Can I use this as a tuner for a TIVO?
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Yes you can use it as a Tivo but you will need a computer with Windows media center and anything recorded from stations like HBO will be encrypted and locked to the computer they were recorded on so no streaming. You will also need a cable company not a streaming company like ATT Uverse as only cable companys have the cable cards for decoding. It is nice to recorde 6 chanels at a time and you can assign say 2 of the yuners to 1 computer, 3 tuners to another and 1 to another or what ever combination you want.If you are interested I will sell mine with a cable card for 200 as we had to switch to ATT Uverse Yes you can use it as a Tivo but you will need a computer with Windows media center and anything recorded from stations like HBO will be encrypted and locked to the computer they were recorded on so no streaming. You will also need a cable company not a streaming company like ATT Uverse as only cable companys have the cable cards for decoding. It is nice to recorde 6 chanels at a time and you can assign say 2 of the yuners to 1 computer, 3 tuners to another and 1 to another or what ever combination you want.If you are interested I will sell mine with a cable card for 200 as we had to switch... » Read More Yes you can use it as a Tivo but you will need a computer with Windows media center and anything recorded from stations like HBO will be encrypted and locked to the computer they were recorded on so no streaming. You will also need a cable company not a streaming company like ATT Uverse as only cable companys have the cable cards for decoding. It is nice to recorde 6 chanels at a time and you can assign say 2 of the yuners to 1 computer, 3 tuners to another and 1 to another or what ever combination you want.If you are interested I will sell mine with a cable card for 200 as we had to switch to ATT Uverse « Show Less
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This only works for a computer with Windows media center and some other software which would have some limitations. It would be in place of a TIVO or cable box.
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No, and it makes no sense to do so. Unless you're talking a very old TiVo (series2), then the TiVo itself would use the same cablecard you would need to enable this tuner. If that's the case, just put the cablecard in the TiVo and be done with it.
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No. It is for a Windows 7 or newer Windows OS Computer only. There is also some support with this with Linux/XMBC.
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i no longer have the unit in question. I dont think there was a built in tuner. cant remember 100 percent sorry!
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Wish I could help I bought it to help set up my TiVo from being extinct still needs another component to allow me to record and not be a slave to cable company dvrs
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If you want to be able to record one program while watching another, you sort of need a tuner. I am using my converter box that I saved when I switched to HDTV.
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No. This will not control your Tivo, it only controls Xbox One apps, games, and TV
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only if you need to connect more than 4 directv tuners. One line per tuner i.e. not DVRs take one line and DVRs need 2 lines
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No. It doesn't have a tuner built in so you would need to have a tuner, cable, or satellite box to record a program on this.
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No tuner so it can't directly record TV. If it is connected to another device that has a tuner then it could.
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This product is compatible with a limited collection of hardware (it's in the description of the item). You might be better off with http://www.amazon.com/Visible-Emitter-Extender-Infrared-Resources/dp/B002JS0CVI/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1430412458&sr=1-3&keywords=infrared+extender+tivo
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I don't think so, no. As far as I'm aware, you would have to have Tivo providing the guide data for the unit to do anything. It's too bad they haven't expanded into more countries!
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The short answer is no, because the unit only has one tuner. However, as digitalicecream states, if your TV has a tuner, you can use the TV tuner to watch programs while the unit is recording.
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You can use this Tivo to record over-the-air HD channels, if there are any in your area. To find out what station are near you and what size antenna you need to receive them go to http://www.antennaweb.org
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Absolutely, The Digital Television Tuner has several ways to connect to other components.'Cable in' and 'Cable out' is one way to connect
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i have the tivo roamio with ota antenna support and tivo mini. all 4 tuners can be used to record on the roamio. The mini dynamically takes away one tuner when using it.
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You can use it like an old VCR -- record by times etc... But the guide (show listings) will be empty. Also -- if it is a Series 2 the HD will not look great as the TiVo does not support HD.
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I don't know anything about a tuner. As for recording shows, Did you have an instruction booklet in with the player when you got it. The booklet should tell you what to do.
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You just have to give a call to your cable company and ask them for a "Cable Card", and in some cases a "tuning adapter". The cable card looks like an old PCMCIA card and inserts just one way into the back of your new Tivo. It costs a couple of bucks per month from the cable company, but well worth it to add the additional functionality and interface enhancements that you get with Tivo.