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sbarts
Tuning in
2 years ago

Updating V6 to 360

Hi How do i go about apply to update my V6 box to 360 firmware? I see instructions on how to do it but i need to obtain the new remote first and can't find anywhere how I can request to be sent that...
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    newapollo
    2 years ago

    The Tivo box would need to be swapped out for a 360 mini box which doesn't have a hard drive, you would therefore lose the additional recording facilities.  Also you can't transfer recordings from either your V6 or tivo to the 360 system and  you would need to set up all of your series links again.

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Tavis75
Super solver
2 years ago

As mentioned, you really should be sure you're aware of the differences between the two systems, the 360 is missing a lot of nice features compared to the V6 and doesn't add much in return. Many of these features are patented by TiVo so are unlikely to be added in the future.

Some of the missing features are as follows; Wishlists (where you can set the box to record programs on certain subjects or featuring certain people), undelete, series link+, series link manager, suggestions, setting of series links for programs not in the current TV guide, ethernet control, keyboard support via USB, switching between tuners with constant buffering, skip-back on fast-forward, quickplay, default recording options, cancelling individual recordings from a series link, multi-channel series links, radio channels allowing recording of radio, separation of recordings between boxes, watching recordings when internet is not available and probably a few others I've forgotten.

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sbarts
Tuning in
2 years ago

Thanks. Most of these features i didn’t know existed so don’t use but thanks for the letting me know