DISH releases Hopper Duo Smart DVR

[Ziptied]

Thanks for the quick responses guys!! Now the ? is can it be added to an HWS account like my 211K as I mentioned above?

Gerry

Not as of now. What the future will bring is anyone's guess.

 

[Deadlocked]

You want more tuners? You have options, Hopper 1 and 2 has 3 tuners and Hopper 3 has 16. The Duo is purposely geared toward those who have small needs in TV.

Purposely geared towards those still on the VIP line.

 

[ggw2000]

If not, you could consider a Wally. It basically works just like a Hopper Duo, except you would have to add your own hard drive.

The Wally is a single tuner receiver... No better than the 211K that I have now. Looking for a two tuner that you can watch and record at the same time...
Gerry

 

[the mack]

The Wally is a single tuner receiver..

Not anymore dish activated the second tuner in the wally, plus dual tuner OTA dongle is available as well.

 

[navychop]

But the Wally still serves just one TV, right? And the duo, two?

 

[JSheridan]

But the Wally still serves just one TV, right? And the duo, two?

The Duo is for 1 TV as well. If you want to add a 2nd TV to a Duo you have to add a Joey.

 

[navychop]

I should have included that requirement. But I don’t recall- will the duo support more than one joey?

 

[JSheridan]

I should have included that requirement. But I don’t recal- will the duo support more than one joey?

No. The limit is 1 Joey per Duo.

 

[ggw2000]

Not anymore dish activated the second tuner in the wally, plus dual tuner OTA dongle is available as well.

Interesting- but still no builtin Hard drive?

 

[navychop]

It serves those who don’t want DVR functions.

 

[ChadT41]

It’s a non dvr

 

[JSheridan]

It’s a non dvr

Until you add a USB hard drive.

 

[ChadT41]

That doesn’t make it a DVR. Just gives it DVR capabilities.

 

[JSheridan]

That doesn’t make it a DVR. Just gives it DVR capabilities.

Is there a difference?

 

[ChadT41]

Yup... if your External breaks, or goes missing, or anything like that, the normal functions for the Wally will continue to work. You can also interchange the HD that gives it the ability to be used as a DVR regularly. I am really just playing semantics here, but it is technically not a DVR even with the eHD. It is a non DVR with dVR capabilities.

 

[pattykay]

Is there a difference?

There is certainly a difference in the billing.

 

[pattykay]

The Wally is a single tuner receiver... No better than the 211K that I have now. Looking for a two tuner that you can watch and record at the same time...
Gerry

As already discussed, the Wally is two-tuner now. If you do not want to fool with an external hard drive, Dish recently clarified that they will still reactivate ViP DVRs (such as a ViP722k) on existing subscribers' accounts. It is just that new subscribers are no longer allowed to sign up for service with a ViP DVR. Some members have reported success (although none recently) with getting a ViP DVR activated in an RV, tied to a Hopper account at home. So, that may be another approach to try. I would still recommend the Wally though.

 

[TheKrell]

Yup... if your External breaks, or goes missing, or anything like that, the normal functions for the Wally will continue to work.

To complete this comparison, we might also mention that a real DVR like a 722 will become something more like a 222 if the internal disk fails.

 

[navychop]

As they inevitably will, eventually, as they are long in the tooth.

If you hear a blood curdling scream halfway across the country, it will be TheKrell discovering a deceased ViP612.

 

[Bobby]

As they inevitably will, eventually, as they are long in the tooth.

If you hear a blood curdling scream halfway across the country, it will be TheKrell discovering a deceased ViP612.

RIP...