Thanks for the info. I was going to change to Direct TV to get the Genie. The Hopper is too restrictive on number of shows that can be recorded.

Fantastic! Wonder how long it'll take to get to market? I'm still waiting for the cable-card-like WDM tuner Dish demo'd years ago at CES - which would allow Playstation / XBOX / Windows based DVR. Now that Windows' Media Center is dead, I'm sure the Dish card tuner is dead too :(

BluegrassBill wrote:Thanks for the info. I was going to change to Direct TV to get the Genie. The Hopper is too restrictive on number of shows that can be recorded.With 16 tuners in a Hopper 3, that's just changed.Plus, the Hopper 3 can record an OTA program + 15 satellite TV programs + ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX on 1 tuner (Prime Time Any Time) = 20 simultaneous recordings.However, that 2TB DVR hard drive may now get a real workout.GordonThree wrote:Fantastic! Wonder how long it'll take to get to market?DISH says Hopper 3 will be available this month for $15/month. "Qualifying customers" (?) will be able to get a free upgrade.A Hopper 3 must use DISH Hybrid Pro equipment which is much simpler to wire than previous Hoppers.The diagram shows the maximum Hopper 3 network (1 Hopper 3 + 6 Joeys).

So 20 shows simultaneously????? When is there EVER that many GOOD shows on at a time??????

We Cant Wait wrote:So 20 shows simultaneously????? When is there EVER that many GOOD shows on at a time??????HAH This is true most of the time. My current stick 'n brick cable setup using Windows Media lets me record 6 at once with a cable card. There are times when a 7th show gets bumped, and recorded later.With the Hopper and six Joey, you could have seven live feeds going on, and still recording 13? programs to the DVR? That's a lot of data, wow.2TB is a bummer, didn't catch that! With 4tb drives being cheap and even 6, 8 and 10TB in the realm of affordable... bummer.

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New DISH Hopper 3 Just Announced

16 Tuners!

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BluegrassBill
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Jan 06, 2016
Thanks for the info. I was going to change to Direct TV to get the Genie. The Hopper is too restrictive on number of shows that can be recorded.

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