Pondering Hopper Upgrade

Like I said, I could be wrong, but it still seems odd that they get info that others in Dish do not. We shall see..

 

Hopefully they are communicating the intense dis-satisfaction with even more price increases in a crummy economy.

 

So, for those of you that own a Hopper/Joey, how's the stability of the hardware/software? I have read some of the threads and it looks like there is room for improvement, but is it just minor issues?

 

I am still reviewing it all. The cost increase looks to be about $7 from my current config and that's somewhat annoying, even though it may not kick in for a month or so. So i guess at this point, I am looking to identify perhaps some of the minor gltiches, I've seen something about favorites, though I am not sure how this translates to 722 favorites. If there are still standard lists, just as HD only or All Channels & All Subscribed channels?

I figure if I am aware of some glitches, i can try and determine whether I care in my usage or not.

 

So is cooling an issue with these devices if they are reasonably vented?

 

So your placing Joey's vertically and the Hopper's on added spacers to insure air flow, is there not some sort feet on the receiver already? Have you seem over heating error messages before doing what you describe?

Are others seeing temp issues in their setups?

 

if the potential for heat issues, which can be compensated for, and the favorites issue I've seen reported is about it.. that seems relatively stable. I'll have to do some more reading, I guess for the rate increase, the added functionality & storage may make it worth it..

The equipment costs are getting steep though.. I just wish they would stop futzing around with all the fees' and come up with packages that included the hardware and the programming for a single price depending on the programming package and call it a day.

 

I was looking at some of the screenshots and noted a cursor, does that navigate via the cursor keys on the remote to make selections? I am assuming it does, but wanted to sure. Does it work well, can you easily select items and menus??

 

If I have shows on my 722, and I copy them to an EHD, can I move the EHD to a Hopper will it want to reformat and erase the shows or will it work?