Once you go TiVo you can never go back!

honestaquarian · January 2017

tonyb wrote: »

WLDock wrote: »

honestaquarian wrote: »

@WLDock
So you would at least have to keep your internet with Comcast.

Yes, that's the plan. Right now, my total bill after taxes for the Triple Play Package is about $238. That's too much, it's killing my pocket. I'm thinking OTA, TiVo, Android box w/Kodi, Netflix and we should be able to find all of our shows.

Mines 260 a month, HBO/SHO....2 hd boxes. Trip[le play with phone and internet. Plus another 20 a month for Netflix, which the wife likes but I don't care for much.

Problem with going with so many different sources, it will take you forever to watch something seeing you'll have to go through a variety of menu's.

@WLDock
@tonyb
Look at my previous posts in this thread to see the long list of what you can access through a TiVo (*and it's an incomplete one at that*)

honestaquarian · May 2018

TiVo Bolt VOX
Man TiVo has done it AGAIN!!
The new interface and the voice control are OFF THE CHAIN!

mpitogo · May 2018

My first TiVo was a DirectTV TiVo and loved it, I used to time shift a hella lot of shows before HD. For some years after TiVo went on decline with cable companies offering DVR services. I never bought into them again. I dumped cabletv and went to online streaming. With the shift to HD I purchased a TV Guide driven Sony DHG-HDD500 and it rocked for HD OTA recording. Sadly the support for OTA TV Guide went away. Eventually I went back to anti-cable FiOS (hate cable) and looked in the market TiVo was nowhere to be found and decided to do HTPC with a Ceton quad tuner cable card driven DVR back in 2009 running Win7 MCE. Most of the original HTPC still lives and certainly made its ROI! It’s over kill but 2 years ago I bought a 1TB Toshiba SSD, over the years I’ve replaced 2 mechanical NAS rated WD Red 2TB drives both had failed running 24x7 and I also replaced 3 low speed fans, the bearings worn out. The MCE is multi room I use a 360 MCE extender for the office TV and can watch live TV or the entire HTPC library.

I did the math HTPC vs DVR rentals and I saved quite a bit of $$$. I get FiOS ultimate HD, Free HBO, Free Showtime bundle for $53, internet is another $60 $113 all in with taxes and they also added 2 years free STARZ. Best of live, recorded and streaming.

I would probably do it again with a USB Ceton tuner and an Intel NUC or some fanless HTPC.

honestaquarian · May 2018

mpitogo wrote: »

My first TiVo was a DirectTV TiVo and loved it, I used to time shift a hella lot of shows before HD. For some years after TiVo went on decline with cable companies offering DVR services. I never bought into them again. I dumped cabletv and went to online streaming. With the shift to HD I purchased a TV Guide driven Sony DHG-HDD500 and it rocked for HD OTA recording. Sadly the support for OTA TV Guide went away. Eventually I went back to anti-cable FiOS (hate cable) and looked in the market TiVo was nowhere to be found and decided to do HTPC with a Ceton quad tuner cable card driven DVR back in 2009 running Win7 MCE. Most of the original HTPC still lives and certainly made its ROI! It’s over kill but 2 years ago I bought a 1TB Toshiba SSD, over the years I’ve replaced 2 mechanical NAS rated WD Red 2TB drives both had failed running 24x7 and I also replaced 3 low speed fans, the bearings worn out. The MCE is multi room I use a 360 MCE extender for the office TV and can watch live TV or the entire HTPC library.

I did the math HTPC vs DVR rentals and I saved quite a bit of $$$. I get FiOS ultimate HD, Free HBO, Free Showtime bundle for $53, internet is another $60 $113 all in with taxes and they also added 2 years free STARZ. Best of live, recorded and streaming.

I would probably do it again with a USB Ceton tuner and an Intel NUC or some fanless HTPC.

@mpitogo
I FINALLY got Verizon FiOS and switched over from RCN using my TiVo Roamio+. Then I got my hands on the Bolt VOX and it SCREAMS on FiOS!!

honestaquarian · May 2018

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/tivo-announces-alexa-voice-integration

mpitogo · May 2018

@honestaquarian sweet. I’m a FiOS fan.

Switching to TiVo would be a bit pricey for me, $399 for 1TB vox + $549 all in sub, and $179 for the vox mini (MCE extender replacement). I’ll just run the HTPC until my Ceton tuner dies, everything else is pretty inexpensive to replace, mainly stuff that spins like fans, and no more HDD but the SSD is finite but it should last with SSD wear leveling technology.

honestaquarian · May 2018

I got my my 1TB Bolt on eBay for half that $399. I switched my yearly subscription from my Roamio+ over to the Bolt. I already have a Mini that came with the lifetime subscription when I bought it. Once I switched over to the Bolt and set it up so that the mini would work off of it, the Mini automatically downloaded the New Experience interface that the Bolt uses.

mpitogo · May 2018

what!!! The mini needs a sub too!!!??! All it is is an extender for the main DVR.,,

honestaquarian · May 2018

They come with lifetime subscriptions

honestaquarian · November 2018

Just got my curiosity about this piqued on another thread. Does anyone have a 4K capable TiVo BOLT and high speed internet and stream 4K from any of the services like Netflix who provide it?
If so then how is it working for you?
Which service is the best/has the best 4K programming?

