What are the advantages of hooking your DishTV DVR up to wifi?

You need a streaming device or your computer connected to the TV. I have a Sony smart Blu-Ray player and Apple TV. Both are connected via wireless to my cable internet service.

On 9/1/2014 glb613 said:

You need a streaming device or your computer connected to the TV. I have a Sony smart Blu-Ray player and Apple TV. Both are connected via wireless to my cable internet service.

We can stream Netflix by using a roku. Half the time it is messed up. I thought we would be able to get rid of the roku and just use the Dish DVR and the wifi. We don't have a smart tv.

On 9/1/2014 mima said:

On 9/1/2014 glb613 said:

You need a streaming device or your computer connected to the TV. I have a Sony smart Blu-Ray player and Apple TV. Both are connected via wireless to my cable internet service.

We can stream Netflix by using a roku. Half the time it is messed up. I thought we would be able to get rid of the roku and just use the Dish DVR and the wifi. We don't have a smart tv.

You need a streaming device like a smart TV, smart DVD/Blu-ray player, Roku, Apple TV or connect your computer. Check with some of the newer tablets because they may be able to connect to your TV and stream Netflix.

I know that Dish Network has 2 different versions of their Hopper/Joey All Home Setup. One is for the "sling" which allows you to watch things while "on the move". I do not have this one or any real need for it. I am assuming with this "sling" it connects to some type of router that allows wi-fi on capable mobile devices. Would also need a Dish App on the device to be able to use it.

We have 2 smart Blue-ray DVD players and our TV is also a smart TV. These allow us to get to certain apps to view movies/uTube etc. Seems to me it would be more financially prudent to get a DVD player that is internet and wi-fi capable, assuming you have broadband and a router or capable modem. I have seen many DVD players with these capabilities for well under $100.

Knowing Dish Network, are you sure they said it is a DVR? Are you using an actual DVR or do you have the Hopper/Joey Dish Network setup? What we use is the Hopper with 2 Joeys, not a DVR. We can step up to the Hopper that uses the "sling", but as I stated above, we have no need for it.

Not 100% sure I answered your question and if not, if you can break it down to be a bit more specific to your equipment with Dish Network, it might give me a better view of what you are using.

On 9/1/2014 hckynut said:

I know that Dish Network has 2 different versions of their Hopper/Joey All Home Setup. One is for the "sling" which allows you to watch things while "on the move". I do not have this one or any real need for it. I am assuming with this "sling" it connects to some type of router that allows wi-fi on capable mobile devices. Would also need a Dish App on the device to be able to use it.

We have 2 smart Blue-ray DVD players and our TV is also a smart TV. These allow us to get to certain apps to view movies/uTube etc. Seems to me it would be more financially prudent to get a DVD player that is internet and wi-fi capable, assuming you have broadband and a router or capable modem. I have seen many DVD players with these capabilities for well under $100.

Knowing Dish Network, are you sure they said it is a DVR? Are you using an actual DVR or do you have the Hopper/Joey Dish Network setup? What we use is the Hopper with 2 Joeys, not a DVR. We can step up to the Hopper that uses the "sling", but as I stated above, we have no need for it.

Not 100% sure I answered your question and if not, if you can break it down to be a bit more specific to your equipment with Dish Network, it might give me a better view of what you are using.

It is a dual DVR that can connect to the internet by wifi. If I need the slingplayer, I need to buy an adapter for my DVR and plug it in. We don't have the hopper.

On 9/1/2014 mima said:

On 9/1/2014 glb613 said:

You need a streaming device or your computer connected to the TV. I have a Sony smart Blu-Ray player and Apple TV. Both are connected via wireless to my cable internet service.

We can stream Netflix by using a roku. Half the time it is messed up. I thought we would be able to get rid of the roku and just use the Dish DVR and the wifi. We don't have a smart tv.

If the Roku is messing up Netflix, are you sure your internet speed is fast enough? Or maybe you need to replace the Roku, I have 3 of them but I hear they don't usually last longer than a couple years before needing replacement.

On 9/1/2014 Indy-Blonde2 said:

On 9/1/2014 mima said:

On 9/1/2014 glb613 said:

You need a streaming device or your computer connected to the TV. I have a Sony smart Blu-Ray player and Apple TV. Both are connected via wireless to my cable internet service.

We can stream Netflix by using a roku. Half the time it is messed up. I thought we would be able to get rid of the roku and just use the Dish DVR and the wifi. We don't have a smart tv.

If the Roku is messing up Netflix, are you sure your internet speed is fast enough? Or maybe you need to replace the Roku, I have 3 of them but I hear they don't usually last longer than a couple years before needing replacement.

Maybe that is it. No our internet speed is ok because videos play fine on my computer and Kindle.

Does the Dish network have a customer forum where people ""talk"" about the different products etc?

https://support.dish.com/

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/index.php

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/catv~days=365~filter=DISH

On 9/1/2014 nutmeg3 said:

Does the Dish network have a customer forum where people ""talk"" about the different products etc?

https://support.dish.com/

http://www.avsforum.com/forum/index.php

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/catv~days=365~filter=DISH

Thanks Nutmeg3! I'll check those out.