Recording Sources??

There is no simple way to record streaming content on any DVR. Cable and OTA are the only feeds that can be recorded at this time. Hulu is not live TV. If it's an App, it's not recordable on a TiVo.

Some make the argument that streaming content is always available, so there is no reason to make a recording.

Several years ago it was possible to record (download & watch) Amazon content. The guide displays only cable or OTA. If you are looking for one device to do both at the same time, TiVo will not be a solution. That ability also stopped years ago even though old Premiere units still work.

 

I have Amazon Prime and Pandora. I have no experience with other services. I'm sure others will post ideas and information.

At the top of every page there is a Search box. Just enter your keyword.

 

An older style Roku hooked to a Series 2 TiVo via the RCA legs.

Record anything that a Roku can stream.

 

Hulu Live TV is not supported by TiVo.

 

A TiVo Series 2 only records SD video. Recent scientific studies have shown that people who watch SD video often have headaches, nausea, halitosis, hyperhidrosis and problems making social connections.

 

Yeah, but we're great at a party.

 

I thought Macrovision copy protection would prevent this.

 

Unfortunately there are video processors available that defeat Macrovision, allowing the bad effects of viewing SD to propagate to the human eyeball. For that reason it's up to the individual to choose not to view SD content. Remember, "Friends don't let friends view SD!" and "Just say NO! to SD."

 

I've heard that people high on Fentanyl sometimes like SD video, and some of them die of an overdose. It hasn't been conclusively demonstrated whether SD or Fentanyl is the cause of death.

 

Dang it, I'm gonna continue getting use out of my Lifetime'd Series 2 Toshiba TiVo box, SD regardless!

 

Not so terrible. True confession: I don't have a smart phone.

 

Recording SD is no problem; just so long as you don't actually watch the recordings.

 

In the need for ever-higher and higher resolutions that are 'better': 8K sets with a release date. Soon people will talk about friends not letting friends watch lowly HD ...

 

Thanks for the link; I'm measuring my den for the 98" 8K as I write this!

 

I was at my Mother-in-law's house over the weekend and she was tuned to QVC (DishTV) on what was apparently an SD channel (zoomed to fill the screen). I had forgotten how bad SD can be and I'm on Comcast where people complain about the HD/MPEG4 conversion to 720p and lower bitrates.

Scott