Wiring up 3 TV's for Hopper. Are Joey's really necessary or can the RF remotes work?

[EAC]

I'm wiring 3 TV's up for the Hopper. Can that be done without joeys? The house is wired up with component cables with no coax, so I wouldn't be able to use the joeys without making it ugly.

Can this be done without the Joeys? Hopper will be in basement, two TV's upstairs and one TV downstairs.

 

[Symbol]

Depends on what you wish to accomplish. Do you want to mirror(share the same hopper video signal with all of the TVs)? The hopper has 3 tuners ( 3 different shows at once) but the only way to access the other two tuners on other TVs is with a joey on each. (for watching different things on different TVs at the same time). If you decide to get Joeys, they require COAX or Ethernet to communicate with the hopper.

 

[navychop]

This can be easy. Temporarily hook up a Joey with coax. Just put the Joey and maybe a portable TV in a convenient spot, or lay coax on the floor thru the house. Get the Joey working then remove the coax and set it up for wireless operation. Not officially supported by Dish but it works.


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