Tivo won't connect

I would telephone TiVo customer support tomorrow morning, note that you're trying to set up your TiVo box, and have not had success--they can look into things and further have you try things. There's still reason to be optimistic.

 

Just a guess, but your lights seem to indicate the box is working normally for connection and recording, but if the HDMI output is dead, then you got ripped off by some turd selling known bad equipment.

There generally aren't any "books" with these boxes anymore, but there are PDF copies of the manuals available on the tiVo support site.

 

If your TV has composite video try that. At least you'll know if the HDMI is the problem.

Edit: You state you went through set up, so you could see all the Tivo screens, guided set up etc. Is it just TV that you can't see? Can you see the menu's? Cable or antenna?

 

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If you were able to go through guided setup then you are getting output to the TV. By any chance did you change inputs on the TV (after you went through guided setup)? Have you cycled through the TV inputs?

 

Power cycle the TiVo and see what, if any, screens you see during the boot up process.

 

I guess he got it to work.

 

I enjoyed reading your response. There's that!!

 

If you can wait a matter of weeks, Black Friday/Cyber Monday are fast approaching and TiVo has had some nice deals the past few years, starting as early as the week of or before Black Friday or so. This is a good place to monitor them, as there sometimes are tips here, including as to otherwise unannounced promotions.

Are you looking for a cable or an OTA TiVo box? TiVo has some of each (in both Roamio and Bolt models) available at its online outlet, in refurb. form. https://www.tivo.com/shop/outlet I've had success with a TiVo refurb., it seeming to be in new form. But I'd be tempted to look for November holiday promotions.