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Discussion in 'TiVo Premiere DVRs' started by tvmaster2, Oct 14, 2017.

  1. Oct 14, 2017 #1 of 11
    tvmaster2

    tvmaster2 Well-Known Member

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    I have the two-tuner, 1st gen Premiere. Don't know if I'm out of touch, but is there some reason why I can't watch either recorded or in-progress shows from this unit on my iOS devices (iPads)? Has that feature been 86'ed by TiVo?
     
  2. Oct 14, 2017 #2 of 11
    ThAbtO

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    You need a Tivo Stream.
     
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  3. Oct 14, 2017 #3 of 11
    krkaufman

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    Or a Roamio Plus or Pro on the same (wired) home network -- since they both include a built-in TiVo Stream

    See: It's time to start streaming
     
  4. Oct 14, 2017 #4 of 11
    tvmaster2

    tvmaster2 Well-Known Member

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    Am I using the term 'streaming' improperly here? I CAN watch shows on my iPad which are stored on the Premiere, although the buffering is a bit crummy over my speedy, home network. But if I go into Settings, the only machines that show up as 'streaming' TiVos are my Bolt & Roamio. Make sense?
     
  5. Oct 14, 2017 #5 of 11
    krkaufman

    krkaufman TDL shepherd

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    Curious, is your Roamio a Plus or Pro? Or do you have a TiVo Stream?

    The feature hasn't been snuffed, to the best of my knowledge. But that doesn't mean it can't break.

    I'm not a mobile streaming expert, so I'll leave it to those who are. (My suggestions would start with powering everything down, TiVos and network gear, then bringing them back online and trying again. See?)
     
  6. Oct 14, 2017 #6 of 11
    HerronScott

    HerronScott Well-Known Member

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    Your first post asks why you can't watch recorded content from the Premiere on your iPad but the second post indicates you can watch them?

    Scott
     
  7. Oct 14, 2017 #7 of 11
    krkaufman

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    Oh, I get it now (with the add'l nudge).

    You're only seeing the BOLT and (6-tuner!) Roamio as your streaming devices via the app settings because those are your TiVo devices that have the necessary built-in transcoding hardware that provides the mobile streaming functionality. The Premiere series doesn't have the built-in streaming functionality, but Premiere content can be streamed via the Roamio's built-in Stream module. (I'm not sure the BOLT software has been updated to support mobile streaming of content from other supported DVRs on the network, as the TiVo Stream can.)

    So what you really have is just a "streaming quality" issue, right?

    Are your DVRs all connected to your router via wired Ethernet and/or MoCA network connections, per requirements?
     
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  8. Oct 15, 2017 #8 of 11
    tvmaster2

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    Yeah, sorry, my bad. I reset the ipad in question, and then network access became usable again. However, in the 'setup' portion of the iOS app, the Premiere still doesn't show up as a device which can be setup for in home or out of home streaming.
     
  9. Oct 15, 2017 #9 of 11
    tvmaster2

    tvmaster2 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, you've cleared it up for me - for some reason I thought a first-gen Premiere could do this, but I forgot about the extra stream-box needed :)
     
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  10. Oct 15, 2017 #10 of 11
    jon01

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    long...
    I have the premiere 1st gen also with no TiVo Stream. Now I see that the stream is discontinued. Am I out of luck? My only solution is to upgrade to a bolt/roamio?
     
  11. Oct 15, 2017 #11 of 11
    krkaufman

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    Or possibly find a Stream on eBay? (Though the recent upgrade special would've likely been the better option.)
     

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