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I just have some basic questions and I've waded through all the posts and searched far and wide, but because things change so rapidly and I'm not sure if I'm reading current info, I will just ask you smart guys here..

We currently have a 722k box and 2 HD TV's. I've been thinking about getting a Hopper mainly because when I watch TV in our bedroom, I seem to always get stuck with something that is recording to that TV (TV 2) and I have to pull something out of the DVR to watch. And also, it would be nice to have HD on our bedroom TV.

1. Firstly, if we want to record shows to "free up" both the TV's all the time, where do the recordings go? (I hope this isn't a stupid question , but it is my main goal, so I'll ask it...
2. I've talked to a friend who got the hopper and she said they absolutely do not like that in the recordings (I think she said it was in the recordings), the shows show up as tiles that are really hard to read/see. I am going to try and find some screenshots of this, cause I'm not quite sure what she was talking about, but that didn't sound good...
3. I think we would need 1 Hopper and 1 Joey for 2 TV's, but could I "sling" TV to my computer in my office and if so, how?
It seems like there are 2 different Hoppers, one with sling, one without?
4. I don't really care about the record prime time all the time, as most of our favorite shows are on other channels anyway, so I believe you can just turn that off, right?
5. I was skimming through the "Hopper Upgrades" thread and I don't understand what this is for... are people able to get special upgrade deals through here? We've had Dish for at least 10 years and I would like to find out how to not have to pay the $99 (I think that's the price) to get a Hopper upgrade. (We are out of contract)
6. I think what I'm reading is the Hopper costs an additional $12 per month and 1 Joey is $7, which means my bill would go up by $19 per month?
7. I bought an external HD for Christmas and we really like having the extra room (although I'm really pissed that I can't create custom folders on it. I had to move all the "kids" stuff back to the DVR because I didn't want them mixed in with everything else. When I bought it, I made sure that it would be compatible with the Hopper (it's a "WD 2TB Mybook" I believe). Will it still work the same or do things change with the Hopper?
8. And lastly, after more than 10 years of having Dish, I'm still having to help my husband figure stuff out with Dish. How much more complicated is the Hopper from a 722 for the average person to use?

Thank you for your time,

Juli