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Love TV with the DISH Hopper 3

Experience the best home entertainment with the DISH Hopper® Whole-Home HD DVR.

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Feel the Power of the Hopper 3

Ever since the unveiling of the 4K Hopper 3® Whole-Home HD DVR, experts have been blown away by its slimmer design, increased storage capacity, and added 4K HD features. CNET praised it as "the most powerful and feature-packed DVR to date." PCMag gave the Hopper 3 its coveted Best Home Theater Gear award. And if that wasn't enough, WIRED even called the DISH Hopper 3 "the most ludicrously powerful cable box ever." The experts agree that DISH has made America's best DVR better.

But don't just take their word for it. DISH is confident that you'll fall in love with the Hopper 3 when you order a DISH package today. You can add a Hopper 3 to any DISH package for the low monthly cost of $10. And, don't forget to expand your HD viewing experience throughout your whole house with some 4K Joey receivers® for the low price of $5 a month per TV. With DISH, you'll never be short on high-definition entertainment options for your entire home.

4K HD available

More HD storage

Just $10/mo.

for qualifying customers

4K Joey $5/mo. per TV

How Does the DISH Hopper 3 Work?

Many home-entertainment experts have weighed in positively on the Hopper 3, but why exactly is this DISH DVR widely considered the best on the market?

Conflict-Free Viewing with a DISH DVR

For some TV aficionados, DVR storage can get pretty complicated when they're recording exclusive kids shows, original TV series, hard-to-find movies, and live sporting events—perhaps all at the same time. With the DISH Hopper 3, your family will never have a recording conflict ever again.

Watch More with the DISH Hopper

In addition to more tuners, the DISH Hopper 3 gives you the ability to watch and customize four channels at once in 1080 HD with MultiView—informally known as "sports bar mode." When you add all of that up, you'll see that, with the Hopper 3, your family can watch more TV at the same time all around your home.

4K DISH DVR for Crystal-Clear Views

4K TV owners can watch, record, and store their favorite shows and movies to the 2 TB Hopper 3 hard drive, which has double the storage capacity of the DIRECTV Genie. Plus, use MultiView to watch even more sports channels in 4K — the highest HD resolution available. Step into the future of entertainment today.

DISH Hopper Smart Technology

With the DISH Network Hopper 3, you can effectively upgrade your TV to a smart TV. That means your family can enjoy internet TV, online interactive media, and third-party apps, in addition to channels already included with your DISH Network package. Not only that, but the new search functions on the Hopper 3 help you browse and filter content on Netflix® and other apps according to genre, actor, and much more—appealing to binge-watchers of all ages and tastes.

Pair DISH Hopper 3 and Amazon Alexa

EnjoyHands-Free TV™ with DISH and Amazon® Alexa. When you pair your DISH Hopper with an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or any other Alexa-enabled devices, you can navigate through your guide and DVR content just by talking to Alexa. With simple voice commands, Alexa finds your favorite TV series, movies, and networks as quickly as she finds the weather forecast. Now you can add watching TV to your strategy for a seamless smart home.

Alexa integration requires internet-connected Hopper®, Joey®, Wally™, and any Amazon Alexa-enabled device. Amazon, Alexa, and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc., or its affiliates

Use the Bluetooth-Enabled 4K Joey

Plus, when you add some 4K Joey receivers to your DISH package for just $5 a month each, one Hopper 3 can support up to seven TVs in different rooms. The Bluetooth-enabled 4K Joey is sleek and fully compatible with non-4K TVs. Say good bye to tons of unsightly wires and an unwieldy installation process because the 4K Joey maximizes wireless technology to deliver live and recorded TV virtually anywhere in and around your home.

Navigate with the Smart Voice Remote

Finally, the new Hopper Voice Remote has a simplified design with an illuminated touchpad, making it easy for you to get the most out of your Hopper 3. As the name indicates, the new Hopper remote features advanced voice recognition that you can access with the push of a button. Imagine having a personal assistant to help you with all of your satellite TV and internet needs. The Hopper 3 gives you that and much, much more.

Control Your DVR on Mobile with Sling Technology

Any DISH subscriber can stream live TV on mobile devices. But when you get the Hopper 3, you can also stream content from your DVR—and that's all because of Sling®. Sling is a smart technology that effectively turns your mobile device into a long-distance remote control to your Hopper, giving you complete freedom to set DVR recordings and watch saved content anywhere with an Internet connection. Sling also enables convenient features like pausing on one device and switching to another or downloading content to watch offline.

