The Hopper is Dish TV's Whole-Home HD DVR Service. The Hopper records and stores over 2,000 hours of your favorite movies and shows. With the Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR exclusively from DISH, you can record up to 6 HD shows at once during Primetime and play them back from any room in your house.

The Hopper 3 acts as your TV receiver, as well as a DVR. With the Hopper, you can watch, record, rewind and pause live TV! The DVR can be set to record your favorite show, an entire event, a whole series or the movie you're dying to see.

What is the difference between Dish Hopper and Hopper Plus? The DISH Hopper Plus adds extra benefits to your viewing experience. It's 4K compatible, gives you access to over 6,000 apps from the Google Play Store, and includes the ability to play Google Stadia. The DISH Hopper Plus is simply extra.

And it's now only 10 bucks a month, which makes the Hopper 3 not only the best DVR out there, but also the best DVR deal. Needless to say, we highly recommend the DISH Hopper 3 for most people.

In January 2016, Dish Network unveiled Hopper 3, a new revision with upgraded hardware, USB 3.0 support, 16 tuners, and a new "Sports Bar Mode" that displays a grid of multiple channels at once on 4K televisions.

A hopper is a large, inverted pyramidal or conical container used in industrial processes to hold particulate matter or flowable material of any sort (e.g. dust, gravel, nuts, or seeds) and dispense these from the bottom when needed.

Hopper (DVR)

The Hopper 3 comes with built in apps, extended DVR, and expanded remote features. Has the ability to connect to three wireless Joey's seamlessly through the Wireless Access Point. On one 4K Ultra HD TV, watch up to four shows on the same screen and allows you to record up to 16 programs at once in a single box.

The Hopper 3 comes with built in apps, extended DVR, and expanded remote features. Has the ability to connect to three wireless Joey's seamlessly through the Wireless Access Point. On one 4K Ultra HD TV, watch up to four shows on the same screen and allows you to record up to 16 programs at once in a single box.

Using your DISH Hopper 3 as your primary receiver comes with no monthly receiver costs. Monthly DVR and whole-home fees do apply, but they cost only $10 per month. This Hopper cost per month allows you to take advantage of the DVR's 16 tuners, 2 terabytes of storage and features like PrimeTime Anytime.

The Hopper® 3 has features our competitors can't keep up with, like recording up to 16 shows at once and 2,000 hours of storage space. Stay ahead of the game and on top of your favorite shows with our most powerful DVR.

Using your DISH Hopper 3 as your primary receiver comes with no monthly receiver costs. Monthly DVR and whole-home fees do apply, but they cost only $10 per month. This Hopper cost per month allows you to take advantage of the DVR's 16 tuners, 2 terabytes of storage and features like PrimeTime Anytime.