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[MikeD-C05]

What would you add to a Hopper 4?

For me I can't think of many things the Hopper 3 is missing. If I made a Hopper 4 it would be an Android Native receiver, and would support Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and maybe add a red recording light to it.. (lol) what else is missing?

The ability to have as many streams that you can record and unlimited cloud DVR. Add 4 ota tuners and INCLUDE OTA GUIDE information like AIR TV does for free. Include the plus box in the receiver so you would have one interface to the TV for Everything. All your apps would be accessible through the unit. No more changing inputs to get to what you want to see. The Dolby Vision and Atmos Sound would be great as well.

 

[charlesrshell]

I wish for the next super deluxe 2.1 Hopper 4 have a built in Plus, red recording lite, & built in OTA with four tuners. I would also like for the skip fwd/rew feature to have an "end" selection. Many a time I wanted to start a recording at the end and then skip backwards so I could just watch the ending again. PITA to start the recording over just to reach the end.

 

[Foxbat]

How about the ability to control the Hopper 4 with your existing programmable IR remote? Seems there's a thread here about folks' Harmony remotes breaking after a firmware update.

 

[Bruce]

4K

I thought you needed a Joey for 4K? More content is needed for sure.

Even if the Hopper 3 could not do 4K (I believe it does), the content producers have spoken, 4K is for the streaming services.

Not just the exclusive streaming shows, but the exact same content shown on Broadcast/Cable Channels is available in 4K on streaming services, but only in 720P/1080i on Dish (and DirecTV, Charter, Comcast, etc).

Two examples are CBS shows ( in 4K next day on Paramount+), FX (4K on Hulu/Disney+ same day/next day).

The current show, Alien Earth is in 720P on Cable/Satellite, but 4K Dolby Vision on Hulu/D+.

 

[navychop]

Gee, I wonder how they will handle "4K" with DRM'd portions of ATSC 3, should it come to pa$$. There mu$t be $ome factor driving that deci$ion making.

 

[John2021]

I thought you needed a Joey for 4K? More content is needed for sure.

my understanding is the hopper 3 itself does 4K with HDR the 4K joey will do 4K but with no HDR since it don't have the processing power like the hopper 3 has... i could be wrong though...

 

[tallfence]

4x fast forward

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[John2021]

Don't think that would be good due to the number of read writes the Hopper does all day long. And don't think the user would see any real difference in speed. I think they made the Hopper 3 too good.

I know quite a number of people who cut the cord then came back to Dish just because of the Hopper 3.

a hopper that brings us adult beverages and snacks

 

[John2021]

were getting our hoppers and joey installed now with the hopper plus

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

were getting our hoppers and joey installed now with the hopper plus

As always... give them a day or two for them to fully get working properly. I love my Joey 4's.

 

[John2021]

As always... give them a day or two for them to fully get working properly. I love my Joey 4's.

so your basicly saying there like there owners temperamental . yea i figured to give it 24 hours to get settled in