AFAIK, the only suggestion that TE4 roamios would not get the pre-roll ads were that they were not yet seen even after the bolts got them, and some were wishful, but (TTBOMK) there was no commitment by TiVo itself they would not happen. Apparently the roamios (on TE4) have joined their brethren. I can't claim I am surprised.
You didn't switch to Tablo yet?
I'm really close to pulling the trigger on Plex Pass + HDHomeRun. Either that or Tablo. I thought Tablo had issues with video quality but an article I found shows it can be setup to store the video without recompressing it.You didn't switch to Tablo yet?
Do you have a pointer to that article? Google is not forthcoming.
More research, apparently Tablo doesn't do 1080i well: Sports at 1080i looks terrible - FireTV and Roku and Browser
Sounds like there's a Plex Pass in your future then! It only transcodes if necessary for the device/app that's accessing it. Also as you know you can expand beyond OTA into other media. I've played with Plex for managing music among other things.
I'm on a Roamio and I'm getting ads for Tivo+ in the guide. Super annoying, they're on every page. It's the last straw for me. The ads for TMZ are particularly dumb. I was contemplating YouTubeTV with my Shield, I think this has just pushed me over the edge that in totality I'm paying way too much. TiVo basically kept me in the game with the Minis and all too. RIP.
How long did you have it paused? 30+ minutes? Could this be a new type of screensaver? Not that TiVo has screensavers to my knowledge.
Have you complained over the phone? The only appropriate place for ads is in the Discovery Bar.
Well, I opened up a text dialogue with them and went back and forth about the problem, and they said they are looking into it, and they would send me an email when they have a fix. I told them again and again that until that time, please just remove the pre-rolled ads to remove the conflict, but they would not. Finally they said that when they find a fix and try it and if that does not work, then and only then would they remove the pre-rolled ads. That was 3 or 4 days ago and no word yet. As I said, the ads are not a big deal since when we start a show, we have the remote in our hand anyway, so it's just one more button to advance past the ad which is has been working okay, but it sucks that when I want to check the channel signal strength, I now have to use my other TiVo or do one channel at a time on the bolt, but this has not been enough for us to find another alternative. Too much invested already in a bolt, a roameo, and a mini.
Just curious, why do you have a frequent need to check signal strengths? If you don't want to go to the actual signal meter screen, you can also view signal strengths by going to the Diagnostics screen. This will show you the strength for any channels that are currently tuned.
No, but I will make it clear when I call to cancel. It looks like they're headed in the direction of ads everywhere. Ads on preroll are particularly egregious.
Didn't you mean to post that in another thread? → Tivo Plus(?)
They've always been headed in that direction since day 1, you've just chosen to ignore it until now. Technology allows them to put ads where they couldn't before.
The Tivo is a money-making machine first, second, and third. If it's supposed to do those other tasks as well then somebody should tell Rovi.
Of course, they've probably been planning it for a while and the new interface was required to be able to implement it. I've been using TiVo since the Series 3 and my parents from Series 1, so it's been loong run. It's unfortunate.
