I'm considering the Edge with TiVo's current Summer Breeze promotion. Roamio is my personal favorite because it still supports 3.5 size hard drives. But you do get used to the new interface, it's not that bad as some make it out to be.īut if you need new tivo hardware in general, I would stick with a Roamio or Bolt. *Have to deal with another interface that is nothing like the years of nostalgia that is the TiVo DVR so many fans are familiar with. *Risk pre-downloaded ads you cannot skip when you start your own recorded show (don't know if this is still a thing) *Lose transferring videos to a TiVo from computer Unless voice search on a TiVo DVR is super important.I honestly find little no benefit on TE4 DVR software when you: If you are HAPPY with your TiVo DVR experience, then do not push yourself to upgrade unless the hardware is getting painfully slow to do basic tasks like schedule a show or show the GUIDE. So for streaming either get TiVo Stream 4K or just get a Roku, AppleTV, or FireTV. But even that device, the centralized search app of TiVo is the only thing really cool about their Stream 4K still doesn't interface with your DVR or recordings. And Premiere/Roamio/Bolt can do that better than any Cable Company supplied DVR.Īny TiVo DVR has never and will never be great at streaming applications.on any version or any hardware of theirs other than the actual TiVo Stream 4K which *is* a pretty good and affordable Android based Streaming Device with really good TiVo-like centralized search. With TiVo, it's all about those DVR controls and tuner control. I find my Roamio Pro, Premiere and Bolt all run its TE3 interface at similar quick speeds. Hope this helps with your decision making.īetween my Roamio Pro, Bolt, and Premiere XL and a few 92 minis.I have to say.TE3 software is still my favorite. Can't recommend it to others anymore, but not ready to jump ship as I like my set-up. They should have just taken the Roamio and upgraded the internals- that would have been the right move. I can't justify spending the extra money as the company has not trended in the right direction for 3-5 years now. I was intrigued by the edge, but I look at the Edge as a cousin to the Bolt with fewer user options (can't choose between interfaces) and it was much more expensive. I run TE3, interface is snappy and apps stream better than they did with my roamio basic. I put a fan under it and knock on wood it has been fine. I had a roamio and loved it- went the bolt route when they had a great deal a while back even though I was skeptical. ![]() You can still run TE3 which means kmttg still works- I had issues getting it to work with TE 4 (might just be me). I personally think you are better off getting a bolt (yes, can't believe I am saying that) from Weaknees (1tb 6 tuner for $350 all in). The Edge would run $399 and All-in service would be $199. I currently use KMTTG to fully manage my Premiere (set up recordings, see what shows are on, transfer recordings from the Premiere to PC, etc). Any gotchas there? I'm assuming I'd have to reconfigure the minis to use the Edge as the host DVR instead of the Premiere. I see that my Minis are compatible with the Edge. If I take the cable card out of the Premiere could I still transfer recordings between the Premiere and the Edge? Would there be any reason to keep the cable card in my Premiere and ask Comcast for a new cable card for the Edge? Before I shell out the $$ I was pondering the following questions:Ĭan I move the cable card from the Premiere to the Edge without any issues? My cable service is through Comcast/Xfinity. I've had my Premiere XL since 2014 and am considering replacing it with a new Edge.
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