if they are sending a whole room dvr it will be the Hopperatti said:PokerJoker- there are two t.v.s, one is HD and the other SD, so no Hopper. Not sure what model dvr they are sending but it is a whole room one.
I like my Tivos! They will be good for handling recording conflicts.
mdavej- Your experience makes me feel better.
Thanks for the responses.
Series 2 TiVo do not have ATSC tuners so the ch3/4 output of the receiver would be the only NTSC signal to the TiVo. The series 2 TiVo was the last TiVo with IR blaster capability for DISH receivers but it can only change one channel on the DISH receiver, if you have a dual tuner receiver only 1 of those tuners can be used.tampa8 said:The only way you can use your Tivo's is with an antenna for over the air TV. It does not work with Dish services. (You could hook up the TIVO from the receiver and set manual timers, but why?) Hooking the antenna to the Dish receiver makes it part of the Guide and you can record just like a satellite channel. I think you have made a mistake in not getting two Dish DVR's and forget the TIVO. The first DVR is free with Dish. (There is a $6 a month fee but the receiver is no charge, second DVR receiver is $10, $3 more than a standard HD receiver)
Sounds like you have not researched much, go to the Dish site and build what you would want, to see. Look at the receivers etc....
atti said:I did read up before ordering and as long as the receivers have IR it should work. I explained to the Dish rep what I needed. The only thing is he said I could hook one of the Tivos up to the DVR and use it that way which surprised me.
Like you said, Boba, no OTA with these Tivos and they are single tuner.
From what I understand the Hopper only works between HD tvs so I figured that wouldn't work with my setup and the CSR confirmed that.
Thanks for all the input. I hope this goes smoothly but I'm a little more worried now.
On single HDTV systems DISH is still installing Duo HD DVRs (622/722/922 series). The HD feed serves the HDTV, the SD feed serves the other room.domingos35 said:if they are sending a whole room dvr it will be the Hopper
u will not be able to use your tivos so forget about them
All tuners will be able to record HD ... the outputs are where the limits lie.atti said:Thanks Ray and James for your help.
If I understand correctly I'll only have one tuner in HD? The only way to have two in HD would be to get a stand-alone dual tuner DVR?
Comcast and Directv cost more. Dish has more HD channels.atti said:I ordered Dish today, install is next week. I've had Directv in the past and was happy with the price and service. Unfortunately I have no LOS here for it. Currently I have Comcast and while they are better now with promos, those promos aren't always available and customer service can still be a nightmare.
I just wondered what the general opinion of Dish is here. The ordering process seemed more complicated. He rattled off a bunch of info. It sounds like I can get $10 off each month for the first 12 months but I have to sign up for Blockbuster Express to get it. The first 3 months are free, but do I have to keep it to continue getting the $10 off?
I also told him I wanted to keep using my two series 2 Tivos, but because the hd dvr is a whole room one he assumed I wouldn't need my Tivos. At the end he said I could hook one up to the Dish DVR and for another $7 get a standard receiver for the other Tivo. But when he added that receiver the price didn't change.
Sorry for rambling but I'm a little worried. Maybe the email explaining everything will arrive tonight. It just seemed much smoother with Directv.
So I guess I just want to know how others find the customer service and product compared to either Comcast or Directv.
Shame on that CSR. Both the Hopper and Joey have an SD composite output. If it's for an older TV with no A/V input, the composite can be run to an RF modulator.atti said:From what I understand the Hopper only works between HD tvs so I figured that wouldn't work with my setup and the CSR confirmed that.
