Joey coax requirements

[RTCDude]

What is the minimum coax cable requirements for a Joey 3? Will RG59 work?

 

[HipKat]

Yes, RG59 will work for all Joeys, including Joey 4's.

 

[RTCDude]

Yes, RG59 will work for all Joeys, including Joey 4's.

Four more questions:

1. Is the 4k (wired) faster than the J3 (in the guide, menus, etc.)? I don't care about 4k video, just speed for better ease of use.

2. Does the 4k have the same UI as the H3, or is it like the H+?

3. Does the 4k run Android apps like the H+?

4. Are there any known problems using a 4k with a H3 without the H+?

 

[Bobby]

Four more questions:

1. Is the 4k (wired) faster than the J3 (in the guide, menus, etc.)? I don't care about 4k video, just speed for better ease of use.

2. Does the 4k have the same UI as the H3, or is it like the H+?

3. Does the 4k run Android apps like the H+?

4. Are there any known problems using a 4k with a H3 without the H+?

It sounds like you are mixing up the 4K Joey and the Joey 4. The 4K Joey has the same UI as the H3. The Joey 4 does Android apps. I have a 4K Joey and a Joey 3 in my setup. They are both pretty speedy. The 4K Joey has little to none 4K so I would go with the Joey 3 if suits your purposes.

 

[sklunk]

Four more questions:

1. Is the 4k (wired) faster than the J3 (in the guide, menus, etc.)? I don't care about 4k video, just speed for better ease of use.

2. Does the 4k have the same UI as the H3, or is it like the H+?

3. Does the 4k run Android apps like the H+?

4. Are there any known problems using a 4k with a H3 without the H+?

As Bobby said above, there is a "Joey4" and a "4K Joey". They are not the same.
With that being said, here are my real-world answers to your questions based on the "Joey4":

1. The J4 is absolutely faster than the J3. I replaced my J3's with J4's last year just for the speed improvement (they also have on-board Bluetooth capability if you care about that).
2. The UI is the "tiles" one like the H+, but the standalone H3 has gone to that style now anyway.
3. Yes the J3 runs the same apps as the Hopper (it actually is tied to them through MOCA; in other words only your H3 needs an internet connection).
4. No problems at all. I have been running an H3 (without Plus) and numerous Joey4's for over a year with no problems. As I said above, the only difference used to be the H3 having the "old" menus, but it went to the J4 style a few months ago so now all my TVs match anyway.

 

[HipKat]

2. The UI is the "tiles" one like the H+, but the standalone H3 has gone to that style now anyway.
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I HATE that menu and other than H+ and Joey 4's you CAN turn that off in Settings\Appearance\Menu\Classic