I'm Back with TIVO and very happy so far

As a returning TiVo customer you might qualify for that loyalty discount on the Roamio Pro (if it's still going on).

My experience with FIOS was similar, but I had the Motorola 7232. It didn't need weekly reboots, but it did get somewhat laggy handling 5GB of recordings across two DVRs.

One thing I don't miss is how the 7232 only supported a single IR code. Sometimes one unit would get a code meant for the other in-spite of my attempts to prevent it.

 

There was no loyalty discount for the former DirecTiVo users as that was managed by DirecTV . DirecTV customers didn't have a TiVo account.

 

I am a returning former Tivo user, and after "checking on the best available deal", my activation agent offered me $199 lifetime Tivo service on a Roamio I purchased at Best Buy. I encourage inquiring politely and persistently about discounted options.

 

Probably so as they couldn't find anything in their files about me, but I was most definitely a TiVo customer. The CSR I talked to offered me the loyalty deal to get my business back, another CSR might not.

That's why it's YMMV

 

I am also shipping back Verizon DVRs this week. Very laggy, annoying Verizon pop ups every now and then, no room to record and cost a fortune for what seems like 1999 tech.

I used to worry I'd miss On Demand content, but since they took away your ability to fast forward and added commercials to the last On Demand I watched, I suddenly had very little interest in keeping it around.

Anyway, impressed with my Roamio and Mini so far.

 

The extra cost is worth it. I love TiVo and have been around since DirecTivo days as well!

 

Quick question for the FiOS customers: are any of you keeping a simple cable box just in case something happens to your TiVo, or is that a "cross that bridge when I get to it" situation? I'm pretty happy with my new Roamio, but since it's also managing two minis I'm wary of what will happen if the Roamio ever needs service.

Or should I look for an old Premiere on eBay and stow that in a closet somewhere just in case?

 

I'm sending them all back. As I mentioned above, now that I am finding commercials I can't fast forward through in On Demand content, I am not concerned with keeping it. I guess I could use it for movies, but with a big hard drive, Netflix, and Amazon VOD there is very little I can't find or record.

If I change my mind, my recollection is that Verizon is more than happy to rush ship you a new (new to you...probably been in Verizon inventory for a decade) DVR and tack the $30 monthly charge on your account.

 

Slight hijack here. I'm a former Directivo user that has had 3 Fios DVR's for the past 5 years or so. I'm seriously condsidering getting the Roamio Pro and 2 minis so I can record 6 channels and hook up 3 tvs. Are you happy with the minis? Is there much lag or other issues compared to the Fios DVRs? Thanks in advance.

 

Same here, and coming from Verizon's MRDVR which could get pretty bogged down dealing with a huge combined playlist, the Mini's are fantastic.

I'm continuing to use Verizon's ActionTec router to supply MOCA networking to my Roamio Plus and Minis. Very solid.

My only knock against the Mini is that they don't support 1080p or 4K, but that may be in the works if it's important to you.

 

Awesome, thanks! I'll use the ActionTecrouther as well. I just ordered the cablecard and will try out the new equipment before returning my MRDVRs. Now I just have to get caught up on all of my recordings.

 

No 1080p on Mini? Seems to work perfectly fine for me, always has. Perhaps you don't have a 1080p TV.

 

My mini only does 720p. I have to say though I can't tell the difference from my 1080p tv on Roamio. Sometimes I think 720p looks better.

 

Are v2 Minis only 720p? My v1 Mini is 1080p. Glad I have the older model.

 

I kind of like the softer picture of the 720 than the 1080p. The 1080p resolution makes everything a bit too crisp and, oddly enough, fake looking.

For the on-demand options, I found my xbox and apple tv offers most of the options I had through the FIOS box, for premium channels at least. HBO/SHO/CIN/STARZ. I did not want another rental and my wife doesn't want to learn another input to switch to (even though my harmony does most of the work).

 

The only option I've seen on my Mini's is "1080p (pass-thru only)" which I thought only dealt with 1080p24 from streaming services which support it.

My Roamio Plus has some additional options (such as 1080p60).

 

Have you looked in to tweaking your video settings? Most recent TVs overprocess the signal by default and make everything look like a Soap Opera, but there's often a way to turn that down if not off.