54.0 Remote coming
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My first impression of the new 54.0 remote is the backlight feature is awesome. It was so nice last nite using the remote in my bedroom with the backlight. I was surprised since the Apps and Search button are no longer there that DISH didn't add them to the Options menu. But no big deal for me, hardly ever use them two buttons. Verdict is still out for me on the missing TV power button, still getting use to that. I think the 54.0 is much better than the 50.0 remote. I am going to order two more 54.0s. One for the garage and one to replace my wife's 52.0. She is fighting me on that one. Going to be hard to wean her off of the 52.0. I hope to end up with a blend of 40.0s and 54.0s only. But of course I still have a few 21.0s standing by in my Great room and Master bedroom. No more 52.0 and 50.0 remotes for me.
Told ya that you guys would like it. 
Happy wife happy life. Let her use her 52, and you use your 54.
Instead of the Options button click Home twice, you'll find both Apps and Search there....
Yep, I knew they are in the Menu list. I just thought it was strange DISH didn't put them in the Options list since they were buttons on the 52.0 remote.
I'd guess that the most popular app is Netflix and Dish has a "channel" for it that maybe a lot of people use. Dish also promotes the channel quite a bit.
There a several remotes being used out there by Hopper users. The 40, the 50, the 52, and now the 54. The 40 doesn't have an Apps buttonor an Options button, the 50 has both Apps and Search buttons, the 52 has an Apps button but not a Search button. The 54 has neither. Both Apps and Search have always been in the Menu List. If you moved Apps and Search to Options you have a real problem because the folks using the 40, and there are many, don't have an Options button to go to. Those using the 50 or 52 would have to be retrained to find Apps and Search in a different area than they were used to.
I have been running a few test. When I hit the Power button to turn off everything the TV shuts down immediately and the Hopper about five minutes later. It does this with the remote control HDMI-CEC setting turned on or off.
That delay appears to be by design. If you turn the TV itself back on while the Hopper is in that state, you'll see a countdown clock prior to it shutting down.
Yes, I saw that. You would think the Hopper would just turn back on instead of a shut down clock.
While the blue button on the 40 remote will get you most of the apps available it doesn't give you all of them.
IC, thanks. Well, I guess that is a good idea and could come in handy.That keeps the buffers going just in case you didn't mean to turn things off.
Since forever, check it out for yourself. With blue button I count 12 tiles. Going to Menu, Apps, I count 19 tiles....
I think with the 40.0 Blue Button method if you scroll up or down there is more Apps.
When you use the blue button where do you find 'More Video Services' that I see in the Apps list from the menu?
