Hopper manual timer

[Soccernut]

Will the hopper ever have manual timer programming capabilities? Some international program times are very unreliable.

 

[Mr Tony]

"soon"

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

YES.

This has been confirmed by Vivek from DISH here on SatelliteGuys.

 

[ashutto20]

pardon me for being stupid but what is a manuel timer

 

[3HaloODST]

It's a timer that you manually set up (e.g. 9/13/2012 11:00 pm thru 1:07 am on ch 101) vs a timer that is set up via the usual method of searching and/or selecting the program in the guide.

 

[ashutto20]

hmmm...i guess I never had a need to set one of those have 2 hopper/2j setup...i had 622 and 211 before

 

[DishSubLA]

Hallelujah! I can't tell you what an IMPORTANT feature this is for those who rely on it. MeTV on OTA to leave the sat tuners free from conflict and more. Others and I have already enumerated the many uses for and our dependance on this feature. The Hopper has just gotten a whole lot more attractive.

 

[ChairBound]

It is a must actually, especially with the way the 922s and Hoppers handle prioritizing and recording. I do not feel like typing the explanation right now, but manual timers can save your bacon if some shows conflict, you don't have enough timers, and you need the last few minutes on a show extended without completely losing a show that starts next. Also, it allows you to record say two hours of Morning Express with Robin Meade rather than the whole flipping' five hour block!

 

[bmorgan]

I use my TV as an alarm clock and have a manual timer to set the channel.

 

[Rolling Joe]

A manual timer would also let you set up a recording for a sports event when the EPG lists it as "Teams TBA". Right now, you can set one up, but it will disappear when the guide updates to show the actual teams playing.

 

[GaryPen]

pardon me for being stupid but what is a manuel timer

That is how you record the Spanish-language channels.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Well I see manual timers will still be a must have, on CBS on Sundays. All the shows recorded on PTAT were not the shows that the title said they were. Good thing I still have my 211k on the second account so I can still record from 7:00pm till 11:00 pm so I don't miss any of the shows I like to watch on Sundays.

Come on and release Manual timers before next week. Cbs will be all new shows and a lot of people are going to be upset when they can't watch the Good Wife ,because of sports overruns.

 

[goresnet]

Any updates on manual timers? Sorely needed feature.

 

[3HaloODST]

Soon...

 

[goresnet]

Soon...

That never gets old on this forum :sarcasm:

 

[nodsirrah]

I'll be screaming until manual timers are available, I had 722's for years and depended upon manual timers. Frequently I will see an advertisement for a program that is 10 days to 2 weeks in the future and since the EPG only goes for 9 days I may miss recording the program.
It is also invaluable when I see an advance for a program I want to see and the EPG never gets it right. That happened last week when the EPG showed Election coverage in a time slot when I wanted to record a program that I have set up on a weekly schedule, nothing recorded during that time slot!

 

[navychop]

Go for it. You're not alone, but some of us are hoarse.