So Who's Having OTA Problems on Their Joeys?
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DISH Wally® Over-The-Air Tuner
that is the one i own, and purchased from them. local company to me.
i removed the usb, then reinstalled, then rebooted. not sure if it helped.
i am using the usb extension, the module is out in the air and cool/comfortable to the touch. hopper 3 out in the open as well.
that is the one i own, and purchased from them. local company to me.
i removed the usb, then reinstalled, then rebooted. not sure if it helped.
i am using the usb extension, the module is out in the air and cool/comfortable to the touch. hopper 3 out in the open as well.
Just thought I would post an update from my previous posts on this thread. I did end up buying a new Dual OTA tuner... the white AirTV one for $29... and have had no issues now for two weeks. No video or audio breakups while watching OTA channels on my Joey. Plus I have the added benefit of having two tuners, so I can watch two different OTA channels on the Hopper and Joey. Tuner sensitivity seems about the same as my old OTA signal tuner.
I have the exact same symptom. Without reading this entire thread what is the solution?
Get the new Lark dual-tuner OTA adapter, or the equivalent dual-tuner model from AirTV, which are exactly the same except for the color.
I can confirm this. I upgraded from a very old DISH OTA tuner that was having issues breaking up on OTA recordings or when viewing on Joeys to the AirTV OTA adapter (purchased direct from them for $29.99 plus tax) and it is working fine. Recordings and Joey viewing both work. The Hopper 3 rebooted when I plugged in the new OTA adaptor, but the Hopper 3 booted up afterwards and remembered all my OTA channels and guide info. Thanks for the great info shared in this thread!
-J.C.
I read all the threads. Someone recommended buying a AirTv dual tuner adapter from the AirTv.net website for $29. I did it and it fixed my OTA degradation issue watching on my Joey's and recordings. Worked for me. Just replace your Dish dongle with this. Thanks to the folks who recommended this fix. Now Dish needs to modify their Dish dongle to operate like this AirTv adapter. It would make customers much happier.
They did that already. The black version DIsh ships nowadays has the same guts as the AirTV dual tuner.
Some of the older OTA adapters don't work right on some Hoppers.
Yep. I use the Lark dual-tuner OTA adapter with my Hopper Duo, and it has worked just fine for me. So, I always recommend that combination. Your mileage may vary, of course.
Just so we are clear, the dual-tuner Dish model that was widely reported to have the overheating issue was the older, smaller Hauppage model, not the newer Lark dual-tuner adapter. I have a Lark (same internal components as the AirTV dongle, but in a black Dish-branded case) and it does not get anywhere near as warm as my Hauppage.
I thought you sold your Hauppage to me! Was that comment just a memory? (It is for me too. When the AirTV tuner came out, I bought it.)
I had more than one. I sold my spare to you (that I had previously connected to a rarely-used Wally). I still have the other Hauppage, and it is still connected to my Living Room Wally. The Lark is connected to my Bedroom Hopper Duo.
