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eleash

Last reply May 5, 2012 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Probs with Hopper DVR Playback of MLB games

Hi All, newbie here.

I've had the Hopper + 1 Joey for about 3 weeks. We had no problems setting up our regular shows to record (we upgraded from the 722) but my kid is going crazy because his baseball games aren't working right. Here's what's happening:

We find the upcoming games and create one-time timers like always.
The game records, and info shows that 3 or 4 hours of programming have been recorded.
When playback starts the first 30 seconds or so show the sports channel's splash screen that says the game should be starting soon.
Then playback freezes. Does the same whether from the Joey or the Hopper.
Ironically, if we set up a timer for a rerun of the same game sometime around midnight it usually records properly and can be played back.

Support has been useless, I've rebooted the hopper and joey countless times. Any chance this will be resolved before the World Series?

Thanks for any ideas...

Elisha

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dare2be

Apr 30, 2012

Try setting the timer to 0 minutes "start early" padding. That should prevent the switchover from the splash screen to the live feed from causing the freeze.

MikeJH@DISH Network

Apr 30, 2012

Our engineers are aware of this issue and a software update should correct the issue.

king3pj

Apr 30, 2012

dare2be said:
Try setting the timer to 0 minutes "start early" padding. That should prevent the switchover from the splash screen to the live feed from causing the freeze.

This has been working for me. I was doing this on my 722 and I kept doing it out of habit when I got my hoppers. All of my Tigers games have recorded correctly by setting the timer to start 0 minutes early. I also add the maximum 90 minutes to the end of the recording in case there are extra innings.

Bent82

May 1, 2012

MikeJH@DISH Network said:
Our engineers are aware of this issue and a software update should correct the issue.

Seeing as it has been happening for YEARS on my 722, I am skeptical that it is an issue with the Hopper software. Will this be looked at for older receivers too?

eleash

May 5, 2012

Thanks, guys, I have one happy kid these days.

I tried setting the timer for 0 minutes before the start of the game (instead of 1 minute) and so far 3 games have successfully recorded. That seems to be the answer, at least in my case.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Song Name Game Part 3!

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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

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telebiker

Last reply 27 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Hopper and Dish Hopper Plus No Alexa in settings

I have Dish Hopper and Hopper Plus and also have Alexa Echo. I link the Alex skill to Dish and it asks me to enter the pairing code shown on the TV. I go into Dish Settings and there is no Alexa shown. Not sure what to do.

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navychop

Mar 18, 2026

Ungood.

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reubenray

Oct 18, 2026

What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?

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navychop

Oct 18, 2026

Tell Alexa verbally what to do.

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snissen

Today at 1:56 PM

reubenray said:
What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?

I stand up from my chair with my glass in one hand and my plate in the other, when a story I really want to hear comes on the TV. So I say, "Alexa, pause DISH", and it waits for me to return from the kitchen, at which time I say, "Alexa, resume DISH".

Or maybe, when I return with a full glass in one hand and a new plate in the other, I realize I forgot to pause to hear this good story from its start. So I say, "Alexa, skip DISH backwards 3 minutes", and I still get to catch the whole story.

I use this every day. Or until I acquire a third hand.

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27 minutes ago

The Resurrectionists can help you with that.

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dishstaller

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Last reply 44 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Claude's site is still up and running. New link required

I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

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I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 5:34 PM

If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.

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Scott Greczkowski

Yesterday at 8:29 PM

dishstaller said:
I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

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I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.

Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!

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Scott Greczkowski

Yesterday at 8:31 PM

Went and looked, not too bad...

Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.

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Today at 1:05 PM

dishstaller said:
If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.

Your old link triggered my Bitdefender today.

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(((Garyd)))

44 minutes ago

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Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!

I had a direct link to ]Political, thought provoking and debatable but now have to go in the main section or I get a warning on my Bitdefender

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