BlueFox · November 2018

I just got a TiVo Bolt Vox working Friday. It took 4 cable cards before one worked. In regard to your question, no I haven't tried any streaming yet. I'm still figuring out how to use it with cable. The instructions are non-existent, but it looks like I did record SNL last night, and will soon find out if Big Bang Theory records tonight.

I have to admit, I do like the high-def cable channels. That was a worth while upgrade.

honestaquarian · November 2018

BlueFox wrote: »

I just got a TiVo Bolt Vox working Friday. It took 4 cable cards before one worked. In regard to your question, no I haven't tried any streaming yet. I'm still figuring out how to use it with cable. The instructions are non-existent, but it looks like I did record SNL last night, and will soon find out if Big Bang Theory records tonight.

I have to admit, I do like the high-def cable channels. That was a worth while upgrade.

@BlueFox Who is your cable/Internet Service Provider?
If you have any questions about the TiVo, feel free to ask as I also have a Bolt VOX with a oneTerabyte hard drive. This is my fourth TiVo.

BlueFox · November 2018

Comcast. Thanks, I am sure I will have questions galore.

honestaquarian · November 2018

@BlueFox Just so you know Comcast allows you to access their on demand programing from a TiVo. The only other providers who do this are the smaller ones who rent TiVo boxes (like RCN,Charter or Suddenlink) and you can only access their on demand programming with the TiVo's that you rent from them. Comcast allows you to access it from a TiVo that your purchased.

honestaquarian · December 2018

Hey @BlueFox
How is your TiVo working for you? Any questions?

BlueFox · December 2018

Well, it works fine. However, the hard drive always spins, even when not being used. So it is noisy. Unfortunately, I have good hearing, and it is really annoying. I ended up putting it on the floor on a block under an alcove created by the bottom shelf, and that helped muffle the sound.

msg · December 2018

Hey Bud, that could be a cooling fan. I'm not sure on the newer Bolt models, but my Roamio does it, too. The OE fan failed, and I replaced it with what was supposed to be a comparable one - better, even, supposedly - but it's a little louder. If I reboot it, it's significantly louder until the system settles, but, eh, yeah, it can be a nuisance.

I wonder if there's anything on the TiVo forums about this.
Could always replace it with a large SSD?

honestaquarian · December 2018

@BlueFox Have you tried any of the streaming or Comcast On Demand yet?
@msg Which Roamio do you have?
I used to have the Roamio+ with the 1 terabyte hard drive.

BlueFox · December 2018

No streaming, etc. I watch very little TV. If I watch a movie it is a Blue Ray I either bought, or my Netflix selection. I am retiring the end of April, and just might cancel my cable service.

joecoulson · December 2018

I have the Bolt and it’s noisy as heck. Love the device and it’s abilities, just wish it wasn’t like a 90’s gateway PC

BlueFox · December 2018

Agree 100%.

msg · December 2018

I forget which one I have. It's the Roamio that came with the 500GB disk, I think the first one after the OTA. I upgraded the drive to 2TB. I'd like to upgrade the the model with gigabit ethernet, and was watching for them on Ebay with lifetime service, but man, people want a lot for the ones you'd actually want to buy, so I left off it.

I scaled my cable service way back, too. I don't watch a whole lot of TV lately, myself, and was just "collecting" shows and movies more than was actually watching anything. It was starting to feel like a responsibility I was shirking!

honestaquarian · December 2018

It's funny, I don't have any noise problems with my Bolt (Fingers crossed that it'll stay that way) I fought for two years to get Verizon FiOS, so I am enjoying the fruits of my labors. I had a Roamio+ when I switched from RCN to FiOS at the beginning of this year.Then my patience paid off on eBay and managed to get my hands on a good, used Bolt 1Terabyte in black. I tried the lifetime subscription once with my original Premier XL and decided I was going to stick with the annual subscription.

BlueFox · December 2018

Well, you either have an exceptional Bolt, or bad hearing.

honestaquarian · December 2018

BlueFox wrote: »

Well, you either have an exceptional Bolt, or bad hearing.

Why I oughta!!!

joecoulson · December 2018

honestaquarian wrote: »

BlueFox wrote: »

Well, you either have an exceptional Bolt, or bad hearing.

Why I oughta!!!

I take it the Bolt is the same...

honestaquarian · December 2018

The same as what?
You lost me there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

honestaquarian · January 2019

Has anyone had any problems with their TiVo Mini after upgrading the software to the new dimensions version? I'm not talking about the newer Mini VOX. I mean the older mini's.

msg · January 2019

I almost accidentally did a voluntary update a few weeks ago while feeling around the system, and checked for updates, but caught it in time without installing. No sir, no updates if I can help it, at least not by my hand.

Are you having issues with it?

honestaquarian · January 2019

This particular time it was just a loose HDMI cable.
Other times the Mini freezes up when I am using the apps.

Once you go TiVo you can never go back!

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