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  1. Hopper System Support Forum
    So you basically aren't using PTAT; you should de-activate it. With it activated it won't let you set another timer for something already recorded in PTAT. BTW, you do realize that a PTAT individual recording can be "Saved" to your personal area, right? Once you do that, it functions like any...
  2. Hopper System Support Forum
    My Hopper and two Joey's have been mostly trouble free, but tonight I've got a very weird problem going on, that hasn't yet resolved itself. I can't really see the full extent of it, but so far I see this happening: PTA has somehow set itself to record from 5:58pm to 9:00pm, which is an hour...
  3. Hopper System Support Forum
    Ok, tonight is proving to be an interesting night as far as PTAT operation goes. The NCAA playoff's are on CBS, running to 11pm central, which is 1 hour past normal PT stoppage (10pm here). The timer added an hour to that, so it's recording PTAT from 7-12, 5 whole hours it appears. (Plus the...
  4. Hopper System Support Forum
    To me, the Hopper is worlds more advanced than a 722; it makes a 722 seem old school. The interface is WAY nicer, and overall it's just WAY faster and more responsive. That said, the 722's firmware is much more sorted out, so if you don't like to deal with new hardware issues (usually minor)...
  5. Hopper System Support Forum
    The Joey's do have an Ethernet connection, but if you connect it, it does NOT share this connection with the Hopper or other Joey's. That's the first way we tried to hook it up, since it made sense - attach internet to any unit, and it should share it, but apparently you have to connect...
  6. Hopper System Support Forum
    I could swear I read the system would have Pandora, but I don't see it. Maybe I'm imagining reading that.
  7. Hopper System Support Forum
    If you are live TV, you cannot hit pause, the slow forward immediately. It will always go to live TV if you don't pause long enough to build up a buffer 5-6 seconds long at least. I always hit skip back once, to get a 10 second buffer, then pause and slow forward. It's been that way a long...
  8. Hopper System Support Forum
    I have internet only to my Hopper right now (no HIC); the Joey's show red "not connected" in their broadband setup, however, they access online streaming, Blockbuster, etc. just fine; obviously through the Hopper. I don't see why the Joey's even need their own connection? They are just slaves...
  9. Hopper System Support Forum
    New firmware spooled to my units last night; didn't even realize it till I read this, but went in to check the Hopper. Got a scare when I turned it on; it looked like it had been reset to factory defaults. No timers, no PTAT enabled, my recordings all gone! The guide was also not loading, it...
  10. Hopper System Support Forum
    Found what might be a bug with the zoom function remote on the Hopper (* button). "Partial zoom" is not functioning correctly. It stretches the screen fully vertically regardless of if "partial zoom" or "zoom is selected." Not a huge deal, I rarely use "partial zoom", but I did notice it.
  11. Hopper System Support Forum
    Discovered something cool about PTAT tonight. Was watching a show recorded last night, and when it reaches the end of that show, it seamlessly goes right into the show that follows it, without even stopping. What this means is if a show runs long into the next time slot, you can just keep...
  12. Hopper System Support Forum
    Ok, shutting down for the night, and discovered one nice thing about the Hopper and Joey: Both have NO lights on at all when shut down! No glaring blue LED's like my 922 had. Kudos for this minor detail! BTW, my Hopper and Joe's have worked flawlessly all day, including Sling, PTAT, and...
  13. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    In a way, "Sling" technology period is a fail. Why? Almost all phone carriers now have data limits, and with that you pretty much can't use it at all unless on wifi. Watching live video will push you over a 2GB limit very fast. When my data became limited, I pretty much stopped using Sling on...
  14. Hopper System Support Forum
    Well, the install went surprisingly good. It did take longer than expected (5 hours start to finish), but it was his first one, and he also installed a new dish, and ran a new cable run to my office. When he was done he had no complaints, and actually was glad his first install was a video geek...
  15. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    The guy out doing my Hopper install this morning said he's installed ONE 922 in the past year (or more)... Looks like most people were still going with lesser DVR's, and not willing to pay extra for the upgrade. If that's a common number, no wonder why it's being replaced basically.
  16. Hopper System Support Forum
    Installer showed up promptly at 8am, and is working on mine. We're going to need at least one new cable run to my office, but the rest should be OK. I have an old Dish 1000 hybrid with no internal switch going to an external 3x3, and he decided to completely swap out my old Dish for a new...
  17. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Agree; two things I'm not that happy about are paying $200 for the 922, when I was already subscribed to the top sub package, under no contract at the time. Another similar thing is the fact I had to pay $40 (or something) to enable using an EHD, which they again made free a short time later...
  18. Hopper System Support Forum
    Almost all current TV technology uses fixed-pixel displays, i.e. the display is of a set resolution, and cannot be changed (1080, 720, etc.) Unlike CRT's which can actually scan at different resolutions. Even if you have native passthrough in the box, the TV itself must convert it to whatever...
  19. Hopper System Support Forum
    I'm replacing a 922 and 722 with a Hopper and two Joey's, and my bill is going DOWN a bit. Is your math correct?
  20. Hopper System Support Forum
    Well, thanks to Raymond's help, I'm signed up for a Hopper and two Joey's to replace my 922 and my wife's 722. Raymond was very helpful, thanks! Scheduled for Monday morning. So looking forward to having PTAT, and real HD in my office, instead of slinging it in there. Sling is great, but it...
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