Record up to eight shows at once with the help of Dish's new Super Joey

[Shawn Knight]

Dish Network on Thursday launched its new Super Joey add-on DVR. The Super Joey was first announced during CES in January and is the first in a series of new devices from the company. In conjunction with a Hopper DVR, the pair can record up to eight shows at once – that is, under the right circumstances.

The Super Joey adds two network tuners into the mix while the Hopper contains three native tuners of its own. With five tuners on tap, how exactly can one record up to eight shows at once? The magic lies within the Hopper as the device can record shows from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC – the four major broadcast networks according to Dish – using a single tuner simultaneously.

That leaves the remaining four tuners free to record a show each for a total of eight. In the event you aren’t recording from those specific channels, you can then only record five channels at a time – one per tuner.

Either way, having the ability to record anywhere between five and eight shows should be more than plenty for most households – especially when you factor in on-demand services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, HBO GO and others. What’s more, Dish is rumored to be working on its own on-demand service.

No word yet on how much the Super Joey will retail for but we do know it will be offered to new and existing customers.

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[wastedkill]

I currently have the patent for recording 8 things at once, I will sue them and get tons of cash gotta love the patent trolls allowed rule!

 

[VitalyT]

Great product for 8-eye TV zombies, I'm sure.

 

[MilwaukeeMike]

5 shows, 8 shows, either is way more than I'd need. Maybe large families run into this sort of conflict, but it still sounds like overkill. Kinda reminds of a kid at McDonalds with his mouth full of fries, each hand full of fries and he's trying to figure out how to grab more fries. I think if you're family needs to record more than 4 shows a once perhaps you should think about a family game night.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

8 different shows recorded for 8 different people all wanting to watch their shows at the same time on 1 TV... Yeah, I can see this DVR bringing harmony to that family.
8 members in one family, damn... didn't mom and pop watch TV when they were starting out?...

 

[TrueBooleanFals]

Im a Dish Field Service Specialist (Technician) and we can do 2 hoppers, which means six tuners. This sounds like overkill, but I have installed plenty of people with a 2 hopper setup. Mostly to people who have their family live in with them, but I have had a few that wanted to record quite a few shows, all at once, like 4 shows at once while watching a fifth.

The super joey cannot be added to a 2 hopper install, it requires a special piece of equipment to be installed along side the node. I have a customer I went to yesterday, that rescheduled his install, JUST because he wants five TVs and not pay the additional monthly charge per month. I shouldn't have suggested it as I lost the job, but at least I know he gets what he wants/needs.