December 30, 2013
Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback! Overall, the product is nice, but I am have had two break and replaced by Tivo. It seems to be the hard drive that has failed on my first two Roamio Pros. My third is in the mail. I'm generally not inclined to write reviews but thought others should know about this. It makes me want to look for alternatives like a HTPC or Xfinity X1/X2. I owned the prior generation Tivo before this one and had no major issues like this. Otherwise, while I'm at it, I'll share a few other experiences. Tivo's ipad/iphone aps are great and a compelling reason to stick with the new Roamio's. It is not as clear that I can do this with other devices. HTPC's are PC-centric. Xfinity X1 may, but I don't want to have to sign up for their "triple play." I don't need to pay for a phone. HTPC's (Ceton) has a nice ipad/iphone channel lineup app with controls, but no ability to watch on the same device. As an aside, Tivo requires you to ask it to record in order to watch it on the ipad/iphone. It must be for legal reasons. I have not yet been able to view live TV (or maybe even recorded programs) on another WiFi network yet. It may not be supported either by built in restriction or practically by bandwidth. I'm not sure, but haven't really dug into this. Channel setup is a hassle. I don't want SD channels showing up when there is an HD equivalent. So I go through manually figuring out which ones are duplicates (or close enough) and un-select the in the Tivo. It takes a long time to figure out and do. Luckily, I wrote down which ones where duplicates this last time so I can more easily setup the next Tivo when it comes. I don't know if this is unique to Tivo, sorry.In summary:Positives:+ Remote viewing and control - use iPad/iPhone to view channel lineup, watch/record at home.+ 6 tuners, larger drives than my last generation Tivo+ RF Remote (and IR), not both, but RF is nice for my setupNegatives:- Reliability! Two broke so far after a little over one month use- Tedious channel setup - had to go through manually to "disable" SD channels that duplicate HD's- No channel logo's - Channel lineup does not use logo's (small issues, but I like the visual ques)Your results may vary.