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Best buy and Amazon currently have 2TB Western Digital My Passport Ultras for $89. I don't have the hopper (I have the ViP722k), but it was still fairly easy to transfer programming from my old receiver to a replacement receiver. I had about 170GB of programming to transfer, and it took ~8 hours each way. btw, these EHD's are USB powered.

Regarding the drives, most USB laptop drive enclosures should run from 500mA provided by a normal USB port, but if they're giving you an issue, you could always get a Y-adapter (something like this) and supplement with any wall-wart USB charger. Also, using a desktop drive in an enclosure with an external power supply should also work.

Also FWIW, I can't think of any codecs that require bitrates in multiples of 5Mb. In any event, it's probably just a guestimate where they're using different bitrates for different types of content, and this is where they think it nets out for a "typical" user.

If you're feeling up to running some cat6 - you can always get one of these (and some cable):

https://www.amazon.com/J-Tech-Digital-Extender-Single-1080P/dp/B00G5RBX2Q/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1523337226&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=hdmi+extender&psc=1

If you get an extra 21.1 remote (or repurpose the current tv2 remote, just sacrificing control of tv2), you can actually program it to operate tv1. You just have to flip the little number (after taking off the battery cover) to "1" and make sure the little toggle is set to "uhf". (the benefit of this being you wont need line of site to operate tv1)

Flip open the cover on the front of your receiver and hit "system info" then hit record on your newly repurposed 21.1 remote to pair the remote with your receiver.

Yes, if you get a sling adapter you should be able to see most if not all of your subscribed channels using dish anywhere - basically it uses your internet connection to upload compressed live straight from your receiver, over the internet, to wherever it is you are - so having a decent upload speed can help - at least 250kb or so upload will work for the mobile app.

https://www.mydish.com/dish-anywhere/sling-adapter

Just be aware that the 722k is pretty much an obsolete receiver at this point - the only people eligible to get it are people who have it and get it replaced because it stopped working - or customers who have the older 525 and do a migration.

An alternative is to get the hopper, but only get it for two tv's. Get a wifi joey - it costs the same per month as a regular tv and has only a one time "fee" of $25. You can then move that receiver throughout your house - just needs hdmi and power. This is usually your most economical choice if you want to pay for as few tvs as possible.

The “splitter” with the orange label is the hub and will need to stay, but you can replace the other one. It is moca only so it doesn’t need to be anything special, just buy one with the highest upper end frequency you can find for a decent price with the number of ports you need. I believe moca 2.0 goes up to around 1500-1750 MHz.

16 - MagiDeal 16 Way Vertical Splitter Coaxial 5-2400 MHz HDTV Digital TV Coax https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079KSD1ZY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Iqq5BbV8BXKKX

8 - BAMF 8-Way Coax Cable Splitter Bi-Directional MoCA 5-2300MHz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M34OZ2S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_6rq5BbNHNZCS5

Terminate the unused ports with - Mumaxun 10pcs F Type 75 Ohm Terminator Coax Cap for Coaxial Networks Cable TV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CPSX285/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_3tq5BbF3KTQ67

Here is a picture of the OTA module you have to take off the panel from the back, and slide the module in.

I cant recall if the vip612 needs an adapter (or if it can even take one) but if there is a coax port that says "over the air antenna in" that is where you would connect an OTA antenna directly.

Here is the OTA module on Amazon for $39