Tuner Questions

In reverse order. Check Menu, Settings, Remote Cable Card & Devices, Power Saving Settings. It saves little but does turn off the tuners and their buffers. Read the text on the upper right for more detail.
Green LED goes out during Standby (Power Saving).
Buffer rewind is always 30 minutes. If you decide to record the channel after 30 minutes you may get more content, depending on the bit-rate of the channel.
I never heard of a user suggestion being enabled.
Yes, the host is not shown when you view the tuners (except you see it while looking at the other tuners ).
A Mini will use an existing tuner if that tuner is on that channel. The buffer is not affected. But it will change that tuner's channel if needed and you lose the buffer.

 

Your harmony remote may be programmed to turn the TiVo off/standby, check your programming. If you want buffers the disk has to be spinning.

 

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I've been a little over an hour into a movie, then decide to record it, and it started the recording at the beginning, so internally there is more then a 30 minute buffer, its just limiting the trickplay buffer to 30 minutes.

 

No, but there's no law that prevents the host and Mini using two tuners & buffers on the same channel. That would be the reason you sometimes have a buffer.

 

Understandable in many ways. And I'm sure Xfinity will like that considering the prices they charge to rent equipment.

 

I am not a proponent of equipment rental of any kind, but in all fairness it should be pointed out that Comcast STB rental fees, when not included in the service charge, are pretty much in line with what you can expect to pay for monthly or yearly TiVo service. In fact, in some areas, an X1 DVR can cost as little as $5.00 p.m. as an add-on, although the typical charge in most areas under the Simple & Easy system is $7.50 for a STB w/cloud storage and $15 for a full-fledged 4K DVR, both including streaming app access (something which is woefully under-supported on TiVo DVRs). In still other areas, it can cost more depending on the amount of cloud storage selected.

 

Yes you can, I do this all the time. If you have ESPN on a tuner on your Edge, and you want to watch that with the buffer on your Mini, change the Edge to another tuner. Do not change the channel though. Go into room with Mini and then select ESPN from the guide and you will have the channel buffer. It works every time.

 

It's easy to check. Just check Diagnostics. All tuners and their channel assignment are displayed.

 

Correct. You can have two different tuners on the same channel but no sharing. I use the method above every day as I start a show in my living room and then head into another room to finish watching.

But beware! You may have many, many people here tell you that you are using your TiVo improperly by watching live TV and wanting to switch between locations, etc. Ignore them and use your equipment as you best see fit. Dare to be different.

 

jangell2, you are using your TiVo improperly by watching live TV and wanting to switch between locations

 

The TiVo police will take that tuner away if used improperly!