Don't get me wrong, PTAT is a great feature for those that need it. I wouldn't trade my Hopper setup for anything in the world (except the next receivers that Dish releases.) The thing is though, yes, I know that there is a fine print disclaimer, yes I know that everyone else does it in their own way, but Dish could at least properly inform customers when they are ordering. Are they afraid of losing potential customers? As it currently stands, it's only $99 to upgrade to 2 Hoppers for most people, and that would even be 1 more (REAL DVR) tuner than DirecTV's current offering, but to make people think that they can record 6 things at once at any time on any channel on their single Hopper is pretty lame. While the Hopper would be nicer if it had more tuners, it wouldn't be so bad if Dish was just straightforward instead of just hoping that people don't read the fine print and don't use their TVs. If people decide they need more than 3 REAL tuners then Dish should make it reasonable to get another Hopper (which they do, if the customer knows about how it really works.)
I think that 1 Hopper with 3 Joeys is just a joke if you have a family of 4. If Dish is claiming 6 things at once then people will be sorely disappointed with that setup once they find out how it really is. Dish shouldn't be pushing 1 Hopper and 3 Joeys so hard, but rather giving the customer an informed choice on whether or not 2 Hoppers and 2 Joeys would be more appropriate. I know that's not how most companies do things these days, but Dish could stand out from the rest and perhaps even gain more customers, especially if people are praising their Hopper setup, rather than telling their friends that they hate it because there's not even enough tuners for 4 TVs.
Just my 2 cents. I'm just glad that I knew how it worked from the get-go. AT&T screwed me over a few years ago when they pulled their marketing crap on me. I went back to Dish as soon as I could with a couple of 722Ks, which already could do more (in regards to recording HD) than U-verse.
