Dish Network Hopper

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39% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Consistent experience in every room ; 2TB of capacity with an external storage option ; PrimeTime Anytime is a great way to discover new content

Unimpressive user interface ; Odd remote layout ; No built-in over-the-air tuner

Although the Hopper offers some unique features you can't find anywhere else, it leaves big-enough holes to prevent us from calling it our favorite.

Well-designed interface. Three tuners. Tons of storage. Integrated Wi-Fi. Sling functionality lets you watch TV on your iOS or Android device, or a Web browser. Free iPad app lets you transfer DVR shows to your tablet for offline viewing. Box is free...

Can only transfer video from your DVR once per recording. Converting and transferring DVR recordings to your iPad can take a long time

The Dish Network Hopper With Sling takes the already powerful and flexible Hopper satellite box/DVR and adds invaluable and built-in place-shifting features thanks to Sling.

Inexpensive. Well-designed interface. Three tuners. Tons of storage.

Lacks Netflix, Hulu Plus, or YouTube streaming.

Testing and Conclusions Admittedly, with three tuners and 2TB of storage, you can record about 500 hours of high-definition programming or 1,000 hours of standard definition programming on the 1TB user partition (the other half of the drive is used to...

It's amazing to think just how far cable and satellite TV have come in such a short amount of time. I still remember when TiVo first hit the market and what a revelation that was. Now DVRs such as Dish's Hopper are bordering on being their own form of...

Still have one of DISH Network's ViP boxes or using whatever DVR the local cable company provides? You may as well be pedalling your car with your feet. The DISH Network Hopper with Sling is the DVR that makes all other TV watchers insanely jealous. If...

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It's hard to get excited about a DVR, but DISH Network will certainly have customers jumping for joy over the Hopper. Forget about the apps and extra storage. The private on-demand selection created through PrimeTime Anytime and that Auto Hop feature...