Which Portable Automatic Satellite for Dish?
As many of you are aware, I've just switched to Dish - and honestly, I've been impressed with the service and the technology - which Directv doesn't seem to possess today. That being said, I'm look...
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TechWriter wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
The Wally is also a 2 tuner receiver (despite any information you might read to the contrary).
The Wally is a single-tuner receiver (unless you count the optional OTA tuner).
The Hopper Duo is a 2-tuner DVR receiver with a 500MB hard drive and built-in WiFi. The Duo is a VIP 722 replacement.
Both the Wally and Hopper Duo use the Hopper "carbon" user interface.
Check again, friend. The Wally IS a dual tuner satellite receiver AND you can add an OTA tuner. For whatever reason, when it was released the software only allowed the use of 1 tuner but a recent software update activated the 2nd tuner option. The 2nd tuner does not appear to work with a standard signal LNB setup such as used with a dome but many users are reporting success with both tuners with a DPP home style antenna/LNB setup. DBS Talk forum has confirmed this as well.
