fixed Google Assistant on Hopper3 Receivers

    Tonight I was attempting to voice search for a program on my Family Room Hopper3 receiver. A message popped up asking if I wanted to link my Hopper3 to Google Assistant. I agreed. It asked me to open Google Assistant on my mobile device. I opened Google Assistant on my IPhone 12 Pro Max. It...
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    GT Media ATSC 3.0 TV Tuner Stick for TVs and Smartphones Review

    I received the GTMedia HDTV Mate today. I connected the GTMedia device to the USB 3.0 port on my Sony XBR 65X900E and my outside antenna. I downloaded the HDTVPlayer from the Googleplay store. I started the HDTVPlayer app on my Sony TV. I did a channel scan and found 53 channels. All of the...
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    GT Media ATSC 3.0 TV Tuner Stick for TVs and Smartphones Review

    I have a Sony XBR 65X900E TV. It is running Android 9.0 and I was able to download the HDTVPlayer from the Googleplay store. The Sony USB port is 3.0 so it should work. I am going to buy it to test whether the resolutions are improved. Some users have reported resolutions of 1080P. I can...
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    "Could not reach DISH. Please try again".

    I follow the Google forum and recently Google responded to a customer asking about the integration with Dish. This confirms that Dish and Google are no longer automation partners. Scott can you reach out to your Dish contacts and see what Dish has to say? It's gone. Here's my chat with Google...
  16. dweber

    Family Room Hopper3 did a Partial Reset by itself

    I recorded the 4-6 AM replay of the CFP National Championship game on ESPN channel 140. They inserted some many commercials that you miss several minutes of play action after each set of commercials. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Family Room Hopper3 did a Partial Reset by itself

    Tonight I turned on my Family Room Hopper3 and found it had done a partial reset. I lost my 3 lists of Favorite Channels, I had to rescan my OTA channels, and I had to sign back into Netflix and Amazon Prime. Most of my timers were still there but the ESPN 140 timer and the 540-03 timers for CFB...
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    30 sec Commercial for Nextgen TV

    Columbus, Ohio WSYX (ABC) aired a 30 second commercial for Nextgen TV on Sunday night 6:30 PM. The commercial urges viewers to score a touchdown by buying a Nextgen TV to enjoy lifelike video, stadium quality sound, and middle of the action. They reference the following website...
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    Orbi IP Issue

    I have not changed ports on my Living Room Hopper3 receiver. I have always used the bottom port for the Living Room Hopper3. The Family Room Hopper3 and the Joey3 both use MoCa connection. Everything is functioning fine. The internet is working fine on both Hopper 3 receivers and my Joey3...
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    Orbi IP Issue

    I don’t have the plus. Both of my Hopper3 receivers are using a different MAC address that what is displayed on the Hopper network diagnostics page. I have a Netgear Nighthawk router. Customer support at Dish could not explain what is happening. Someone at Dish has to know why their receivers...
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    Hopper3 Network Question

    The moca connections to my Family Room Hopper3 and my Joey3 are always strong. I have never encountered a moca connection problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. dweber

    Hopper3 Network Question

    I called Dish Technical Support and got transferred to Advanced Technical Support. I explained that both of my Hopper3 receivers are reporting a different MAC address in my Netgear Nighthawk router than the actual MAC address shown on the Dish Network Diagnostics screen. The agent asked how the...
  23. dweber

    Hopper3 Network Question

    The first 6 characters of a MAC address tell you the manufacturer of the equipment. I googled the first 6 digits and found the following: Devices with MAC addresses that start with 88-B6-EE were manufactured by Dish Technologies Corp Device Manufacturer Dish Technologies Corp Manufacturer...
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    Is VeSeeBox V2 Pro a legitimate streaming device?

    My son recently asked me about a new streaming device that Amazon is selling for $329. The VeSee V2 Pro uses Android 11 operating system, 64 GB Flash memory, 4 GB RAM storage, Amlogic 905Y4 chipset enabling 10 bit HDR decoding, Bluetooth and WiFi. But they advertise free streaming without any...
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    Hopper3 Network Question

    I reserve fixed I/P addresses for all the devices on my home network using the device MAC address in my Netgear router. Living Room Hopper 3 was 192.168.1.6 with MAC address 04:C9:D9:A8:2E:C6 Family Room Hopper3 moca 192.168.1.17 with MAC address 04:C9:D9:E2:96 Bedroom Joey3 Moca 192.168.1.18...