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Originally Posted by FreshAir
TecWriter,
Thank's for the diagram as it answers many questions for me, however, it also raises a few. For my MH this is what I'd like to do. TV in front and one in the bedroom. Carry a spare Dish 1000 in case of trees. Use the Traveler as main dish.
Referring to your diagram;
1. Is the splitter standard equipment supplied by Dish so 3 TV's can be independently controlled? If I were to use only 1 Joey for MH bedroom , typical 2 TV setup I wouldn't need a splitter, right?
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I'm not sure. But since you'll probably need a DISH installer to put this in your RV -- the installer should know the details.
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Originally Posted by FreshAir
2. Can the coax cables #2 & #4 be RG59 and be on different channels.
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The coax that is used to connect the Hopper to the Joeys can be "junk" -- that is, RG59 should work fine. This means that the coax inside your RV should work fine. The only suggestion I have would be to add compression connectors to the ends of all the coax in the RV.
The coax that connects your sat dish to the Hopper must be "gold" -- 3GHz-rated RG6.
When I did my Hopper install, I rewired the
entire RV with "golden" RG6 and this was not necessary.
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Originally Posted by FreshAir
3. The Solo Node is all new to me. I would be using a spare Dish 1000.2 in case of trees and the Winegard Traveler as primary. Question is; when using the spare 1000 I would only be using one coax cable from the Dish as my input to an A/B Sw then to the Solo Node. Will I still get channels to both front and rear TV's but have to watch the same channel on both if I do this?
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Sorry -- you need to run
2 coax cables to the Hopper from your 1000.2.
Running just 1 cable means the Hopper can use just 2 of its 3 tuners. I'm not sure exactly how this would impact programming.
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4. Does the standard Hopper have a hard drive in it?
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Yes, 1 TB. You can also connect at least another 1TB hard disk and I believe up to 3.
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Originally Posted by FreshAir
5. The only big advantage I see with the Winegard Traveler/Hopper system over my present 211k system is the ability to watch two TV's in HD and control channels separately. Also I can use the standard RG59 cable to the bedroom TV.???
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Well, comparing a 211 to a Hopper is like comparing a Ford F150 to a Ferrari. Sure, they'll both get the job done, but . . .
The Hopper is a
whole-house (or RV) DVR which means a Joey can access everything recorded on a Hopper. Besides playback, you can also use a Joey to record (and view) programs to the Hopper.
With all of its 3 tuners active, the Hopper will record, if enabled, Prime Time Any Time (PTAT) -- which means
ALL CBS, ABC, NBC, and FOX programs will be recorded
every day in prime time.
Plus, I have a WiFi "dongle" on my Hopper which connects to the Internet via my RV's WiFi hotspot (a Verizon 4G USB modem). With an Internet connection, you can access DISH Video On Demand programs -- the latest movies. BTW, these movies will download via the DISH sat, not WiFi, so you won't rack up huge wireless bills.
Finally, a "Sling" Hopper (which I think is all that's available now) has the ability to send (or "sling") programming on the Hopper to an iPad or similar WiFi device (e.g., tablet, smartphone). Again, you need a WiFi hotspot in your RV to take advantage of this feature.
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Originally Posted by FreshAir
If I understand this correctly it looks like the way to go. Am I missing anything?
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Hopper/Joey system has my vote.