Similar to manual timers, 90-minute show padding is not adequate. I have missed several tennis matches (that had rain delays), because of this 90-minute padding limit. I would like the 90 minutes replaced with 3 hours. That, along with manual timers, are the 2 things that are sorely missing...

You're on the wrong side of this argument. And where did you get that 1% statistic? Hmm? And your "6 step" solution? That was either tongue-in-cheek, or you're a fool. Not sure which yet. I also wonder if you'd be this demeaning, toward your fellow users, if you too had to constantly apply your...

How is it a designed behavior, Dish, when it happens a) randomly, and b) only for some of your Hopper / Joeys? What a joke.

I'm asking because you said it can be accomplished in a couple steps. I don't know how to do it, in only a couple steps, so I would appreciate hearing how. We all would.

A couple steps means two. Step 1, according to you, is clicking the "record" button. What is the final step, to record a live show with what's in the live buffer?

Same problem here. 2 weeks after install, this has started happening to my Hopper. Annoying doesn't begin to describe it.

Step 1: Post the bug on this site's Hopper Zone forum, and ask for help (no need to bother tech support, if it's not a real bug, or if there's already a workaround for it). Step 2: If no fix is available, go to Dish's chat support page ( DISH Customer Care & Service | DISH Support Live Chat )...

Well, it has reverted back to "My Channels" again, after 2 days of working correctly. I contacted advanced customer support, and they they said they would file a bug.

Well, for some inexplicable reason, now it no longer resets back to the "My Channels" list. It has stayed on my custom list, for the last 2 nights. We'll see if it continues to work.

Same boat here. After it reboots from its nightly update, my custom list is replaced with the default "My Channels" list. This bug seems to only affect some Hopper configurations. So far, I haven't figured out what the configuration bug is yet. In the meantime, one workaround is to set parental...

I have 1 Hopper and no Joeys. Only during PTAT, if I'm watching (non-PTAT) channel X, but want to record (non-PTAT) channel Y via the guide (i.e., I click "guide", scroll to channel Y, press "info", and choose "record"), I get "Error 324 Recording in progress." The viewing status screen...

The problem occurs when the main Hopper loses WiFi connectivity with my encrypted, password-protected network (I'm using WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]). LER, if you're not having this problem, are you on an open network, or perhaps a network that allows no-password connectivity based on your...

I recommend avoiding WiFi, for the moment, until they fix the software problem that prevents reconnecting, after the Hopper restarts after its nightly update. Use a hardwired connection for now (via the Hopper Internet Connector) until Dish fixes this reconnect bug that I, and others, have...

They just installed the Hopper yesterday (including WiFi). But today, I woke up to this WiFi problem: I tried resetting everything, reconnecting the WiFI USB, even unplugging the Hopper itself: nothing helped. It couldn't even find any WiFi networks (even though there are dozens in my...

I appreciate your very helpful response. Regarding the possible 3rd feed, is that because there needs to be one cable per tuner? If so, indeed he'll need to drill one more hole. That's unfortunate because this is a 110-year-old house, and the last installer (2 years ago) had a hell of a time...

1) Is the Hopper WiFi-capable, or do I need a "Hopper Internet Connector", WiFi USB adaptor (to plug into the back of the Hopper), or both? 2) Will the installer likely bring everything needed to complete a WiFi install, or do I need to send a note to Dish before my upcoming install date? 3)...

No, this has the fingerprints of an executive all over it. No self-respecting engineer would willingly put a kangaroo logo in the corner for such scenarios.

Thanks for the responses, folks. I've had plenty of error-free experiences with plenty of *software* (and to be clear: that's what we're talking here: software, NOT hardware). Most *software* I've used has been free of bugs. And, the times when it wasn't, it was always because of a lack of...

Thanks folks. So, what I'm reading is that nobody, so far, has had a truly 100% error-free experience. (And, for the record, I'm not a perfectionist. I just don't want my DVR to randomly freeze or give bizarre error messages. I believe that's a perfectly reasonable expectation to have, from the...

Since there seems to be litany of complaints, over an ever-growing list of Hopper bugs, should I wait a few weeks (or months) before I get the Hopper? In the past, how quickly has Dish issued OTA updates, to fix software bugs in past products? Since there is no trial-period, and cancellation...

If Hopper allocates 500 GB, for a user's recording space, and advertises 250 hours of HD recording, if I connect an external hard drive, are the following assumptions correct? 500 GB drive = 250 additional hrs (500 hrs total) of HD recording time? 1 TB drive = 500 additional hrs (750 hrs total)...

How many actual events (not timers... events) are listed? From what I've been reading, if you reach the *event* limit, it won't let you add new timers, since it would exceed the events limit. I suspect a show like Dr. Phil generates a ton of events, on multiple channels (even though only a small...

Just a couple weeks ago, The Colbert Report broadcast reruns for an entire week (Colbert's mother was very ill) while The Daily Show broadcast new episodes. This could have easily happened the other way around, causing The Colbert Report to not be recorded. Regarding the overrun, it happens to...

If we already have 2 cables, coming into our living room, from the outside satellite dish. They're connected to a non-HD DirectTV satellite. 1) Can the Hopper reuse these same cables? Or, at least, can the installation person yank out the old cables and fit the Hopper's cables through the same...

But doing that won't guarantee both shows always get recorded. For example, what happens when John Stewart goes on vacation? The rerun episode of The Daily Show won't get recorded (and, thus, the new The Colbert Report won't be recorded). Also, even when both are recorded, I'd have to pad the...