What's the difference in the Joeys?

[navychop]

There are still no plans for DISH to make a ATSC 3.0 OTA Adapter.

If they did, we'd hear a giant flushing sound of money "going away."

 

[Peter Parker]

The OTA dongle allows for a separate OTA ATSC 3 dongle to be developed and used. No need for building such into a much more expensive H3.

I think that the issue is DRM and making it work with any attached Joeys though Scott may know more about that than I do.

 

[John2021]

There are still no plans for DISH to make a ATSC 3.0 OTA Adapter.

hopefully they will make one. but with all of the DRM issues. who knows...
i am torn between the DRM issues or a money grab for dish how many subs opt out of the locals

 

[Jim5506]

hopefully they will make one. but with all of the DRM issues. who knows...
i am torn between the DRM issues or a money grab for dish how many subs opt out of the locals

There really isn't much need for an ATSC 3.0 dongle for the Hopper3. All your major local channels will be carried over satellite.
The ATSC dongle is merely a gratuity from Dish for OTA reception as a backup , but now there is the streaming option.
And their current ATSC tuner isn't that great.

 

[navychop]

Sat locals = $
OTA locals = free

 

[n0qcu]

Sat locals = $
OTA locals = free

Sat locals = guide data
OTA locals = no guide data (on DISH)

 

[navychop]

Not true. I use Dish OTA, or did until recently, and had an EPG.

 

[John2021]

Sat locals = $
OTA locals = free

we got the top 200 for 99.00 plus under a few smackers in taxes that's all fees included and boxes

 

[John2021]

Sat locals = $
OTA locals = free

the dongle was one of the main selling points for the hopper

 

[bobc469]

Not true. I use Dish OTA, or did until recently, and had an EPG.

Guide info for OTA for main channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS) but not for the OTA sub channels.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

In the Hartford CT area over half of my OTA channels have no guide data. This is why I was happy when DISH added MeTV back as now I can record Svengoolie with guide data.

 

[n0qcu]

Not true. I use Dish OTA, or did until recently, and had an EPG.

Maybe for you and probably some others but the only OTA channel I get guide data
for on DISH is the NBC channel

 

[jackson85]

I would still have to call Dish if I wanted to upgrade from my Joey 2 to the Joey 4. Is the upgrade fee still 50.All of my Joeys are now Joey 4.0. The Dish Installer also asked about Surround Sound, which was on sale for 400.00. It was 600.00.

 

[John2021]

In the Hartford CT area over half of my OTA channels have no guide data. This is why I was happy when DISH added MeTV back as now I can record Svengoolie with guide data.

hmm
hopper upgrades
a 4k joey that can handle HDR along with 4K!!!
maybe a firmware upgrade to allow 3 hoppers to be connected to each other making it one big media center
add solar to the remotes so one don't have to keep replacing batteries
the red record light
allow the auto hop to work on every channel and not have to wait 24 hours
a hopper with an NVME drive that can support the trim function

 

[John2021]

Sat locals = $
OTA locals = free

YEP some of us are cheap