Options for a new set up

[smjbh5]

I currently have a 722 and a 211. The 722 feeds my main hdtv and a sdtv, the 211 feeds another hdtv. I will be replacing the sdtv with an hdtv and want hd fed to it. Do i go with a hopper and 2 joeys? Or a hopper and 1 joey and keep the 211?

What works out cheaper?

 

[mdram]

cant do hopper 1 joey and 211

i suggest 2 hoppers and 1 joey

or add another 211

 

[Yankeeman]

You can't have a VIP boxes on a Hopper and joey system I would go with 2 Hoppers and and 1 Joey. I have a 2 Hopper and 1 Joey system and love it gives me 6 tuners.

 

[garys]

Actually, if you haven't had many conflicts trying to record, 1H/2J would work.

 

[mdram]

Actually, if you haven't had many conflicts trying to record, 1H/2J would work.

maybe, but with ptat taking a tuner, then maybe not

 

[KAB]

maybe, but with ptat taking a tuner, then maybe not

You did know PTAT is an OPTION, right? And, if so, you know that it goes a long way toward lessening timer conflicts?

 

[mdram]

You did know PTAT is an OPTION, right? And, if so, you know that it goes a long way toward lessening timer conflicts?

yes i do, but if its on, and the joey is in use, then there is no free tuner to record, even if you do not want a netwrk show in a time slot

 

[KAB]

yes i do, but if its on, and the joey is in use, then there is no free tuner to record, even if you do not want a netwrk show in a time slot

PTAT + 1 Joey = 2 tuners (out of three...4 with OTA module).

 

[Mochuf]

cant do hopper 1 joey and 211

i suggest 2 hoppers and 1 joey

or add another 211

Hmm, I thought that if you owned the 211, that you could have one with a Hopper set-up.

I currently have a 722 and a 211. The 722 feeds my main hdtv and a sdtv, the 211 feeds another hdtv. I will be replacing the sdtv with an hdtv and want hd fed to it. Do i go with a hopper and 2 joeys? Or a hopper and 1 joey and keep the 211?

What works out cheaper?

What size is your new HDTV going to be? I only have a 722K that's connected to two HDTV's and tv2 output looks fine on the second tv. That tv is a 37" 720p lcd and is connected to the 722K via a 25' composite cable set. If the new tv, for example, is 32" and 720p, then why don't you see what it looks like. If the tv that's connnected to the 211 a smaller one, maybe use tv2 from the 722 on that and put the 211 on the new tv?

The best set-up would be 1 Hopper with 2 Joeys. But that would raise your cost from $13 (soon to $14) to $24. Quite a jump just to convert one output from sd to hd. Also, while you can get a ota usb tuner for the Hopper, that's an extra cost for something that both the 211 and 722 have standard.

 

[smjbh5]

I thought you could have a 411,222,or 211 on a hooper set up? I dont own the 211.

If i go with the 1 hopper, 2 joeys, how many things can i record at the same time? Ota will not work for me.

All the tvs will be 46" and bigger, so no tv2 on the 722.

 

[Teehar]

Pretty sure the deal is,you can have a 211 with a hopper setup only for rv accounts.

 

[smjbh5]

Pretty sure the deal is,you can have a 211 with a hopper setup only for rv accounts.

So 1 hopper and 2 joeys? I want to be able to use 1 dvr for the house. Cant do that with 2 hoppers, right?

 

[Teehar]

So 1 hopper and 2 joeys? I want to be able to use 1 dvr for the house. Cant do that with 2 hoppers, right?

Not sure what you mean (1 dvr for the house)?Anyway,you currently have 3 sat tuners capable of feeding 3 tvs,2 hd 1 sd.If you go with 1 Hopper and 2 joeys,you still have 3 sat tuners capable of feeding 3 hd or sd tvs.

 

[renegade734]

send back the hoppers and joeys ... replace them with 211ks ... $7 per receiver after the first ... one-time $40 account-level fee for DVR conversion and no monthly DVR fees ... if one receiver fails, you can still watch tv.

 

[smjbh5]

Not sure what you mean (1 dvr for the house)?Anyway,you currently have 3 sat tuners capable of feeding 3 tvs,2 hd 1 sd.If you go with 1 Hopper and 2 joeys,you still have 3 sat tuners capable of feeding 3 hd or sd tvs.

Can 1 hopper share the dvr with the other hopper? Or are they both independent?

 

[smjbh5]

send back the hoppers and joeys ... replace them with 211ks ... $7 per receiver after the first ... one-time $40 account-level fee for DVR conversion and no monthly DVR fees ... if one receiver fails, you can still watch tv.

Ill still have 3 seperate dvrs. I want 1

 

[mdram]

I thought you could have a 411,222,or 211 on a hooper set up? I dont own the 211.

If i go with the 1 hopper, 2 joeys, how many things can i record at the same time? Ota will not work for me.

All the tvs will be 46" and bigger, so no tv2 on the 722.

1 hopper has 3 tuners, it will use 1 for live tv
each joey will use 1 for live tv
if your all watching recordings you may have 3 things recording
if everyone is watching live, it could be zero
if you enable ptat then 1 tuner recieves and records the big 4 networks, in most areas.

 

[jbernardi]

Can 1 hopper share the dvr with the other hopper? Or are they both independent?

Each Hopper can view the recordings on the other Hopper.

 

[smjbh5]

Each Hopper can view the recordings on the other Hopper.

So if i record a show on 1 hopper, i can watch it on the other hopper?

 

[lucky86]

So if i record a show on 1 hopper, i can watch it on the other hopper?

Yes, in the DVR menu there is a drop down to select the Hopper you want to access.