Question: what is the difference between hopper 2 and hopper 3?
Answer: You can play four simultaneous channels on a single screen (so long as you're on a 4K TV and have enough pixels to pull it off), in what Dish calls "Sports Bar Mode." The Hopper 3 is seven times more powerful than Hopper 2, Dish says, and is by far the most powerful set-top box on the market.