Why Is the Hopper 3 Better?

Compare other DVRs to the DISH Hopper 3.

Finding the best DVR for your home can be tough. Fortunately, the decision is easy when comparing the DISH Hopper to DirecTV's Genie. The Hopper holds up to 500 hours of HD storage with 2TB and can record up to 16 programs at once. The Hopper beats out the competition with extras like a backlit voice control remote, the ability to Autohop commercials, and 4K compatibility.

Check Out More Hopper 3 Features

Did we mention that that was just the tip of the iceberg? For all the geeks out there, here's a list of some other top DISH DVR tech specs. Among other things, you'll be able to switch TVs and pick up wherever you left off on your Hopper with Sling®, skip prime-time ads with PrimeTime Anytime, and watch your DVR recordings on your cellphone using the DISH Anywhere app. Learn a bit more by scanning through these lists and then call to speak with a knowledgeable DISH representative.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hopper is a 4K HD DVR–one of the best on the market. The Hopper helps you watch, record, and store the shows you love, with the option to record multiple shows at once and store up to 2,000 hours of content. The DISH Hopper also lets you watch in multiple rooms of your house and is compatible with Amazon Alexa, along with many other features.

16 tuners, allowing you to watch up to 4 shows at once and record 16 shows at once.

The Hopper allows you to record as many as 16 shows at one time.

Side-by-side allows you to watch 2 shows at once. MultiView lets you watch up to 4 shows shows at once, on the same screen. And Multi-Channel View lets you watch the 6 top-trending channels at once on channel 100.

On your DISH DVR, you can manage preferences for Personalized Folders, Default Timers, Primetime Anytime Settings, and Preparing for Mobile. To set these preferences follow these steps:

Personalized Folder

Select the DVR button.
Click the Options button. This will bring up a menu.
Select Manage Folders from the menu.
From there you can add content, name the folder, and hit save to ensure your new folder is saved on your account.

Default Timers

Select the Home or Menu button.
Select the Settings button. This will bring up a menu.
Select Timer Defaults from the menu.
You can then edit and save your desired timers.

PrimeTime Anytime Settings

Select the Menu or Home button.
Select the Settings button. This will bring up a menu.
Select PrimeTime Anytime from the menu.
The next screen that comes up will let you edit and save your desired PrimeTime Anytime settings.

Preparing for Mobile

With the DISH Anywhere App, you can view your DISH content on other devices. To set your preferences to transfer your recordings from your DVR to your devices:

Select the Home or or Menu button.
Select the Settings button.
Select Timer Defaults from the menu that appears.
Scroll down to the option that says Smart Select Prepare for Mobile.

There are 3 ways to connect your Hopper to the internet:

Ethernet Cable

To connect your DISH Hopper to the internet via Ethernet cable, connect an Ethernet cable from your internet router to the Hopper. When you order a Hopper for the first time, this cable is included.

Wi-Fi

To connect your DISH Hopper to a wireless internal internet connection, navigate to the Internet tab under Settings. Then select Wi-Fi Setup Wizard and follow the instructions to select your home network and enter your password. Select the Save button when finished.

Wireless Adapter

To connect your DISH Hopper with a wireless adapter, plug the wireless adapter into the port in the back of your Hopper and follow all the instructions for connecting to a wireless internal internet connection.

To manage DVR recordings, press the DVR button on your remote, followed by the Options button. Then you can select recordings and move them into personalized folders. To search your recordings, use the Smart Search feature. Delete recordings by selecting the DVR button, arrowing to the show you want to delete, and pressing the recall button. You can also set and change parental controls to limit access to TV content and recordings.

DISH PrimeTime Anytime is a recording feature on the Hopper that allows you to access any prime-time show from ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox within 8 days of each show's airing date.

If you want to keep PrimeTime Anytime shows, follow these steps:

Go into your DVR settings.
Find the PrimeTime Anytime tab.
Select the show you want to keep longer than 8 days and click the save button.

You can also change the PrimeTime Anytime settings in the PrimeTime Anytime tab.

The cost of adding a DISH Hopper to your existing DISH subscription is a monthly Whole-Home DVR fee of $15 for the first Hopper ($10/mo. for qualifying customers), plus an additional $15/month for each additional Hopper you order.

The cost of upgrading to a Hopper and a Joey for an existing customer is a monthly Whole-Home DVR fee of $15 ($10 for qualifying customers).

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