Got my Hopper 3 yesterday - my experience so far

[Scherrman]

I've never cared for remotes that light up. I have the buttons memorized so I don't need it to be lit up.

 

[xfoneguy]

Hmmm... Remotes are generally personal preference but I'm pretty sure the Dish remotes have been considered some of the best in the industry. The 40.0 remote design has been a similar design for quite a few years and many people prefer it.

I know the average customer prefers fewer buttons to avoid confusion but the majority of the members here seem to prefer the current amount.

I wouldn't just expect Dish to replace remotes for free but it wouldn't hurt to give Dish a call and tell them how you feel. They may send some your way.

Yes, remotes are very definitely a matter of personal preference to a large extent. The best ones give enough options to satisfy the majority of users.

 

[B1gted]

Very odd.... I had 2 hopper 2's and 2 Joey 1.0's and when I called to upgrade the tech brought 1 hopper 3 and 3 joey 2.0's. The new Joey 2.0 came with the 52 remote. So all 4 of my TV's have the 52 remote now.

 

[bmetelsky]

Very odd.... I had 2 hopper 2's and 2 Joey 1.0's and when I called to upgrade the tech brought 1 hopper 3 and 3 joey 2.0's. The new Joey 2.0 came with the 52 remote. So all 4 of my TV's have the 52 remote now.

Which is the odd part?

 

[B1gted]

Which is the odd part?

The part where he said that his Joey's didn't come with the 52 remotes.

 

[bmetelsky]

The part where he said that his Joey's didn't come with the 52 remotes.

OK - I wasn't following because I missed the post that you were responding to.

 

[Scherrman]

The part where he said that his Joey's didn't come with the 52 remotes.

I was confused too. I wonder if he was referring to the 4k Joey since that doesn't come with the 52.0.

 

[khemka]

vivek i need help on something i need to transfer my recordings from my hard drive to the hopper 3 i see my hard drive on my hopper 3 and thats where i am stuck at.

i saw a few responses on this - is this solved?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I think hes good Vivek. (Wait did I just say Bluegrass was good?!?! What the hell is wrong with me!)

 

[bluegras]

i saw a few responses on this - is this solved?

hi vivek i am good buddy i got the recordings on a hard drive now and i am wondering if i should transfer them to my hopper 3 i am still having problems doing that.

 

[thomasjk]

hi vivek i am good buddy i got the recordings on a hard drive now and i am wondering if i should transfer them to my hopper 3 i am still having problems doing that.

Just leave them on the EHD. You can play them back from there.

 

[jasonh1965]

If the search finds a result in the guide it will create a DVR (or auto tune) timer. If does not find a match in the guide, your choice is to "Record When Available". This creates a Seek timer.

It is not possible to create a timer for which search does not turn up any hits (or a hit for the desired program). For example, I wanted to create a timer for Outlander for when it starts up in April. I have some episodes recorded and these showed up in the search results along with an unrelated movie, so what I wanted to do is not possible.

Manually creating a seek timer is no longer available. Create Timer can only create DVR or auto tune timers. If they allowed a "any channel" selection instead of "None" then you could create a timer for a show that doesn't appear in the guide or search results.

I'm having the same issues. Any ideas or suggestions???