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AndyPink29's avatar
AndyPink29
Tuning in
8 hours ago

Replace a Tivo for 360 Box

I am thinking of replacing my Tivo for a 360 Box which, I understand is free of charge.

 With a 360 Box:

If the Internet connection goes down will I still receive and be able to record ordinary TV Channels?  (Possible with Tivo)

Does the fibre optic cable plug into the back (as with the Tivo) ?  If so, the connection appears totally different?

If no, I had just as well keep the Tivo as I use my Smart TV for iPlayer, Netflix + others.  Also, not worried about recording my than two channels at one time. 

Advice please.  Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Replies

  • 1701-e's avatar
    1701-e
    Fibre optic
    6 hours ago

    If the Internet connection goes down will I still receive and be able to record ordinary TV Channels? 

    Individual recordings - yes 

    Recordings where you have more than one episode of a series - no

     

     

     

    I was able to record shows where the TV guide held the information but if you are without internet for an extended period of time you'll not be able to record.

     

  • japitts's avatar
    japitts
    Very Insightful Person
    6 hours ago

    Both the newer V6 (running TiVo-software) and the TV360 have the same connectivity requirements, and the only difference between them & the legacy TiVo is that the older box has the internet connection in-built via the co-ax. The newer boxes need an Ethernet connection to your home-hub, or a wireless connection if it's reliable enough.

    The requirement for co-ax feed carrying live TV broadcasts, and the ability to record those irrespective of the internet connection, is the same.

    One difference between V6 & TV360, is that TV360 is very online & server-driven - your directory of recordings is held online, and the box maintains a local database of everything you've started to watch. V6 is entirely self-contained with a local database. TV360 can get upset if you try watching a recording for the first time, during an internet outage - anything you've already started should be OK.

    Apps on either of the newer boxes are so much more usable than on the antique TiVo.

  • Tavis75's avatar
    Tavis75
    Super solver
    7 hours ago

    I don't believe you can record TV with the 360 when the internet is down, and you can't watch recorded programs on it without the internet. I would assume watching live TV would work, though can't actually confirm that (though I would have assumed you could have watched recordings, so who knows...).

    If you have a V6 TiVo I'd personally stick with it, if you have one of the original curved top TiVos it might be worth seeing if you could get it switched to a V6.

    Definitely don't get fobbed off with a Stream box though, that doesn't record at all, and needs an internet connection for everything including live TV.

  • Adduxi's avatar
    Adduxi
    Very Insightful Person
    8 hours ago

    If you are happy with the Tivo, why change? 

    If it is the very old Tivo, the 360 will also come with an internet connection via a new VM Hub btw.  So additional cabling required for this as well as the new 360 box.

    The old Tivo's have an inbuilt modem, so no VM Hub is required for that box.