BRiT Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 For those looking for an easy to use DVR OTA (over the air) solution for the US markets, Amazon has the Tivo Roamio OTA back in stock. It is a 4 tuner device. It is $299 with Lifetime service included (and Prime shipping if you have that). Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/TiVo-Roamio-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B00OLDNNRO No idea on how long they will be in stock. Tivo works well with Plex servers as well as PyTivo or Tivo Desktop applications to stream, push or pull media to it. They're also easy to upgrade the hard drive storage on. Quote Link to comment
fonzie Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 This device is $300 and you must also have a subscription. Why not just opt for an HDHomerun? Are there any benefits to this other than the additional tuners? Quote Link to comment
BRiT Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 This device is $300 and you must also have a subscription. Why not just opt for an HDHomerun? Are there any benefits to this other than the additional tuners? No. It includes Lifetime service subscription. There is no additional subscription costs. As for the perks of this over HDHR, some find the Tivo recording software is substantially better than anything else out there, especially when it comes to TV Guide data. It's also a fully inclusive device that does not need additional PCs or servers to function. Quote Link to comment
NodNarb012 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I'm considering getting one of these to replace my Windows 7 Media Center setup. I currently edit my WTV recordings with Video Redo and save them to unRAID for playback on Raspberry Pi Kodi media players. Will I be able to mimick this workflow with the Roamio? Quote Link to comment
interwebtech Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I'm considering getting one of these to replace my Windows 7 Media Center setup. I currently edit my WTV recordings with Video Redo and save them to unRAID for playback on Raspberry Pi Kodi media players. Will I be able to mimick this workflow with the Roamio? there are several 3rd party software "solutions" to copy over recordings (those not flagged as no copy) with varying degrees of complexity. I had poor luck with all those until a fellow came up with a very simple Windows desktop app that pulls recordings and converts (have to be decrypted, then converted to compatible format like MP4) them using Handbrake CLI. Excellent performance especially in new gen i5/i7 processors. general forum for all things TiVo http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/ specific thread with the app I mentioned: "Archivo" http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=532868 ps. I have not ever run into "no copy" with OTA recordings. I believe those would be like HBO and that sort coming from cable. Quote Link to comment
NodNarb012 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I asked my question on the Video Redo forum as well and one of their developers replied. Basically, as long as I have TiVo Desktop installed on my editing PC, I'll be able to continue using a similar workflow. Now I just need to decide if it's worth the $300... Quote Link to comment
ljm42 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 pinion's pyTivo docker will also transfer movies to/from a Tivo. Quote Link to comment
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