top ▁boxes ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁direct - bro ad cast ▁satellite ▁television ▁provider ▁D ish ▁Network . ▁First ▁introduced ▁at ▁Cons umer ▁Electron ics ▁Show ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Ho pper ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁a ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁provider ' s ▁whole - home ▁D V R ▁system , ▁which ▁networks ▁the ▁main ▁Ho pper ▁unit ▁with ▁smaller ▁" Jo ey " ▁set - top ▁boxes ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁client - server ▁architecture . ▁ ▁The ▁Ho pper ▁is ▁primarily ▁distinguished ▁by ▁its ▁" Prim etime ▁Any time " ▁functionality , ▁which ▁automatically ▁records ▁prim etime ▁programming ▁off ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁U . S . ▁television ▁networks , ▁while ▁a ▁later ▁software ▁update ▁added ▁" Auto H op ", ▁which ▁allows ▁commer ci als ▁to ▁automatically ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁these ▁record ings . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Electron ics ▁Show , ▁D ish ▁Network ▁introduced ▁an ▁updated ▁version ▁known ▁as ▁Ho pper ▁with ▁S ling , ▁which ▁integr ates ▁S ling box ▁place - sh ifting ▁technology ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁box . ▁ ▁Both ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Ho pper ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁universal ▁pra ise ▁by ▁technology ▁publications , ▁particularly ▁surrounding ▁its ▁" Pr ime Time ▁Any time " ▁functionality , ▁the ▁Auto H op ▁feature , ▁integration ▁with ▁smart ph ones ▁and ▁table ts , ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁built - in ▁place - sh ifting ▁to ▁its ▁second ▁iteration . ▁However ,