Is anyone using the Tivo Extended Storage feature? What is your experience with it?
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the specs drew me to this router but i bought it refurbished and had issues with it straight out of the box - the tech support did respond to my emails and i havent bothered in recent times to follow up because i was so busy but if you buy this i suggest you get it new - i like netgear routers but maybe someone else might have had a better experience than me
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I no longer have a Tivo, but I used this router with readyshare (DLNA and SMB file share), and they both worked fine albeit slow. Unfortunately, I had a lot of trouble with the router itself and I think the flaw is implicit is the Software. The router seems to corrupt its memory and loses track of devices. My printer, mac, and occasionally my Windows 8.1 pc would stop talking to the router. I was able to connect to the device and look at the internal state and see this occurring. I installed open source software DD-WRT on the router and was going to see if this corrected the problem, but I bought a Linksys wrt1900ac instead. My network has been humming along since and DLNA and file sharing work even better and faster than the wndr3800. I am also running a netgear wrp2500 which never worked reliably with the WNDR3800, but works fantastically with my Linksys router. Netgear support is another issue. They are somewhat useless. If you look through the forums and the reviews you will see many folks with the same issue. Note that I returned the first WNDR3800 to the store and RMA'd the device to Netgear to try and resolve this issue. All three routers exhibited the same problem.
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I am not answering your question but was hoping you could answer a question I have. We are looking at using the 1 TB expander with our TiVo HD-DVR. We also have 2 Premiere's so in response to amount of space and recording, I obviously don't think anything is overkill. Are you able to transfer a recording from your Premiere to the HD-DVR you already have the expander on? It's not very clear on TiVo's website and only talks about portability of the actual expander from one TiVo box to another.
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Yes, there is something you don't know about and have overlooked. It depends on how you use the unit. I use it for nothing except playing podcasts of a certain conservative talk-show host. I never need more than 2GB to hold even a month's worth of podcasts, and I am never that far behind. Why pay more for function I don't need?
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I have a Roku too, and you won't need it as the TiVo has the same features. I use my Roku on a different tv since I have it.
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Wouldn't work with my TiVo series 3 or premiere, which is why I had bought it. I tried various methods but nothing worked. You need a proprietary hard drive to work with TiVo. Wound up selling it on eBay.
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Yea you should check on the Tivo website, your model number and what is the Max size of hard drive it takes, this enclosure will have nothing to do with it.
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Proceed with caution !!!! I'd think that it can logically be done since this is afterall nothing but a SATA HDD with specs that can work w. Tivo...etc Before you begin: 1. Be sure that you will not 'die' if what's in your drive now in terms of content is 'gone'. That's very possible 2. Check w. Western Digital directly As a rule-of-thumb, Tivo(at least) uses striping... which means that Tivo puts only a portion of the video(s) on this while keeping the rest on the native drive... so if you take the content in this drive to another Tivo or a computing device... the content is not complete and not usable Hope this helps ;) wYc
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I use the Qnap NAs that has the software for it. It also serves as my Media Center NAS so I can watch the camera video on my smart TVs as well.
