You are not going to believe this, but I think Dish has fixed this issue. I just checked two of my Hoppers. I started to watch a program that was recording, paused it then hit the stop button, then the live TV tab. Went back into my recordings, selected the same program that is still recording and the resume is there to select and so is start over, stop, and live TV. This is a miracle, can't believe it. I hope I am not dreaming. Someone else please check your Hoppers and see if this is true or am I dreaming. Yehaa Thank you Dish.