![]() If Tivo were ever to release another new Mini (unlikely), there's no reason to exclude wifi at this point as an option. All of the streaming boxes not affiliated with Tivo (Roku, AppleTV, Amazon, Chromecast, etc.) use wifi just fine for HD and even 4k streams. Whole-house mesh for decent speeds everywhere is available and easy to configure. In 2018 - anyone who's upgraded their router in the past few years is using 802.11ac, with significant improvements in throughput and reliability. At release, everyone was on 802.11n at best, whole house wireless was more challenging to get right, and speeds could definitely dip below what is required for a stutter-free HD experience. I don't disagree, but I think it's a different wireless environment from 2013 when the Minis came out, to what is available (and common) in 2018. is it as simple as that? There is no way I can use a Tivo for cheaper than it costs to rent a DVR from Comcast since it would cost $5 more a month? Or do the Tivos support connecting multiple TVs to them somehow so that one Tivo could service at least two or more of my TVs in the house and I wouldn't need to pay for rental fees for those too? Or would I ALSO need to pay Tivo for a subscription for whatever box I would need to connect the other TVs to as well?ĭo I have any options in this whatsoever where I will wind up paying less in the long run if I go Tivo? still though, that's a simple $15 to pay for the (mandatory) Tivo service over $10 to rent a DVR from Comcast(The lifetime $550 fee is just WAY too expensive to consider). ![]() At first I thought it would cost more than double due to the cablecard which also costs $10, but then I read that Comcast lets you rent your first Cablecard for free. Regardless of the model of Tivo(I am still a bit confused what models offer what), pretty much any model that would work with Comcast's TV service seems to cost a monthly fee of $15 or an annual fee of $150 (What's the point of an annual fee that costs the same as paying by the month? Don't yearly fees normally cost less than a monthly one to get people to pay for a whole year at once?), my DVR rental fee is $10. ![]() However, I can't seem to come up with any numbers where I would not end up paying MORE. I know I would have to buy a Tivo, but I figured after that initial cost at least I wouldn't have to worry about equipment rental fees. I was hoping to switch from Comcast's DVR to a Tivo both because they are much better devices in most ways and also because I was hoping it would be cheaper in the long run. One on a DVR, one on a standard cablebox, and two with just "TV Adapters"
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