Are the Mini's really worth the trouble

I skipped the Minis, and purchased 2 Amazon Fire TV boxes. They don't have all the features of the Minis, but with the TiVo application loaded on them, we can watch any recorded programs on the Fire TVs. The fire TVs also have access to more streaming services, like Showtime, CBS All Access, etc... This setup is working pretty well for us. At any rate, it's an option, and they can be configured to work wireless if you have enough wireless bandwidth.


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I never had any issues with my minis and I have 4 of them all setup with moca connected to a 6 tuner 3tb Roamio. For the price they're really hard to beat. I picked up the v2 mini for around $115 a piece from Amazon.

Just remember, you're only going to see people posting who have trouble with them, because there is no reason for the people who have no issues at all to postthat everything is working as expected.

 

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I have 6 minis and never had a problem. They have worked and I prefer them over using my xl4. Just because they are much faster and responsive.

 

I only have 1 mini up in my loft but I find it totally worth it. I like having control of the programming while I'm watching. If I want to pause it to go take a leak, I can...if I want to rewind a game to watch what just happened because I'm slow and missed it, I can...you have the full experience of the main TiVo box for very little money. Definitely worth it in my book.

 

I am connected through Cat5e...I haven't had any problems with my mini.

 

My brother and I haven't had any issues with our Minis. I'm using Powerline and he's using Moca.

Scott

 

I have 3 minis and no problems to report. Once in a blue moon, if I rebooted my router, the minis would fail to reconnect to the main Tivo, but since I put static IPs into each Mini, no issues.

 

5 Minis on Moca here, never a single issue. On the other hand, I do use the FireTV app occasionally, but everyday use would definitely have me pulling my hair out. It's a very poor substitute for a Mini. Perhaps if you'd never used a Mini, you wouldn't know any better.

I think the issues you see here are that people don't understand how to initially set them up or have some unusual network issues that existed before they ever added any Minis. I wouldn't worry about that at all. Minis work beautifully and are usually plug and play.

 

I have a mini and have never once posted what nice job it does.

Fire TV app has been fun to play with, but as a true solution it still has a way to go. I assume its in beta because it was an easy translation for them to build once they found the app had been side loaded.

 

Before anyone with a Roamio basic or OTA model (e.g., me) gets all excited about the Fire TV TiVo app: It doesn't work with that TiVo model (unless you add a TiVo Stream). That's what the Amazon description of the app says, anyway.

 

I got a Mini for Christmas. Once I wrapped my mind around the new (to me) concept of MoCa, I found that I love, love, love my Mini.

 

This. I've been trouble free with Minis and I'm also using the Moca network to extend wifi throughout my home. It's really good stuff.

 

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There is absolutely nothing you have to change or do besides plug in the Mini.

 

Just my two cents....... Two Minis connected with Cat5E cable and I couldn't be happier!! Never any problems connected to my Romeo, and now with Skip Mode I am really loving them even more!!