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Yes, this model does NOT operate on a paid subscription like Tivo. You can set the DVR to record based on a start/stop times or more easily, you can just use the Channel Guide grid that shows the different upcoming programs & choose what you want to record from there. The Channel Guide pulls information that over-the-air broadcasters transmit along with the channel...usually 1-3 days worth of information. The week-long "TV Guide" service that this model offered is no longer functional because the service provider Rovi no longer transmits this data. I read that this service was being phased out (or more accurately, not being renewed) in all markets by March/April 2013. Yes, this model does NOT operate on a paid subscription like Tivo. You can set the DVR to record based on a start/stop times or more easily, you can just use the Channel Guide grid that shows the different upcoming programs & choose what you want to record from there. The Channel Guide pulls information that over-the-air broadcasters transmit along with the channel...usually 1-3 days worth of information. The week-long "TV Guide" service that this model offered is no longer functional because the service provider Rovi no longer transmits this data. I read that this service was... » Read More Yes, this model does NOT operate on a paid subscription like Tivo. You can set the DVR to record based on a start/stop times or more easily, you can just use the Channel Guide grid that shows the different upcoming programs & choose what you want to record from there. The Channel Guide pulls information that over-the-air broadcasters transmit along with the channel...usually 1-3 days worth of information. The week-long "TV Guide" service that this model offered is no longer functional because the service provider Rovi no longer transmits this data. I read that this service was being phased out (or more accurately, not being renewed) in all markets by March/April 2013. « Show Less
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I have installed a Lacie 1TB drive on my DirectTV DVR and so far...only a week.. it has worked well . did need to format the LaCie drive on one of my PC's before I connected it to the DVR. I don't know the Tivo but I would expect the Lacie drive to run on it. I used the eSATA port for a fast data transfer but the USB and Firewire ports should be okay also.As you can tell I did not buy the simpler USB only Lacie drive.
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I have not had this problem. Very happy with XL4 .. best TiVo yet. Can record 4 shows at same time while playback of another prerecorded show. Downloads/streams of shows (from netflix, for example) is fine .. no pauses for additional buffering.
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I've had both. The first one was a belkin and it was touch and go. The TIVO works much, much better.
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Hi.I also have the Videotron Illico Explorer 8300HD + the WD My DVR expander 500Gb. Everything works perfectly. I'm considering buying the 1Tb version, but would like to know for sure if there's a compatibility problem before buying.
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I have a 750 gig connected to a TiVo HD and a 1 tb connected to my TiVo Premier. Outside of an eSata cable issue with the Premier, I haven't had any issues with these Expanders. I just connected one to my Cablevision Scientific Atlanta DVR and so far so good.
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I have never worked on a TIVO, so I can't say for sure. This is a full size desktop drive with SATA connectors. If the device is small it may use a laptop drive. Sorry couldn't be more help.
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Proceed with caution !!!! I'd think that it can logically be done since this is afterall nothing but a SATA HDD with specs that can work w. Tivo...etcBefore you begin:1. Be sure that you will not 'die' if what's in your drive now in terms of content is 'gone'. That's very possible2. Check w. Western Digital directlyAs a rule-of-thumb, Tivo(at least) uses striping... which means that Tivo puts only a portion of the video(s) on this while keeping the rest on the native drive... so if you take the content in this drive to another Tivo or a computing device... the content is not complete and not usableHope this helps ;) wYc Proceed with caution !!!! I'd think that it can logically be done since this is afterall nothing but a SATA HDD with specs that can work w. Tivo...etcBefore you begin:1. Be sure that you will not 'die' if what's in your drive now in terms of content is 'gone'. That's very possible2. Check w. Western Digital directlyAs a rule-of-thumb, Tivo(at least) uses striping... which means that Tivo puts only a portion of the video(s) on this while keeping the rest on the native drive... so if you take the content in this drive to another Tivo or a... » Read More Proceed with caution !!!! I'd think that it can logically be done since this is afterall nothing but a SATA HDD with specs that can work w. Tivo...etcBefore you begin:1. Be sure that you will not 'die' if what's in your drive now in terms of content is 'gone'. That's very possible2. Check w. Western Digital directlyAs a rule-of-thumb, Tivo(at least) uses striping... which means that Tivo puts only a portion of the video(s) on this while keeping the rest on the native drive... so if you take the content in this drive to another Tivo or a computing device... the content is not complete and not usableHope this helps ;) wYc « Show Less
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I highly recommend lifetime service, as it will always eventually pay for itself. Either plan you choose for service, you can set it up when you purchase the device, or simply sign up for service on Tivo.com once you get the machine. You can then choose exactly which plan you want on the website. Tivo makes it very easy for you. You will also need a cable card from your cable company, but that should be a small one time fee for the card, and not a monthly rental fee.