Joey 4k IR addresses

[jerrym303]

Hi,

I currently have 2 VIP722k's with OTA (8 total tuners) and plan to eventually switch to a Hopper 3 plus 2 Joey 4Ks.

The Hopper would serve the main (family room TV). Each Joey would serve three sets and there will be overlap such that a set may have access to both Joey 1 and Joey 2.

I have an extensive wired whole-house IR network that serves all of these locations with the 2 722s located together and not next to any TV. So, I am set up to do IR for everything.

We probably will use RF for the Hopper because the kitchen is attached to the family room and the Fam TV serves both - sometimes at a pretty good distance.

I would like to use IR on the Joeys.

Here is my question: I have read that the Hopper will only work with the remote address set to 1. Is that true for the 4k Joey as well?

Thanks in advance.

 

[n0qcu]

Yes they all use IR address 1

 

[jerrym303]

Yes they all use IR address 1

Thanks for the info. I can work around that by making the family room system a self-contained IR system. I'll use RF for one joey and ir for the other, requiring 2 remotes at 2 of the locations.

I think I will wait on the change because:

1. The vip722k's are working fine and we have only a rare shortage of sat tuners. I was having a problem with a long HDMI run from one, but I got it resolved.
2. Our OTA seems to be bullet-proof and I like the image quality of OTA.
3. I planned to ask for no equipment upgrade costs, but it looks like right now is not the right time to ask that question regarding the H3.
4. I was interested in 4K content as we acquired an 8000-series Samsung 65in, but it looks like there is almost no Dish 4k conent anyway. I do plan to upgrade my internet speed to use 4k on Netflix.

Thanks,

Jerry