Sick of my 922. Time to upgrade?
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Offhand, without doing the math, I think you'll come out cheaper in your monthly bill, plus have HD everywhere. Depending upon how many TVs you feed independently.
2 Hoppers and 1 or 2 or more Joeys is a no brainer.
I have 6 TVs only three of which are HD. I use home distribution though TV2 for the other 3, which I assume I can still do--how many tuners does the Hopper have?
I'm thinking having just the one Hopper might be best so I only need to worry about DVRing stuff in one spot. Am I thinking about that right?
I'm thinking having just the one Hopper might be best so I only need to worry about DVRing stuff in one spot. Am I thinking about that right?
3 tuners each, so one hopper would reduce your tuners by three compared to what you have now. 2 hoppers is the best and you can access the events from either hoppers dvr at any tv in the house.
The Hopper has three tuners +1 with optional OTA module. At present, you have four sat recording and 1-3 OTA recording tuners. Plus your 222's for viewing. Hopper/Joey does not have home distribution like the 922/622. If you are regularly using your supply of tuners, you would indeed need two hoppers. However, if you don't, you may only need one. I had a 722K and 722. On the surface, that would have meant I needed two Hoppers. However, the 722 mostly duplicated timers from the 722K for convenience. Not necessary with Hopper. ONE HOPPER has been more than satisfactory for us.
With an RF modulator you can, but it will be mirroring the Joey. No home distribution like with the 722.
I recently upgraded from a 922 to a Hopper with Sling. The difference in speed is amazing. With the 922 jumping a day ahead in the guide took 3 to 5 secs, Hopper instantaneous, scrolling down through the guide is also much faster. Checking out the EHD with the 922 took a long time to read, again with the hopper almost instantaneous. As mentioned, no rf feed to another room unless you add a modulator and do it yourself, but I'm now watching in another room using a Joey.
I used to reboot my 922 at least twice a week to cure freeze ups and other hiccups, have only had to reboot the Hopper once in a month of use and that may have cured itself if I had waited longer.
Having one tuner for networks, PTAT, and 2 others for other channels plus OTA is a nice plus as well. Does the picture quality seem improved?, maybe I'm kidding myself but it seems that way. The larger hard drive and Autoskip is also a nice addition.
I don't think you'll be disappointed in upgrading.
I used to reboot my 922 at least twice a week to cure freeze ups and other hiccups, have only had to reboot the Hopper once in a month of use and that may have cured itself if I had waited longer.
Having one tuner for networks, PTAT, and 2 others for other channels plus OTA is a nice plus as well. Does the picture quality seem improved?, maybe I'm kidding myself but it seems that way. The larger hard drive and Autoskip is also a nice addition.
I don't think you'll be disappointed in upgrading.
922/622/222 are included/17/14 plus $10 DVR fee or $41 in fees/month
hopper/hopper/joey/joey/joey/joey (if he has 6 TVs) is included/7/7/7/7/7 + 10 or $45/month
If you can mirror a couple TVs you could knock out a joey and come out less per month.
hopper/hopper/joey/joey/joey/joey (if he has 6 TVs) is included/7/7/7/7/7 + 10 or $45/month
If you can mirror a couple TVs you could knock out a joey and come out less per month.
