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Re: 360 Upgrade
Migrations from TiVo/V6 > TV360 are never compulsory unless you choose a TV package that includes Paramount+ or Disney+ which are not available on the older software. With that in mind, your 80yo father would have had to request, or accept an invitation to, convert from either a legacy TiVo (which was box-swapped to TV360) or from a V6 (for which he'd receive the new remote first) - it should not have happened without some intervention from him. Fundamentally TiVo-software & Horizon-software (which drives TV360) are very different with some substantial variations in functionality. Can you explain how your father came to be converted to TV360?75Views0likes0CommentsRe: Green screen
Primary fault reporting is via phone - 0345 4541111, or 150 from a VM phone. Forum staff tend to respond after a couple of days on here. If yours is the green "DVR has detected an error" screen, that indicates hard drive failure and the resolution is a box replacement.22Views0likes0CommentsRe: TV360 box replacement - moving series links
Is your "primary TV360" a master box, with the hard drive? And the "second box", a mini without a hand drive? Any recording setup on a broken box will be problematic here - even more so if you don't have a remaining master box with HDD25Views0likes0CommentsRe: Are there any benefits going from Tivo to TV 360?
Fundamentally TiVo-firmware (driving TiVo & V6 boxes) and Horizon-firmware (marketed in the UK as TV360) are very different. TiVo-software was designed in a recording-centric environment and has had streaming & VoD added. TV360 is designed the opposite way, where online is first & recording comes second. Series links are one area where the functionality differs between the two.143Views1like0CommentsRe: Self-upgrade to 360
If you want to convert from TiVo-firmware to Horizon-firmware, then you've pretty much got the process nailed. You request the migration & a new remote is sent out. You then have a few days to instigate the reformat & reinstall yourself, before it's done for you. Until the reformat process, your box will continue to run TiVo-software. The migration process will remove TiVo and reinstall Horizon in its place - the two software platforms are very different with some substantial variations in functionality.43Views0likes0CommentsRe: A few questions about TV 360.....
First off, be clear that "TiVo" refers to two things, and thus which box you have - check hereif you're not sure. TiVo & V6 both run TiVo-software. V6 & TV360 use the same hardware, but with different software. Connectivity is identical between them. The TiVo has one single co-ax feed which carries both broadcast TV & a 10Mb/s internal modem. V6 & TV360 have the same co-ax feed for broadcast TV but then need a connection via your home-hub for all things internet. Ethernet is always recommended given a choice, stable wireless can suffice. OnDemand & streaming requirements can vary, but broadly HD needs around ~5Mb/s to reliably work. UHD maybe around ~25Mb/s. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/306is as good a help file as any.164Views0likes0Comments