OTA Premiere as a Tivo Mini

I don't know, but I had a Tivo Roamio Plus and a TiVo Series 3 and couldn't stream between them.

Also, I'm not sure it matters to you, but the reason why I bought a TiVo Mini, beyond the fact that I couldn't use my TiVo Series 3 as a streaming device as if it were a Mini, is because the older unit doesn't support MPEG-4 encoded video, which my service provider has started using for cable channels. If that's any part of your future, you may want to keep it in mind.

 

Yes, it will work, for recordings, as Dan203 said.

Just to verify, right now I'm streaming a Shark Week show from my S3, which is not connected to cable, just the internet, and my Roamio Pro, which is connected to digital cable and internet.

Technically, you 'transfer' the recording. But, you can watch it instantly. Pause, rewind, etc.

Bicker - if you have a Roamio and an S3 it should work. I had trouble setting up the network handshake, but eventually got it.

 

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You're actually streaming, i.e., watching the recording on the destination TiVo while it is still transferring from the source TiVo?

 

If that's a question, you can watch without doing a transfer. Or you can start the transfer and start watching locally. I only mention this because I can watch while a recording is streaming, but if I attempt to watch without the transfer my Roamio restarts. So I don't do that.

 

Yes. I select the show, and as soon as it starts transferring, I get the 'play' option.

 

If you can watch a show with a Series 3 from a Roamio depends on if your cable company has put any restrictions (flags) on it. Technically the Series 3 is copying not streaming the show, if copying is allowed you can start to watch it before it is completely copied so it can appear the same as streaming but it is not the same in the eyes of content providers.

 

Excellent points.

 

Hmmm... I'm not sure I ever tried it. Interesting.

 

Okay, so there is a difference between Premieres and Series 3, in this regard. (Good! I'm not going crazy! )

 

Premiere and newer Tivo can stream to each other, but older models like Series 2/3 can only transfer/copy.

 

This is what I do.

Roamio with hd antenna only.
Premiere on digital cable.

Assuming I know what's on at the time (live TV).

On the Roamio I go to the shows of the Premiere and then hit guide.
I then hit enter to search. You should now being searching for shows on the Premiere.
When I find the show I want....record it.
Then you can go back on the Roamio and into shows of the Premeire and watch that digital cable show.

 

If that Premiere is a 2 tuner model, not the Premiere 4 (4 tuner), then you can have OTA connected along with cable.