Dish Network starts rolling out Hopper / Joey multiroom DVR setup today (video)
We're still not sure what inspired Dish Network to choose a kangaroo theme for its new multiroom DVR setup -- going as far as bringing out a live baby 'roo during its CES 2012 unveiling -- but if there's room in your home and heart for the Hopper (XiP813) and Joey (XiP110) boxes, they're available now. As we saw in our hands-on in January, they have a UI similar to the previous 922 boxes, with a few new screens added for new features and icon-based tile navigation. The Hopper DVR itself packs a 2TB drive which is put to use by PrimeTime Anytime, a feature that records three hours of network programming every night (using only one of its three tuners, thanks to the magic of satellite transponders) and stores them for eight days, just in case you missed something. The Joey multiroom extender boxes bring the video to other spots in the house and can be wired up over the existing coax thanks to MoCA technology. The price for all of this is a whole home DVR fee of $10 per month for the Hopper, and $7 per month for each Joey, while subscribers on the America's Top 200 plan or higher can get a free installation with up to three extenders. The folks over at SatelliteGuys.us got some early hands-on time and have posted detailed impressions, hit the link below for those or check out the press release and our CES video demo after the break. Oh, and the Exede-powered satellite broadband package that was announced at CES? We're hearing that's still on the slate for this summer, although the potential LTE portion may have to wait a while.
What a big day for DISH subscribers and potential subscribers. With the release of The Hopper DISH now moves into the Whole Home DVR landscape with the fastest receiver on the market and the largest hard drive available in a whole home DVR system. My favorite part of the new system is the Primetime Anytime feature. It will allow me to record all the Primetime channels automatically and give me access to them for 8 days after airing, this will not only clear out my DVR Schedule, it will negate so many conflicts between recordings that I will be able to enjoy a lot more shows then I could before. Working at DISH I have been excited for the Hopper for a while because I wanted out subscribers to have the option of a Whole Home DVR system, and I think giving them the most modern system on the market will make a lot of people happy, especially when it can be totally free of charge for new customers.
That was a great day John, but the Hopper has continued to get better with every update since then as well. Dish updated the receiver with the Pandora app, and increased the personal recording time to 500 hours or HD storage. John, I have to tell you that the Primetime Anytime feature has been the Ace in the hole with me, and I didn’t think Dish could ever top that feature because it was so perfect. They did find a way to top it though with the newest feature called Auto Hop that works with Primetime Anytime to assist in skipping commercials is now my favorite feature in the world. It doesn’t delete them, it just takes my fat fingers out of the equation and saves me time so I can watch more of the television that I want to watch before I fall asleep after my night shift at Dish.
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What a big day for DISH subscribers and potential subscribers. With the release of The Hopper DISH now moves into the Whole Home DVR landscape with the fastest receiver on the market and the largest hard drive available in a whole home DVR system. My favorite part of the new system is the Primetime Anytime feature. It will allow me to record all the Primetime channels automatically and give me access to them for 8 days after airing, this will not only clear out my DVR Schedule, it will negate so many conflicts between recordings that I will be able to enjoy a lot more shows then I could before. Working at DISH I have been excited for the Hopper for a while because I wanted out subscribers to have the option of a Whole Home DVR system, and I think giving them the most modern system on the market will make a lot of people happy, especially when it can be totally free of charge for new customers.
উত্তরমুছুনThat was a great day John, but the Hopper has continued to get better with every update since then as well. Dish updated the receiver with the Pandora app, and increased the personal recording time to 500 hours or HD storage. John, I have to tell you that the Primetime Anytime feature has been the Ace in the hole with me, and I didn’t think Dish could ever top that feature because it was so perfect. They did find a way to top it though with the newest feature called Auto Hop that works with Primetime Anytime to assist in skipping commercials is now my favorite feature in the world. It doesn’t delete them, it just takes my fat fingers out of the equation and saves me time so I can watch more of the television that I want to watch before I fall asleep after my night shift at Dish.
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