Three Tuners?

[Cactus Jack]

I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?

Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.

Thanks.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It only has three tuners... but perhaps the 4th show was a stream coming off the internet and not using a tuner?

 

[Tony S]

Deleted (Faulty memory).

 

[HipKat]

All the locals are on one tuner (Tuner 3) so if you were watching a local channel, that would explain it

 

[MikeD-C05]

So my buddy has DISH and the Hopper with Sling and it has three tuners and if you use a satellite local like ABC,CBS,NBC or FOX they only need one tuner to record all of them with Prime time Anytime enabled. You can watch anything on there and change back and forth.

If you have a dual tuner usb ota device and antenna, you can use those 2 tuners as well to record other sub channels on your locals. Like in my area Metv is a sub channel of the ABC/NBC station as well as Cozi. CW is a sub channel of my CBS/Fox station.

You can also record 2 streaming channels at the same time now. So if you had all of them going at the same time it is like 10 programs you can record at the same time.

sat tuner 1 sat channel
sat tuner 2 sat channel
sat tuner 3 sat locals ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox

ota tuner 1 sub channel or main network
ota tuner 2 sub channel or main network

Streaming show 1
Streaming show 2

Not bad, when you consider it is such an older model and they have expanded the way they use the tuners and added streaming too.

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[Cactus Jack]

So I tested.

Started recording three non-network shows and tried to watch live TV, would not do it, because all three tuners were in use.

Started recording two non-network shows and one network show. Still would not let me tune live TV.

Started recording one non-network show and two network shows, then it allowed live TV.

I would assume then that previously I was recording two or three network shows when it allowed live TV; I honestly don't remember what it was doing, and I didn't think to check.

Thanks for replies, everyone.

PS - How does one know whether a program is streaming? Is there a way to force streaming?

 

[Bobby]

So I tested.

Started recording three non-network shows and tried to watch live TV, would not do it, because all three tuners were in use.

Started recording two non-network shows and one network show. Still would not let me tune live TV.

Started recording one non-network show and two network shows, then it allowed live TV.

I would assume then that previously I was recording two or three network shows when it allowed live TV; I honestly don't remember what it was doing, and I didn't think to check.

Thanks for replies, everyone.

PS - How does one know whether a program is streaming? Is there a way to force streaming?

There is no way to force streaming. It is a satellite channel or streaming channel except for the rare occasion that the satellite signal fails. If that happens some, not all, channels will automatically change to streaming. You can tell if the channel is streaming by pressing guide on the remote. if it is a streaming channel the guide will clearly show it that way.

 

[navychop]

Cough, cough, Hopper3!

 

[Cactus Jack]

There is no way to force streaming. It is a satellite channel or streaming channel except for the rare occasion that the satellite signal fails. If that happens some, not all, channels will automatically change to streaming. You can tell if the channel is streaming by pressing guide on the remote. if it is a streaming channel the guide will clearly show it that way.

Thanks, Bobby.

 

[Arctic_fox]

chokes hopper 3 all the way... 16 tuners vs 3 tuners is a night and day difference. along with a faster processor. i would call in and see if they would upgrade me or you can buy a hopper 3 from solid signal.

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