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Should I purchase a back up Hard Drive

Discussion in 'TiVo Bolt DVR/Streamer' started by MrDell, Dec 5, 2020.

  1. Dec 5, 2020 #1 of 3
    MrDell

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    Just wanted to get some feedback from the TiVo community.... I have a Bolt that is closing in on three years old with some external cooling attached. It has been trouble free so far but I am aware of some possible future hard drive issues I may encounter. I just noticed that Amazon has the “Toshiba MQ03ABB200 2TB” listed which I think is a decent replacement. Was wondering if this hard drive is a good replacement and do you think that it is a good idea to have a replacement on hand. If Cable becomes an issue I can always go OTA with this Bolt and reception is very good in my area. Thanks so much for your feedback.
     
  2. Dec 5, 2020 #2 of 3
    LarryAtHome

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    Don't forget, OTA may go away as well depending when your area changes over to ATCS 3.0, then depending when they end ATSC 1.0 transmissions. So far this is 5+ years.
     
  3. Dec 5, 2020 #3 of 3
    MrDell

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    Very true... I have been very happy with tivo but I realize that it may not be future proof... is there any device available now or on the horizon that will be compatible with ATCS 3.0 and can be a decent replacement for tivo?
     

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