FIRST LOOK - Hopper OTA Module
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Good Review i can't wait to get ours hooked up when we do get the hopper because we have an antenna and if it rains we can get locals from other cities also too.
Got mine delivered today. Worked perfectly. Love to be able to watch the networks if the sat goes down for a bit.
Had to hook it to the front USB port as I have my EHD and wireless plugged into the back two ports.
Had to hook it to the front USB port as I have my EHD and wireless plugged into the back two ports.
Get a powered USB hub. I have my EHD, Sling adapter, and now OTA all plugged into the back....
Ive just made it thru my first week, with 1-2 recordings a night, all seems well with the OTA channels for me.
Ok got the OTA yesterday, now what do I need to combine signals from 2 different antenna's. Any ideas?? Reverse splitter?
Did any get sold to retailers for them to resell ?
Surprise, surprise - you can buy them on eBay (only a few seem to be available and they want a premium price too !).
We just ordered some yesterday and they are on backorder for us as well. Sounded like we should have them next week though.
Black Screen OTA issues solved.
It was multipath issues where the signal would drop way low for just 2 seconds and then the driver would after a while crash requiring you to reboot the receiver.
For me Multipath is worse during Rain, Snow, or Heavy Fog.
Solution: I a CHannel Master 7777 amp which is the same as a RCA Amp TVPRAMP1R for $29 at the local Menards Hardware store.
I now get 100% on all channels except the two that were giving me multipath issues and causing the issue, they went form an average of 65% to 75%
I have now gong a long time with NO black screen issues.
It was multipath issues where the signal would drop way low for just 2 seconds and then the driver would after a while crash requiring you to reboot the receiver.
For me Multipath is worse during Rain, Snow, or Heavy Fog.
Solution: I a CHannel Master 7777 amp which is the same as a RCA Amp TVPRAMP1R for $29 at the local Menards Hardware store.
I now get 100% on all channels except the two that were giving me multipath issues and causing the issue, they went form an average of 65% to 75%
I have now gong a long time with NO black screen issues.
Ah yes, the old Ticketmaster broker mindset...buy up them all up for cheap and sell them at a premium. Every Ebay listing should be reported as a scam.
My "dongle" is working just fine and is NOT for sale.
(Full disclosure: drunk post #6)
My "dongle" is working just fine and is NOT for sale.
Disliked for TMI
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No one is forcing people to pay for them at "premium" prices. If someone is foolish enough to do so, let 'em...
I take back what I said on the fix.
I left it on a OTA channel that was at 100% for 1 hour, Then Prime Time any time kicked in and recorded for about 30mins.
Now I have black screens for all OTA channels.
Its almost like wen PrimeTime is recording the whole transponder breaking it out into for 4 channels, the CPU load is too much and the OTA was taken out. Just a guess.
Hoping the DIRT Team or Dish Techs are reading this thread so they have test data on how to reproduce.
I left it on a OTA channel that was at 100% for 1 hour, Then Prime Time any time kicked in and recorded for about 30mins.
Now I have black screens for all OTA channels.
Its almost like wen PrimeTime is recording the whole transponder breaking it out into for 4 channels, the CPU load is too much and the OTA was taken out. Just a guess.
Hoping the DIRT Team or Dish Techs are reading this thread so they have test data on how to reproduce.
Still, it doesn't hurt to protect people from themselves. My grandma would approve. But she wouldn't be on Ebay either, so I'm being circular.
Your premise is that maybe people would learn from their mistakes. Not likely. Instead, the rest of us just suffer from driven-up prices.
How much was Dish charging for the device ? Are they still charging the same amount ?
