Two Hopper 3 with 10 Joeys

[hedgesjd]

I have installed two Hopper3s with a total of 10 Joeys (5 on each hopper). I utilized a hybrid LNB and Western Arc with hybrid solo hub and 4 port splitters. At first I thought I could utilize the Dish Hybrid Duo Hub 203961 and one DISH. It kept telling me that the 2nd Hopper3 was connected to the wrong port. I had to install a second Dish and utilize two Hybrid Solo Hub 203952, one for each hopper(dish) and two 4 port splitters to get the joeys to work. This worked fine...I'm actually wondering what the DISH Hybrid Duo Hub is for? Could I've utilized a single Hybrid duo hub in place of using two hybrid solo hubs?

 

[dishrich]

You CAN have two Hopper 3's on a single dish, but you have to use a DPP LNB (or 3 DP single LNB's) running into a DPH42 switch; the Hybrid LNB was never made to support more than a single Hopper 3.
Here's a sample diagram on the correct way: (you can put splitters on the client outputs of the hubs for more joey's)

Anyone Have Two Hopper 3s on a DPH42 Switch?

Also just using a single dish. Anyone? Buehler?

www.satelliteguys.us

I'm actually wondering what the DISH Hybrid Duo Hub is for? Could I've utilized a single Hybrid duo hub in place of using two hybrid solo hubs?

No, those are for using two Hoppers or HWS's on a single hybrid LNB, which you CAN do, since they only have 3 tuners each.

 

[MikeD-C05]

OK, I'll bite. Why do you need so many dvrs and joeys? Are you running a hotel? I don't have that much I would record and when I had the Hopper 3 with DISH, I never used all 16 tuners at the same time except to test that it could record 16 things at the same time.

 

[tjboston5676]

OK, I'll bite. Why do you need so many dvrs and joeys? Are you running a hotel? I don't have that much I would record and when I had the Hopper 3 with DISH, I never used all 16 tuners at the same time except to test that it could record 16 things at the same time.

It's not really about the dvr space or the tuners. He obviously has 12 tvs (so the question of why so many tvs still stands lol), but one hopper3 despite having 16 tuners only supports 6 joeys, so if you have more than 7 tvs you need a second hopper3.

 

[cpdretired]

I hate to ask what the monthly bill is.

 

[Bobby]

I hate to ask what the monthly bill is.

Well we know we can start with $70 for the 10 Joeys, unless he owns them. Of course owning them doesn’t drive that cost to nothing it just lessens it.

 

[tjboston5676]

About $100 just in equipment/dvr fees do I'd say at minimum looking at around $175 for top 120 and if higher packages, easily $200-250

 

[SandFarmer]

. . . At first I thought I could utilize the Dish Hybrid Duo Hub 203961 and one DISH . . .

That's the way I did it for just two H3s. With a 129 wing dish that now has a "For Rent" sign on it.


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[HipKat]

That's the way I did it for just two H3s. With a 129 wing dish that now has a "For Rent" sign on it.


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Huh? And I'm not referring to the 129

 

[SandFarmer]

OK, I'll bite. Why do you need so many dvrs and joeys? Are you running a hotel? . . .

"A Brothel."

 

[tsunami2311]

OK, I'll bite. Why do you need so many dvrs and joeys? Are you running a hotel? I don't have that much I would record and when I had the Hopper 3 with DISH, I never used all 16 tuners at the same time except to test that it could record 16 things at the same time.

Backup comes to mind if one h3 goes down and or break the 2nd can take over till it be fixed/replaced, that why I have a 2 h3 system, And why I had 2 hws system prior, was never about tunners, and i know others have do same for similar reasons.

I was almost yearly replace there solo DVR , which wasnt issue cause that only effect one tv at time, now it would be all when one dvr box to rule them all

 

[MikeD-C05]

"A Brothel."

So are the TVs hanging from the ceilings next to the mirrors?

 

[Almighty1]

OK, I'll bite. Why do you need so many dvrs and joeys? Are you running a hotel? I don't have that much I would record and when I had the Hopper 3 with DISH, I never used all 16 tuners at the same time except to test that it could record 16 things at the same time.

Speaking about hotels, do they have a different setup because I remember when I visit hotels, the channels are usually changed directly using the tv remote and doesn't have a set top box of any kind.

 

[tjboston5676]

Speaking about hotels, do they have a different setup because I remember when I visit hotels, the channels are usually changed directly using the tv remote and doesn't have a set top box of any kind.

Setups like that would usually be a complex setup consisting of 10-32 211s or wallys. Each receiver is tuned to one specific channel and then the output is sent to an rf modulator (each on a different rf channel) and then to a series of splitters that combine all the inputs from all the receivers then output it to all the rooms. Then you just run a channel scan on each tv. This method results in a standard definition picture and also because of high db loss in the system the picture is often fuzzy. And this is why despite being on satellite there's only a handful of channels available. They just put the most popular ones on plus the locals.

 

[Almighty1]

Setups like that would usually be a complex setup consisting of 10-32 211s or wallys. Each receiver is tuned to one specific channel and then the output is sent to an rf modulator (each on a different rf channel) and then to a series of splitters that combine all the inputs from all the receivers then output it to all the rooms. Then you just run a channel scan on each tv. This method results in a standard definition picture and also because of high db loss in the system the picture is often fuzzy. And this is why despite being on satellite there's only a handful of channels available. They just put the most popular ones on plus the locals.

Makes sense. Thanks!

 

[navychop]

"A Brothel."

Pretty poor Brothel if the customers are watching TV.