After many years w/Tivo, starting with Series 1, I'm SOL. I can only get IPTV service and my three Tivo's might as well be doorstops.
So I'm asking your advice on the best substitute.
I'm thinking maybe some kind of device that will allow me to stream video from my PC. But it would have to be able to control the PC remotely as the TV and PC will be in different rooms.
Maybe something like a Ruku if it permits streaming from a PC. Does it?
It would be nice if the device had local storage so that I could have several programs immediately on hand at the TV end.
Or possibly a slingbox where I would do all the Tivo-ing at my folk's house and watch it remotely.
Naturally I'd like all this in HD.
I'm just blue skying because my only experience is with Tivo and don't know what else might be out there.
Please give me your input. Is there life without Tivo?
I've never tried. I could pick up one of those flat antennas I see advertised. But my main concern is time shifting. We watched a movie last night, I think it was on FX, the damn thing must have run three hours with all the ads. I gave up in disgust less than a third way through. I'm spoiled by Tivo and life's too short!
I've never tried. I could pick up one of those flat antennas I see advertised. But my main concern is time shifting. We watched a movie last night, I think it was on FX, the damn thing must have run three hours with all the ads. I gave up in disgust less than a third way through. I'm spoiled by Tivo and life's too short!
I've temporary bricked my S2 by attempting a guided setup at my new location using the phone (don't have wired ethernet at the TV location yet; but working on it). I couldn't make the phone connection with my VOIP service. So now I have to find a friend with a land line. Why doesn't Tivo let you switch from phone to ethernet?? Seems like a reasonable thing to do. Anyway I'll have only one working tuner with my dual tuner S2 so that's quite limiting.
My location is Delray Beach, FL. The community is served by Hotwire but I can also get Uverse at a significantly higher cost. Both are IPTV. I called Comcast and they won't come into the community.
Why doesn't Tivo let you switch from phone to ethernet?? Seems like a reasonable thing to do. Anyway I'll have only one working tuner with my dual tuner S2 so that's quite limiting.
Since it has built-in Ethernet, you should be able to do that. I have a couple of single tuner TiVos have never been connected to a phone line. Used a USB Ethernet adapter, even for guided setup.
My location is Delray Beach, FL. The community is served by Hotwire but I can also get Uverse at a significantly higher cost. Both are IPTV. I called Comcast and they won't come into the community.
Since it has built-in Ethernet, you should be able to do that. I have a couple of single tuner TiVos have never been connected to a phone line. Used a USB Ethernet adapter, even for guided setup.
Figured it was something like that. You should update your TCF profile. It still has you in Stamford, CT.
I googled Hotwire. What a POS! I feel for you. I suspect there were some palms greased when this contract was signed.
The private channels are kind of like beta channels. They have not been fully reviewed and approved by Roku. Many of them don't work or they don't stay around, like the VideoBuzz channel that let you watch YouTube videos. It was recently shut down.
I've temporary bricked my S2 by attempting a guided setup at my new location using the phone (don't have wired ethernet at the TV location yet; but working on it). I couldn't make the phone connection with my VOIP service. So now I have to find a friend with a land line. Why doesn't Tivo let you switch from phone to ethernet?? Seems like a reasonable thing to do. Anyway I'll have only one working tuner with my dual tuner S2 so that's quite limiting.
My location is Delray Beach, FL. The community is served by Hotwire but I can also get Uverse at a significantly higher cost. Both are IPTV. I called Comcast and they won't come into the community.
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